Here's the Unix Network Programming Manual prepared by Gary Harkin for this class. This is a must-read for the programming assignments.

One of the best reference books available for people doing Unix network programming is Unix Network Programming, Vol. 1: The Sockets Networking API, 3rd Ed. , by W. Richard Stevens. The library has placed a copy of this book on reserve for the class; the book is reserved for CS 440, but the instructor's name will be listed as Jeannette Radcliffe. The library also has a copy of the second edition. I also have a copy of the first edition available for loan.

A similar book, which is also available for loan, is Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment, also by W. Richard Stevens. This covers a lot of Unix programming issues, including a good section on the sockets API.

The books about TCP/IP networking by Douglas Comer and W. Richard Stevens are widely used references - they are good sources of information about TCP/IP.

Books Available for Loan

I have several books available for loan throughout the semester - Gary gave me some of them that were apparently made available for textbook review, and others are from my library. I have them all in my office, so stop by to browse or borrow one.

Networking Books

• Data Networks, 2nd ed., Dimitri Bertsekas and Robert Gallagher, 1992.
• Data Link Protocols, Uyless Black, 1993.
• Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol. 1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture, Fifth Ed., Douglas E. Comer, 2005.
• Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol. I: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture, Second Ed., Douglas E. Comer, 1991.
  A far earlier edition of the same book.
• Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol. II: Design, Implementation, and Internals, First Ed., Douglas E. Comer and David L. Stevens, 1991.
  The third edition is now available.
• Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol. III: Client-Server Programming and Applications, (BSD Socket Edition), Second Ed., Douglas E. Comer and David L. Stevens, 1996.
• Computer Networking and the Internet, Fifth Ed., Fred Halsall, 2005.
• Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Third Ed., James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, 2005.
• Technical Aspects of Data Communication, 3rd ed., John E. McNamara, 1988.
• TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1, W. Richard Stevens, 1994.
• Computer Networks, First Ed., Andrew S. Tanenbaum, 1976.
  This was my networks textbook - it was written when dirt was new and shiny. The fourth edition of the book is published now.
• Open Networking with OSI, Adrian Tang and Sophia Scoggins, 1992.

Unix Network Programming Books

• Unix Networking, Stephen G. Kochan and Patrick H. Wood, ed., 1989.
• Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment, W. Richard Stevens, 1993.
  The second edition is now available.
• Unix Network Programming, W. Richard Stevens, 1990.

C / C++ Programming Books

• The C Programming Language, 2nd ed., Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, 1988.
  This is the K&R book - the definitive book on C programming.
• The C++ Programming Language, 3rd ed., Bjarne Stroustrup, 2000.
  The C++ equivalent to the K&R book - the definitive book on C++ programming.
• The Standard C Library, P.J. Plauger, 1991.
• The Practice of Programming, Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike, 1999.
• The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference, Nicolai M. Josuttis, 1999.
• Pthreads Programming: A POSIX Standard for Better Multiprocessing, Bradford Nichols, Dick Buttlar, and Jacqueline Proulx Farrell, 1996.

Some Other Network Books

• TCP/IP Sockets in C: Practical Guide for Programmers, Michael J. Donahoo and Kenneth L. Calvert, 2000.
• Ad Hoc Networking, Charles Perkins, 2001.
• Data and Computer Communications, 7th ed., William Stallings, 2003.
• Networking Standards: A Guide to OSI, ISDN, LAN, and MAN Standards, William Stallings, 1993.

Networking Periodical References

• ACM Networker
• IEEE Network
• Network Magazine
• Network World Fusion
• Internet World

C Language Material

And here is an online book on programming in C: The GNU C Programming Tutorial.

Here's where I harvested some of the errors I used in the first assignment - although I'm sure I made all of those mistakes at one time or another in my C programming career.

• The Top 10 Ways To Get Screwed by the "C" Programming Language
• Common C Programming Errors

Some additional online socket programming references:

• Jim Frost's Tutorial
• Beej's Tutorial
• RPI's Tutorial
• MIT's FAQ

Some Important Websites:

• The Internet Help Page
• Handy RFC Site
• The IETF Homepage
• Internet Information Sites
  
• Jargon
• Jargon
• Dictionary
• The Living Internet is a very interesting site that has a lot of history and description of various Internet-related topics.
• A Technical Tutorial on the IEEE 802.11 Protocol is a fairly in-depth description of the 802.11 standard for wireless networking.

The fact that I put in links to the book descriptions on Amazon doesn't mean that's the only place you can find them. I like NerdBooks.com and Powell's for ordering technical books. The local Barnes and Noble and Borders both have pretty respectable technical book sections. And Vargo's and Country Bookshelf downtown are both really good about special ordering books - plus Vargo's has a great selection of jazz CDs and LPs, so you have something to listen to while you're banging your head against the table doing the latest CS 440 program.