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Any recommendations for a book like “Code” but for computer networking? I want a broad introduction to how networking works.

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I’m working on one.

https://www.networksfromscratch.com/

This is really awesome, especially as I’m a visual learner this is really my style. I’m going to read the available chapters before opening up Computer Networking a Top Down Approach. I’d love to follow along for updates so I’ll be putting my email in. I will gladly buy a print copy when that’s available.

If it exists it would be called "Node"

Well that's the hard part sorted, now someone just needs to write it!

I've always wanted to write a book and this would be an interesting idea ;) There's definitely a lot of cool history to cover (donno if Code covers a lot of history, haven't read it)

In the mean time I've heard this is good:

https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Switch-Book-Switching-Technol...

And then there's your computer network textbooks like:

https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Networks-Andrew-S-Tanenbaum/...

I have the second edition sitting on a shelf and couldn't get anyone to buy it on ebay ;)

I liked

The Illustrated Network: How TCP/IP Works in a Modern Network https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Network-How-Works-Modern/...

The classic one would be: Unix Network Programming by W. Richard Stevens

And TCP/IP Illustrated by the same author.

Computer Networking 1292405465

https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Networking-Global-James-Kuro...

This one is great ("A top down approach"). It takes all levels of the network, packages/bytes, signals etc. Very interesting read.

I just purchased this and downloaded the accompanying Wireshark labs. Looking forward to diving in although I’ll probably want to read Code first. Maybe I can do them side by side?

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