From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 1 04:46:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1E5216A417 for ; Sun, 1 Oct 2006 04:46:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout7.cac.washington.edu (mxout7.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.178]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5076943D53 for ; Sun, 1 Oct 2006 04:46:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout7.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.03) with ESMTP id k914kJ2W011580 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:46:20 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.0.101] (dsl254-013-145.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.254.13.145]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.03) with ESMTP id k914kIPm022063 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:46:19 -0700 Message-ID: <451F4818.9080808@u.washington.edu> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:46:16 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060929) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <6bcc7a470609302112g23ca6e34u6e7af43353f78285@mail.gmail.com> <200609302034.38605.freebsd@alaskaparadise.com> In-Reply-To: <200609302034.38605.freebsd@alaskaparadise.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.2.0.266434, Antispam-Engine: 2.4.0.264935, Antispam-Data: 2006.9.30.211943 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __LINES_OF_YELLING 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: Good networking books for a beginner? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:46:21 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Beech Rintoul wrote: > On Saturday 30 September 2006 20:12, Rob wrote: >> Does anyone happen to know of any good books that explain all about >> networking in detail (such as gateways, netmasks, etc)? I know the >> 'basics' but would like to dig in a little deeper. >> >> Thanks, >> rob > > I found "Computer Networks: A Systems Approach" a really good reference (still > use it from time to time). It's a bit pricey, but you can probably find a > used copy on Amazon. > > Beech Internet Core Protocols : The Definitive Guide is pretty good too for a more quantifiable analysis of networks than the Computer Networks : A Systems Approach book is in some ways. Maybe you should read this book after you read Computer Networks : A Systems Approach? - -Garrett -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFH0gY6CkrZkzMC68RAjYUAJsEVUUJtYVxsrCPKagFmPjFLXBLaQCeIh0w Jg2PQoY6K9WXAeztiaECuQ4= =eL6G -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----