Publisher's Synopsis
Internet Protocol (IP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) form the base technology of the information superhighway. They give the formulas for passing messages and data along the Internet and any other interconnected networks. Like documents sent through the mail, information sent via the Net is "enveloped" between a set of protocols that specify the details and format of the message. TCP/IP is the standard protocol for Internet data exchange.;Many users of the Internet navigate without understanding the TCP/IP technology, the structure of the underlying network, or even the paths their data travel. They rely on application programs to handle the details. For use with any programming language, this book should provide those programmers who are interested in writing these applications with a practical approach to TCP/IP programming. Readers can learn TCP/IP programming techniques and tools needed to build real-world client/server applications.
