What is a decent book about usage of TCP/IP protocol in C#?

Question

Hello,

I'm looking for a book that covers TCP protocol from TCP/IP family and contains examples in C#.

I've found this one:

• http://www.amazon.com/TCP-IP-Sockets-Practical-Programmers/dp/0124660517 - It seems good. The only drawback is that it's written in .NET 1.1 or so

Thanks for tips!

Answer 1

I don't know of any good book for C#, but assuming that you're planning to write an app that will use an existing protocol (like POP3, SMTP, NNTP, etc) I'd suggest that you should also read the relevant RFCs. Many of them are surprisingly readable and contains much useful information that might be skipped in generic books.

You can find the RFCs here.

Answer 2

All programming languages provide more or less the same networking interfaces based on the BSD sockets. I suggest you learn the basics of computer networks and TCP/IP with this classic book:

Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol.1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (Douglas E. Corner)

And then read the specifics of C# sockets in MSDN (remaining 5%).

Answer 3

Search for Sybex publication's book in C# Network programming. Also Java2s.com will be a great help for you.