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Summary: Outstanding reference material!
Review: The only reason I gave this book a nine was because that I have no other TCP/IP books to compare this one too. It is a technical reference/text book and as such is a bit dry. Do not let this stop you from buying it, however. I am currently a network engineer, and without this book would probably be still working for low rate technical body shops. With the understanding of IP that this book has brought I have been able to further my career and increase my yearly salary. If you are a computer/network technician, or are planning a career move in that direction, Comer's TCP/IP VOL. I, should be an essential part of your reference library!
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: As I see it today the theoretical understanding TCP/IP is one of the most important aspects of education to anyone in the networking field. This books provides the principles of TCP/IP in its purest form. Different implementation may add or change options but the base will always be the same and this book provides an in-depth(no too deep though) look at that base.
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Summary: Good book to learn the principles from...
Review: As I see it today the theoretical understanding TCP/IP is one of the most important aspects of education to anyone in the networking field. This books provides the principles of TCP/IP in its purest form. Different implementation may add or change options but the base will always be the same and this book provides an in-depth(no too deep though) look at that base.
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Summary: The most incredible bible on Internetworking!
Review: Before I had read this book, I thought that I knew all about networks and TCP/IP. This book opened my eyes and brought total clarity to whats going on. It has lots of sweet examples for learning the nits and gritties of networks. Get it and master internetworks!
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Summary: The best way to start learning about networks
Review: Before I started reading this book, I didn't know much about networks. This book taught me so much! It's filled with technical data - yet very easy to understand! It has many short chapters, so it's actually possible just to learn very specific stuff by reading some chapters. It's simply the best way to start with networks.
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Summary: Good book to prepare for the CCIE written exam
Review: Book covers all the necessary technologies for the Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert written examination. FDDI, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, IGMP, ATM, TELNET and more. Purchase along with the following titles: Internetworking Technologies Handbook from Cisco Press- ISBN: 1578701023 and Gigabit Ethernet ISBN: 0139132864.
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Summary: Excellent Reference
Review: Comer's book is an excellent comprehensive reference source and one of the few books that travels with me anytime I need to do network troubleshooting. It is an undoubtedly dry read, but indespensable, nonetheless. Suitable for beginning or advanced networking engineers.
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Summary: Richard Steven's TCP/IP Illustrated is MUCH better
Review: Douglas Comer was first book that I read to understand the TCP/IP about 12 years ago. However, after reading the Richard Stevens' series, I changed all of the training material that I was putting together for the company I work for to use Stevens instead. The Richard Steven's book is much better at explaining the principles and concepts of TCP/IP and if you really want to understand the internals of a good TCP/IP implementation, the Richard Stevens, "TCP/IP: Vol II" uses the BSD (Unix) implementation, which is much better than Xinu (Comer's choice). This is a good book, but Richard Stevens' "TCP/IP Illustrated" is much better.
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Summary: The only books to learn TCP/IP
Review: Get all three volumes. There is no better way to learn TCP/IP. The read is excellent. The examples are very excellent. Definiirly, a classic for years to come.
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Summary: Read book from cover to cover
Review: I am a senior computer science student. My networking prof had us read this book from cover to cover. Now I understand why. This book delves into every aspect of networking. And that's despite the fact that this is "just" volume one. The author writes that the book is intended for upper level and masters level computer science students. I would agree. This reads like a book written by a technical person for technical people. It assumes a certain level of experience with software design and computer hardware. Each chapter builds on information from previous chapters. However, you can skip around without missing too much information. I found all the chapters got a little too detailed than what I wanted, but that's a good thing. Better to get too much info than too little. This is a good book for it's technical merit. The only thing I can count it off on is it's readibility. This book is better than Nytol to help you get your Zzz's. I prefer an author who at least attempts to keep the reader interested. But, that complaint's petty in comparison with the useful information it contains.
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