Unix Network Programming
W. Richard Stevens
9 people recommended it in 9 threads, 2010–2024.
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Although if you're diving deep into networking, this is likely the correct book: Unix Networking Programming: Vol I by Stevens:
All of the Stevens books, but probably UNIX Network Programming to start. I had the TCP/IP state diagram (from TCP/IP Illustrated) taped on my on cubicle wall for a decade or more.
Pretty much any book by W. Richard Stevens, but in particular Unix Network Programming, which made a cameo appearance in Wayne's World.
The 1st volume at least is going through a simple TCP/IP telnet server and enhancing it with features as you go (single connection, multiple connection, forking, multi-threaded server), etc.
Those two books had a significant impact on me in terms of demystifying the network stack.
Yea, I know the code examples are written in C, but he goes into detail about how networks and ipc work.
Stevens brought sockets to the masses and helped launch the internet as we know it.
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