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A major revision of the classic TCP/IP bestseller that has sold more than 162,000 units! * *W. Richard Stevens' legendary TCP/IP guide, now updated by top network protocol developer and instructor Kevin Fall. *Shows how each protocol actually operates, and explains why they work that way. *New coverage includes RPC, access control, authentication, privacy, NFS, SMB/CIFS, DHCP, NAT, firewalls, email, Web, web services, wireless, wireless security, and much more More than 162,000 networking professionals have relied on W. Richard Stevens' classic TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1 to gain the detailed understanding of TCP/IP they need to be effective. Now, the world's leading TCP/IP bestseller has been thoroughly updated to reflect a new generation of TCP/IPbased networking technologies. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, Second Edition doesn't just describe protocols: it enables readers to observe how these protocols operate under different conditions, using publicly available tools, and explains why key design decisions were made. The result: readers gain a deep understanding of how TCP/IP protocols function, and why they function that way. Now thoroughly updated by long-time networking expert Kevin Fall, this brand-new second edition's extensive new coverage includes: * *Remote procedure call. *Identity management (access control / authentication). *Network and transport layer security (authentication / privacy). *File access protocols, including NFS and SMB/CIFS. *Host initialization and DHCP. *NAT and firewalls. *E-mail. *Web and web services. *Wireless and wireless security. *New tools, including Ethereal, nmap and netcat