TCP/IP Illustrated - Volume 1, The Protocols (Cartonné)

More than 162,000 networking professionals have relied on W. Richard Stevens' classic TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1 to gain the detailed understanding of TCP/IP they need to be effective. Now, the world's leading TCP/IP best-seller has been thoroughly updated to reflect a new generation of TCP/IP-based networking technologies. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, Second Edition doesn't just describe protocols : it enables readers to observe how these protocols operate under different conditions, using publicly available tools, and explains why key design decisions were made.
The result : readers gain a deep understanding of how TCP/IP protocols function, and why they function that way. Now thoroughly updated by long-time networking expert Kevin Fall, this brand-new second edition's extensive new coverage includes: Remote procedure call Identity management (access control / authentication) Network and transport layer security (authentication / privacy) File access protocols, including NFS and SMB/CIFS Host initialization and DHCP NAT and firewalls E-mail Web and web services, Wireless and wireless security New tools, including Ethereal, nmap and netcat.