TCP/IP books: any recommendations?

I've got enough TCP/IP knowledge to pass ICND1, but it's just a general overview of the protocols. I want to learn more.

Aside from reading the RFCs, could people suggest any good books for deeply understanding the protocol and its interactions on networks. I'm particularly interested in any books that also focus on the protocol(s) in a security context.

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dynamik

Routing TCP/IP Vol 1 and 2 and TCP/IP Illustrated Vol 1, 2, and 3.

Amazon.com: Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) (CCIE Professional Development): Jeff Doyle, Jennifer Carroll: Books

Amazon.com: TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series): W. Richard Stevens: Books

jason_lunde

You've been "Doyled"

blackninja

jason_lunde wrote: »

You've been "Doyled"

I am missing something?

dynamik

Jeff Doyle and Associates

blackninja

dynamik wrote: »

Jeff Doyle and Associates

"I see", said the blind man

UnixGeek

Doyle's books are good. I was also very impressed with TCP/IP Illustrated. It was written back in 1994 though, so don't count on IPv6 coverage.

jason_lunde

Routing TCP/IP (both volumes) are very in-depth on all of the protocols. I have found these books to be most beneficial by supplementing the other materials that I am using. I like to watch like the Trainsignal OSPF video...do the labs out of the Cisco BSCI lab workbook, and then read the corresponding OSPF chapter out of the routing TCP/IP book. It seems to just really make things click for me when I do it this way. Truthfully, Routing TCP/IP is not something that I could sit down with and read cover to cover (personal opinion, some people might be able to do so), but it is definately one of the best books out there on the subject.

katachi

Awesome, thanks everyone!

laidbackfreak

dynamik wrote: »

Jeff Doyle and Associates

now why on earth is this getting blocked at work and classed as p*rn lol

networker050184

laidbackfreak wrote: »

now why on earth is this getting blocked at work and classed as p*rn lol

Its network pr0n!

Forsaken_GA

Radia Perlman's book Interconnections is something else I'd consider a Must Read for anyone looking to make a career out of networking. That and TCP/IP Illustrated are absolutely excellent looks at networking and the protocols that drive them from a neutral standpoint.

Kaminsky

networker050184 wrote: »

Its network pr0n!

hahaha.

mikej412

networker050184 wrote: »

Its network pr0n!

I always thought it was a Hardcore Cisco Networking Book

Slowhand

Doyle's books are going to be your best bet for practical application, TCP/IP Illustrated and The TCP/IP Guide are both. . . heavy, but focus more on the internals of the protocols. For more extensive IPv6 studying, Understanding IPv6 2nd Edition is the way to go. You can also read The TCP/IP Guide for free online.