Internetworking with TCP/IP

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1. yakubinDec 2021
   I'm currently going through TAOCP[1]. So far, seems pretty good (although I found one mistake in an exercise).

   Also, I can never recommend Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective[1] enough. (Also features a rare mistakes in an exercise or two, but that's detail.)

   And for network protocols, Comer's Internetworking with TCP/IP[3] was just great (you only need volume 1). I've read Stevens' books on socket and IPC programming in Unix, but didn't like them, so I also stayed away from TCP/IP Illustrated, but others have different opinions.

   [1]: <https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/taocp.html>

   [2]: <https://www.csapp.cs.cmu.edu/>

   [3]: <https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Comer-In...>

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2. joethrow29292Jun 2021
   This, and any book by W. Richard Stevens. I also cut my teeth on Internetworking with TCP/IP by Comer. https://www.amazon.com/Internetworking-TCP-IP-One-6th/dp/013...
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3. yakubinFeb 2021
   Socket programming never clicked for me before I learned about the protocols themselves first. My brain just rejected using an API for something I didn't understand. So if you're like me, I highly recommend reading Comer's "Internetworking with TCP/IP" first, and sitting down to socket programming later.
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4. blueatlasApr 2020
   I was just going to say the same - I learned basic networking and the TCP/IP stack with Comer's first edition of Internetworking with TCP/IP. His way of explaining it just clicked with me.
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5. zapperdapperFeb 2019
   Nice list. I was just leafing through Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol 2 by Comer. Excellent book and a good one to add to your list. A bit old now, with non-ANSI C code, but still very interesting!
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6. bogomipzJun 2018
   I actually can't find the book you are referencing. I do see:

   "Operating System Design: The Xinu Approach" and also the books "Internetworking with TCP /IPvolumes1-3." Might you have a link to the title you are referencing here? I have read the Internetworking series which is excellent.

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