Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol.1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (4th Edition) (ISBN 0130183806) Book Reviews 1-8 Sorted By Most Recent, at VeryWellSaid.com

very good and technical, but not focused on minutia

Many networking books I read (or other books on similarly technical subjects) have a tendency to get bogged down in technical minutia that distracts from the big picture. Not so here. Cormer does an excellent job of getting all the important information out there and explains the common networking protocols, what goes into them, and what they do, without losing the reader. Do not think that this is a superficial view though - I've been in the field for several years now and still use it as a reference on occasion.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-08 00:54:52 EST)

02-18-06

3\4

The fifth edition is out.

Look for the 5th edition of this same book.
4th edition is much older than the newer 5th edition.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-11 10:14:35 EST)

07-12-05

3\10

Superb!!!

Want to really, really, really know TCP-IP???

Read this book and you will know it cold.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-01-16 06:22:59 EST)

06-11-05

2\2

Beginners look no further!

I knew nothing about TCP/IP. As a result, I bought a book "learn TCP/IP in 24 hours" and trashed it after I bought this book, no more 24 hour books. I had no idea what routing is and were to start looking for documents on the internet. This book is scientific and puts it all together. Each chapter lists the RFC that he relied on so you know were the stuff came from. The book is not boring; the author is excellent in explaining ideas. He covers ICMP, GGP, OSPF, EGP, DHCP, DNS, BOOTP, ARP and more. I feel I have accomplished something big by reeading this book. If you are not a beginner in routing, then look at the RFCs they are the source.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-01-16 06:22:59 EST)

12-26-03

11\11

Complex ideas explained in simple terms

I am normally too lazy to write reviews of books that I have read. But this one is different. I truly wants to give credit to the author in whatever way I can. And then I realized I should go to amazon.com and write a review about it if possible. So here I am. If you read same stuff elsewhere (e.g internet articles, other popular books even Stevens ! etc) my experience is they tend to make things a little more complex then they are. Douglas, tells you things that you want to know directly and in simple easy terms.

And he continue to answer all relevent questions that comes to your mind while reading. This way you feel comfortable that yes you have grabbed the crux of the knowledge and feel confident about it.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-01-16 06:22:59 EST)

02-09-02

10\12

Even better

This new edition expands and updates the previous one (a true classic). Several parts were rewritten to improve understanding (e.g. RIP solutions) and a lot of modern technologies are now discussed, including Mobile IP, IPsec, VPNs, IP Multicasting, Voice and Video over IP, and IP Telephony.
It is worth every dollar of its price.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-01-16 06:22:59 EST)

12-11-01

13\15

This it the bible

I have been doing Internet protocol engineering for 12 years and I can say that people in the industry consider Comer Vol 1 to be the bible for Internetworking reference. The fourth edition is nearly three times as thick as my copy of the first edition. Douglas Comer keeps this book up to date and useful for modern Internet developers. If you're a student, read this book. I've gone through a lot of books that claim to be the same thing as Comer Vol 1 and have found none that really compare.

(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-01-16 06:22:59 EST)

05-03-01

12\12

Best Book for a Non-Trivial Understanding of TCP/IP