Networking BASICS, 2nd Edition

Rating:
Summary: Solid
Review: I had the good fortune of having Mark teach an introductory course on computer networking using this book as a text. The class, as well as the book, was excellent. Mark is a skilled instructor, and a very gifted author. The book is loaded with easy to follow illustrations and information. I have read several networking books, but none was quite as easy to understand as this one. This book would be especially helpful for someone with no networking background looking for a solid foundation.

Rating:
Summary: Solid
Review: I had the good fortune of having Mark teach an introductory course on computer networking using this book as a text. The class, as well as the book, was excellent. Mark is a skilled instructor, and a very gifted author. The book is loaded with easy to follow illustrations and information. I have read several networking books, but none was quite as easy to understand as this one. This book would be especially helpful for someone with no networking background looking for a solid foundation.

Rating:
Summary: Good basic introductory primer.
Review: This is a good, brief (204 pages) introductory book on networking for someone who knows little or nothing about computer networks. The book covers most, if not all, of the major topics required to get a good understanding of the "networking game". The book comes with some good diagrams and some good metaphors/analogies for those concepts that are more abstract and difficult to understand. What is missing from the book is references to other sources of information which, as an instructor, I would appreciate having.