The Internet Under the Hood

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ISBN: 9781591580058 | 1591580056
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/30/2003

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Providing a clear and comprehensive introduction to network applications and concepts, this practical text covers the Internet; IP addresses; network operating systems; routing; domain names; servers; file formats; and more. It also includes information about the economics of the Internet, privacy, intellectual property, and legal issues.

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Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
A Note on the Text	p. xv
Overview	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
History of Network Computing	p. 19
History and Governance of the Internet	p. 27
Technology	p. 37
Networking from the Physical Layer (LANs)	p. 39
Basic Computer Arithmetic	p. 55
Networking from the Data Link Layer	p. 61
Networking from the Network Layer	p. 81
Internet Protocol Addresses	p. 93
Network Operating Systems	p. 103
OSI Layers 1 and 2 (WANs)	p. 109
Routing Example	p. 119
A Home Office	p. 123
The Internet from the TCP/IP Host-to-Host Layer	p. 129
An Encapsulated Packet	p. 137
Taking Wiring into Thin Air	p. 141
The Phone Network and the Internet	p. 147
Applications	p. 155
Domain Names	p. 157
Diagnostic and Useful Commands	p. 163
Servers	p. 169
Microsoft Windows and Networking	p. 177
Linux, Unix, and the other *nixes and Networking	p. 181
Apple Macintosh and Networking	p. 187
File Formats Encountered on the Internet	p. 191
HTTP and the Web	p. 199
Evolving Information Agencies	p. 209
Social Issues	p. 215
Economics of the Internet	p. 219
Privacy	p. 223
Open Source Versus Proprietary Development	p. 233
The Intellectual Property Fight	p. 241
Internet and the Law	p. 257
Catching Up and Keeping Up	p. 269
Glossary	p. 281
Index	p. 301
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