Table of Contents

PART 1 - How and why packets move on the network 0. A quick introduction to TCP/IP 1. The tcpdump packet sniffer - your eyes and ears on the network 2. How packets move on the local wire 3. Basic routing - how packets move from this network to another network connected to it 4. IP addressing and netmasks in detail 5. Routing in detail - controlling how and where packets pass in and out of your networks 6. Routing in practice 7. The DNS - names instead of IP addresses 8 The DNS (2) - how the servers work 9. Troubleshooting the DNS PART 2 - End-user and system applications 10. The TCP protocol; the applications layer and the telnet application 11. E-mail - SMTP and POP3 12. E-mail - MIME, IMAP; other mail systems 13. The ethereal protocol analyzer and ngrep packet sniffer 14. HTTP and the World Wide Web 15. UDP and other protocols 16. DHCP - automating your TCP/IP client management 17. Other applications and their protocols PART 3 - Microsoft Windows (R) Networking on a TCP/IP network 18. MS-Windows Networking - introduction 19. Windows Networking - name resolution 20. Windows Networking - logon and domains 21. Windows Networking - browsing the network 22. Using Windows Networking PART 4 - Connecting to the Internet, and Internet security 23. Connecting your site to the Internet 24. Firewalls 25. Other security services 26. Dial-up networking and PPP 27. VPN - virtual private networking

About the Author

Niall Mansfield graduated from Trinity College Dublin, where he studied Physics, and computer modelling and simulation as a postgrad. He founded the European X window system User Group and has been Technical Director of a number of technology companies in Cambridge, England, where he now lives.

Reviews

This book has been touted as the 21st-century upgrade to the classic TCP/IP Illustrated (by Richard W. Stevens), a series which has held a prominent place on the shelves of many a network administrator for the last decade. These are big boots to fill, but Practical TCP/IP does an impressive job. In over 800 pages of well-organized and well-illustrated text, there is no fat, but rather a lean and -- yes -- practical treatment of every major TCP/IP networking concept.A" You won't find a better TCP/IP book!A" Covers TCP/IP and networking in general tremendously. The beginning of each chapter can be read by a newbie/undergraduate very easily, and by the ends of chapters you are treated to rocket science. Just stop reading when you can't take any more in. And the second time you read it further develop your knowledge.A" Accuracy is superb - written by someone obviously knowledgable in the subject, and able to communicate this knowledge extremely effectively.A" It cannot be emphasized enough that this is a hands-on book, not just a paper tiger. The key difference between it and TCP/IP Illustrated is that Practical TCP/IP walks the reader through detailed exercises at every step of the way. It shows real tools in use, making it easy for the beginner and even the experienced reader to learn new techniques quickly and interactively.A" This book is an excellent book for taking your computer networking career from mediocre to top notch. Excellent advice on designing, using and troubleshooting TCP/IP networks.A"