Networking

[kevin_d_clark at comcast.net (Kevin D. Clark)]

M Smith writes:

> Can anyone suggest a good book on both tcp and networking, I know the basics
> but I need to learn more switching routing and all that math that goes with
> subnetting.

I always thought this was good:

  http://www.3com.com/other/pdfs/infra/corpinfo/en_US/501302.pdf


I also highly recommend the late W. Richard Stevens' books, as well as
Radia Perlman's _Interconnections_ book.

Regards,

--kevin

-- 
 Goso said:  ``When a packet goes out of its egress to the edge of
   the abyss, its header and its payload all pass through, but why can't
   the VLAN tag also pass?''
   
   Kevin's comment: If anyone can open one eye at this point and say a
   word of layer-2 bridging, he or she is qualified to discuss the
   intricacies of ``one-armed routers'', and, not only that, he or she
   can save all sentient beings under them from broadcast storms caused by
   Windoze boxen.  But if he or she cannot say such a word of true IEEE 802.1Q
   VLANs, he or she should turn back to their tag.
   
        If the packet is transmitted, it will fall into the ether;
        If it remains in the queue, it will exceed its TTL,
        That little VLAN tag
        Is a very strange thing.
   

(apologies to Mumon...  (-: )