TCP/IP Guide

INTRODUCTION

Goals of The TCP/IP Guide

Every author who sets out to write a book or other document has certain objectives that he or she hopes to accomplish when the work is completed. This is why you can go into a library or bookstore, pick up several books that cover the same subject, and discover that they are surprisingly different—not just in their content or scope, but in their entire approach to the material.

I, too, had a number of goals when I set out to write this book. You certainly don't need to know them in order to read and appreciate the material, but understanding what I had in mind while I was writing may help you while you are reading. And if you are reading this information prior to buying The TCP/IP Guide, knowing what I strove ...