Networking Book List
Book | Author | Publisher | Notes |
Computer Networks | Andrew Tannenbaum | Prentice Hall | Excellent Background on Data Comms |
Data & Computer Communications | W. Stallings | Macmillan | Good, technical |
Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol I | Douglas Comer | Prentice Hall | Good on TCP/IP theory |
TCP/IP Illustrated Volume I | W. Richard Stevens | Addison Wesley | Practical Coding examples included |
Interconnections: Bridges and Routers | Radia Perlman | Addison Wesley | Excellent theoretical background on Bridges/Routers |
Local & Metropolitan Networks | W. Stallings | Prentice Hall | Good technical discussions on LAN protocols |
Ethernet - The Definitive Guide | Charles Spurgeon | O'Reilly | All you need to know about the Ethernet Protocols |
Gigabit Networking | Craig Partridge | Addison Wesley | Design issues for very high speed nets |
The Cuckoos Egg | Clifford Stoll | PAN paperback | The first hacking - fascinating story |
Firewalls and Internet Security | Cheswick & Bellovin | Addison Wesley | They built the first firewall, good background (1994) |
Routing in the Internet | Christian Huitema | Prentice Hall | Up-to-date, routing is well presented |
The Switch Book | Rich Seifert | Wiley | Detailed presentation of LAN Switching techniques |
802.11 Wireless Networks - The Definitive Guide | Mathew Gast | O'Reilly | The inside details of the 802.11 Protocols |
The Code Book | Simon Singh | Fourth Estate | Great Paperback on the history of encryption |