TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) cover
TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
by W. Richard Stevens, Gary R. Wright
ISBN: 0201633469
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tkahn6 · 2011-12-31 · Original thread
Off the top of my head, an understanding of internet architecture is probably a fundamental thing to have. IP, TCP, HTTP, DNS, etc.

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