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Title: TCP/IP for Dummies, Fifth Edition by Candace Leiden, Marshall Wilensky, Scott Bradner ISBN: 0-7645-1760-0 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 02 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.37 (19 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Book that will satisfy no one
Comment: I was looking for a book that explained the nuts and bolts of TCP/IP. Instead the book dedicates six chapters or so to TCP/IP. The rest of it is a superficial treatment that a new computer user might find useful, but that contains little material for the intermediate user (and only intermediate users, not beginners, would even know what TCP/IP is, much less want to read a book titled "TCP/IP for Dummies.")
For example, page 197 lists plug-ins for Web browsers, such as Shockwave, Flash, and RealOne Player. Useful for a rank beginner, but not for an intermediate user wanting to learn about TCP/IP. Page 188 explains how to "understand URLs," giving the example of http://www.ibm.com. Again, not very useful for the intermediate user.
Meanwhile, there are some TCP/IP basics that are never explained. Ports are not explained very well, and ICMP receives barely a mention. (However, page 64 tells me to "see RFCs 1256 and 2463 for more information on ICMP. This is not at all helpful.)
Some of the information is dated or, worse, just plain wrong. One passage suggests that gigabit Ethernet hardware costs a fortune, which is no longer true. Page 298 states that NetBIOS is a "Windows proprietary protocol." It is not; IBM originally developed NetBIOS.
Overall, the first few chapters of this book are much too technical for new Internet users, but barely meaty enough for someone who wants to understand TCP/IP in depth. All the remaining chapters are fine for new Internet users, but mere filler for anyone experienced enough to understand what a URL is. This confused mishmash of a book will satisfy no one.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great intro to the subject
Comment: I had heard that previous versions were so-so, but this edition had everything a non-expert would need to understand the basics of the TCP/IP protocal. It easily explained the differnce between IMAP and POP3; how FTP works; HTML vs XML; and the section on security (SSL, SSH, etc.) was excellent, as was the hardware section.
It truly is dummied down, and don't rely on it if you really want to configure telnet in a linux environment, but for basics it's excellent.
Rating: 1
Summary: more confusing than i thought
Comment: I was anxious to read this book, hoping to learn more about IP and networking in general.
Some of it hit home, but a lot of it went too far off the technology deep end.
I did like the tone of the book, as it kept some very technical things light, but overall, wouldn't recommend it.
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Title: Networking for Dummies, Sixth Edition by Doug Lowe ISBN: 0764516779 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 04 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Virtual Private Networks for Dummies by Mark S. Merkow ISBN: 0764505904 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Firewalls for Dummies, Second Edition by Brian Komar, Ronald Beekelaar, Joern Wettern ISBN: 0764540483 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 16 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Network and System Integration for Dummies (With CD-ROM) by Michael Bellomo, James Marchetti ISBN: 0764507745 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: CCNA for Dummies by Ron Gilster, Jeff Bienvenu, Kevin Ulstad ISBN: 0764506900 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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