So I ordered this book from Amazon, Networks by Mark Newman, for $80. Yes, $80. For a book about networks. Not a switch. Not a cable tester. Not a tiny firewall appliance with “enterprise” printed on the box, the same way a microwave burrito calls itself cuisine. A book. Paper, ink, equations, diagrams, and the quiet threat that somewhere inside
Tag: computer networking
Let’s talk about a classic. A legend. A book so revered that it shows up in every networking class, certification prep, and techie’s desk with Post-it notes hanging out like it’s being auditioned for a thriller series. Yep, I’m talking about Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach by Kurose and Ross—aka the Bob Ross of network education, but with less paint