title: TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
author:  W. Richard Stevens 
description: <i>TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols</i> is an excellent text that provides encyclopedic coverage of the TCP/IP protocol suite. What sets this book apart from others on this subject is the fact that the author supplements all of the discussion with data collected via diagnostic programs; thus, it is possible to "watch" the protocols in action in a real situation. Also, the diagnostic tools involved are publicly available; the reader has the opportunity to play along at home. This offers the reader an unparalleled opportunity to really get a feel for the behavior of the protocols in day-to-day operation. <i>TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols</i> features clear discussions and well-designed figures.
zlib_text: TCP/IP Programming on Unix and Win32
  Philip Bradley
  © 1999 Mobius Technologies Ltd
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  Forward
  This document represents a work in progress. At the moment, I'm reviewing the sections
  on signals and polling and will give more complete coverage to asynchronous and non-
  blocking I/O. An example for the readers/writers problem will be created also. Most of
  the diagrams were created using MS Word and these are slowly being replaced (using
  Xfig). Formatting will be addressed generally when these immediate issues are resolved. 
  This document was originally prepared using Microsoft Word and has since been
  transferred to OpenOffice. The PDF version is generated using ps2pdf.
  If you have any questions or comments regarding this document, please send them to
  tcpip@mobiustech.net.
  Phil Bradley
  March 2003
  © 1999 Mobius Technologies Ltd
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  1. Introduction and Overview 
  The Basis of Network Programming
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  The client server Model
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  Transport and Application Protocols. 
  Network APIs 
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  Berkeley 