Appendix C. Networking References

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References for understanding IP based communications and building firewalls.

From /etc/rc.firewall:

  Building Internet Firewalls, 2nd Edition
  Brent Chapman and Elizabeth Zwicky

  O'Reilly & Associates, Inc
  ISBN 1-56592-871-7
  http://www.ora.com/
  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/fire2/

  For a more advanced treatment of Internet Security read:

  Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker, 2nd Edition
  William R. Cheswick, Steven M. Bellowin, Aviel D. Rubin

  Addison-Wesley / Prentice Hall
  ISBN 0-201-63466-X
  http://www.pearsonhighered.com/
  http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,3110,020163466X,00.html

Additional references:

  TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols
  Author: W. Richard Stevens
  Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
  Publisher Website: Addison-Wesley Professional
  Date Published: November 1994
  ISBN: 978-0201633467

  The TCP/IP Guide: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Internet Protocols Reference
  Author: Charles M. Kozierok
  Publisher: No Starch Press
  Publisher Website: No Starch Press
  Date Published: October 2005
  ISBN: 978-1593270476

  Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume One: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture
  Author: Douglas E. Comer
  Publisher: Pearson
  Publisher Website: Pearson
  Date Published: 6th Edition, 2013
  ISBN: 978-0136085300

  Computer Networks: A Systems Approach
  Authors: Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie
  Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
  Publisher Website: Morgan Kaufmann
  Date Published: 6th Edition, 2021
  ISBN: 978-0128182000

Additional resources regarding firewalls:

  Network Security, Firewalls, and VPNs
  Authors: J. Michael Stewart, Denise Kinsey
  Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
  Publisher Website: Jones & Bartlett Learning
  Date Published: October 2020
  ISBN: 978-1284183696

  Firewall Fundamentals
  Author: David W. Chapman Jr.
  Publisher: Cisco Press
  Publisher Website: Cisco Press
  Date Published: June 2006
  ISBN: 978-1587052213

  The Best Damn Firewall Book Period
  Author: Thomas W. Shinder
  Publisher: Syngress
  Publisher Website: Syngress
  Date Published: January 2008
  ISBN: 978-1597492188

  Guide to Firewalls and Network Security: Intrusion Detection and VPNs
  Authors: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord, Richard Austin, Greg Holden
  Publisher: Cengage Learning
  Publisher Website: Cengage Learning
  Date Published: 2008
  ISBN: 978-1435420168
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