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The Linux TCP/IP Stack: Networking for Embedded Systems (Networking Series) (Networking Series)

Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas Herbert
ReleaseDate: May, 2004
Publisher: Charles River Media
Rating:

A trully admirable accomplishment - must have type of book
Depending on your background and your needs, it may also be the last one you will purchase. Before you spend your time and money on purchasing any books on the subject, buy this one first.

At the time I got to place my two-cent's worth, there are already 5 other reviews rating this book in a very positive light.
While the style of presentation of a technical subject may not be strictly original, there have been few attempts by other authors to use it, this author has actually delivered - very effectively.

Technical writers, take a note of this work - it can serve as a blueprint for other technical subjects. Publishers, please a take note of the style and the thoroughness that this work employs to present a complex technical subject. The demand is there - the competition is very scarce.

Yes, this book presents a comprehensive technical explanation in a very practical as well as theoretical terms, and more importantly, places all the components of the technology subject matter within context. After you get through this book you will not be left in a position where you sit in front of your computer and realize you really have no idea how to apply the knowledge of the book you just read. Instead, you will be off and running. Think back, how many books that you read in the past delivered this kind of ability to you?

In closing, I appeal to the author of this book to select another subject of the current technology and write another book. Sadly, the bookshelves are full of "bibles", "primers", and definitive guides that leave the reader wondering what to do AFTER they read them.

If you need to know how to DO networking, this book is a must.
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An Excellent book and covers the 2.6 kernel
6 kernel. This is an excellent book which explains everything related to the TCP/IP Linux implementation in the 2. There are other excellent Linux networking books, but this is the best one in terms of the details for the TCP/IP implementation.

It explains in detail Network devices, drivers, UDP, TCP, IP and IPv6. And it shows in detail all the steps a packet goes through when moving from the application layer to the socket layer, then through the transport layer (TCP or UDP), Network Layer (IP) and Data Link Layer and finally to the physical layer. Then it shows the details of the flow of the packet at the receiving side.

An Excellent Introduction for an Engineer
It begins with a general overview of TCP/IP networking, with background information on applicable networking standards. This is an in-depth guide to implementing and using the Linux TCP/IP stack. From there, it details the TCP/IP implementation in Linux by following a pack of data as it flows through the stack from the sending system, out the wire, and back through the input side of the stack in the receiving machine. This unique approach gives programmers an inside look at the entire process.

The book is aimed at th engineers and programmers implementing dedicated or embedded systems including sockets, network interfaces, application protocols and practical considerations.

The CD included with the book includes the source code developed in the book, much of which can be modified to fit many quasi-standard applications, and a considerable amount of additional technical information on Linux and the particular aspects of TCP/IP.