No Starch Press Releases: "The TCP/IP Guide"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media contact:	Liz Maples
liz@nostarch.com
415.863.9900 x300

FINALLY, AN UP-TO-DATE, WELL-ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE TCP/IP PROTOCOL
SUITE 

At long last, network professionals, internetworking educators, and
students have a comprehensive and user-friendly desk reference for TCP/IP

September 20, 2005, San Francisco - The TCP/IP protocol suite is the basic
framework that underlies all traffic on the modern Internet. Yet despite
its importance, network professionals and students have had to rely on the
same old reference books for years. "The TCP/IP Guide: A Comprehensive,
Illustrated Internet Protocols Reference" (No Starch Press, September '05)
fills that void. At over 1600 pages, this new hardcover book is the most
complete, up-to-date, well-illustrated, and accessible TCP/IP resource on
the market - and it's written in a friendly, readable style not found in
most technical volumes. 

Packed with over 300 illustrations that explain the finer points of this
complex topic, and over 500 tables for easy reference, "The TCP/IP Guide
details the core protocols that make TCP/IP internetworks function, as
well as the most important classic TCP/IP applications. The book's
personal, user-friendly writing style makes plain English of the dozens of
protocols and technologies that run the Internet, with full coverage of
PPP, ARP, IP, IPv6, IP NAT, IPSec, Mobile IP, ICMP, RIP, BGP, TCP, UDP,
DNS, DHCP, SNMP, FTP, SMTP, NNTP, HTTP, Telnet, and much more.

Readers can also look forward to:
-Complete coverage of IPv6 throughout-the foundation of the next
 generation of the Internet
-Thorough coverage of background information on networking for beginners,
 including a full explanation of the OSI Reference Model
-A free online version, including full-color diagrams, hyperlinks between
 topics and a searchable index
-More complete and illustrative diagrams than any other TCP/IP book

"Unfortunately, even the best-selling TCP/IP books are well out-of-date,
with the most recent one having been published in 2000," said Bill
Pollock, founder of No Starch Press. "'The TCP/IP Guide' is remarkably well
developed, extremely well illustrated, and undeniably complete. It's
actually a pleasure, rather than a chore, to read."

Charles M. Kozierok is the author and publisher of The PC Guide
(www.PCGuide.com), an extensive online reference work on personal
computers, as well as several other educational websites, including "The
TCP/IP Guide" (www.TCPIPGuide.com). He holds master's degrees from MIT in
management and in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS), and
worked in various technical and managerial roles before dedicating himself
full-time to writing and educational pursuits. He lives in rural Vermont
with his wife and three sons.

The TCP/IP Guide: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Internet Protocols
Reference by Charles M. Kozierok. September 2005, 1648 pp., $79.95, ISBN
1-59327-047-X
Available at fine bookstores everywhere, from www.oreilly.com/nostarch, or
directly from No Starch Press (www.nostarch.com, orders@nostarch.com,
800.420.7240). 

ABOUT NO STARCH PRESS: Founded in 1994, No Starch Press is one of the few
remaining independent computer book publishers. We publish the finest in
geek entertainment - unique books on technology, with a focus on Open
Source, security, hacking, programming, and alternative operating systems.
Our titles have personality, our authors are passionate, and our books
tackle topics that people care about. See www.nostarch.com for more. (And
by the way, most No Starch Press books use RepKover, a lay-flat binding
that won't snap shut. Geeks love it.)

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