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Looking for a good book on Networking fundamentals

Timberwolf5578

I am looking for a good and relatively comprehensive book on networking fundamentals.

The following are two books that I am considering at the moment. I was wondering if anyone here has read both of them and can give me their opinion as to which one is better.

Amazon.com: Computer Networks (5th Edition) (9780132126953): Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David J. Wetherall: Books

Amazon.com: Networking Bible (9780470431313): Barrie Sosinsky: Books

Thank you very much.

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RobertKaucher

I like the Bible books. They are generally very good. I was turned off by the cover of the first one.

After you do some basic study I suggest Amazon.com: Architecture of Network Systems (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) (9780123744944): Dimitrios Serpanos, Tilman Wolf: Books

that is a really good book that goes over some fundamentals but does not shy away from covering the details. It is new and very up-to-date.

coty24

Timberwolf5578 wrote: »

I am looking for a good and relatively comprehensive book on networking fundamentals.

The following are two books that I am considering at the moment. I was wondering if anyone here has read both of them and can give me their opinion as to which one is better.

Amazon.com: Computer Networks (5th Edition) (9780132126953): Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David J. Wetherall: Books

Amazon.com: Networking Bible (9780470431313): Barrie Sosinsky: Books

Thank you very much.

I would recommend Network + AIO by Mike Meyers; I learned alot.

Amazon.com: CompTIA Network+ All-in-One Exam Guide, Fourth Edition (9780071614870): Michael Meyers: Books

Bl8ckr0uter

What is you end goal? To be a network engineer? Systems? Do you just have general interest? The books mentioned are good. I suggest you pick up the Wireshark book as well to further your studies.

Timberwolf5578

I have decided to purchase the "Computer Networks" book for now. It seems to be a very highly regarded book on networking fundamentals.

Thanks for the responses and recommendations everyone.

MickQ

I have an earlier version of that book. From the quick glance I had on Amazon, the new version seems to be "dumbed" down a bit. All the same, it should give you a good grasp of networking tech.

rfult001

Tanenbaum's book is one of the more popular books for colleges to use, but if you want to go more hardcore try this one: Amazon.com: Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol 1 (5th Edition) (9780131876712): Douglas E. Comer: Books