[Herefordshire] Recommendations for network textbook/s?

[Matt Rhys-Roberts]

Hello Noel,

Thanks for all that - I'll certainly investigate further. Cheers!

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Best regards,
Matt
mailto:matt.rhys-roberts at q-par.com


Tuesday, September 7, 2004, 8:29:35 AM, you wrote:

NM> Hello Matt,

NM> I have gleaned the info below from someone else on your behalf.

NM> "Well there are really three different things here.

NM> 1. IP addresses and subnet masks are not at all difficult and plenty of
NM> information could be found about them through Google.

NM> 2. Looking at the network layers (the stack) is quite a challenge, but
NM> he could do worse than start here:

NM>   http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/7/4/14743/01471

NM> This chap is writing a series of articles on routing, of which the
NM> above is the fourth (others are linked from it). There is more to the
NM> stack than routing but if your man is interested in addressing, subnets
NM> and security then routing is probably at the heart of his interest.

NM> 3. Network security is a subject in its own right. O'Reilly books are
NM> all good and I am sure they have one or more on this topic."

NM> Hope this may help.

NM> Noel.