Reference Bibliography and Recommended Reading Chandra Kopparapu 2002 unknown holder (FIXME) 0-471-41550-2 Load Balancing Servers, Firewalls, and Caches John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Kopparapu introduces some difficult and advanced networking concepts in this book on load balancing, while maintaining readability. This is not strictly a linux-related networking book, but provides some excellent conceptual introduction to non-trivial networking techniques. W. Richard Stevens 1994 Addison Wesley 0-201-63346-9 (v.1) TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume I Addison Wesley Stevens is the well-seasoned canonical reference work for the IP protocols in use on a daily basis. Though written almost ten years ago, this work is a key reference work, without which this sort of practical documentation would never get written. Robert L. Ziegler 2001 New Riders 0-2357-1099-6 Linux Firewalls New Riders 2001 Ziegler's book provides a wide introduction to the sets of tools and techniques available to the network administrator using linux. This book is heavy on practical examples and detail. Rich Seifert 2000 Rich Seifert 0-471-34586-5 The Switch Book The Complete Guide to LAN Switching Technology John Wiley & Sons, Inc. A tour de force on switching and bridging, this tome makes the complexity of LANs and catenets accessible to a wide audience in an approachable style. Tony Mancill 2000 Prentice Hall 0-1308-6113-8 Linux Routers Prentice Hall In this encylopedic whirlwind, Mancill introduces many of the basic tools in the linux network administration toolkit. While very few administrators will have need for all of the tools identified, the survey is realistic and thorough.