Ask HN: What is the best way to learn networking?

Posted by halvardssm on Sunday June 28, 2020 @04:44AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have been using several of the WebAPI's like WebSockets and WebRTC for a while, but I never fully understood what is happening behind the scenes. Today I read a HN post about WebTransport, and frankly I have to say that most of the terminology flew past my head. Where would be a good place to start learning networking in depth (from the physical layer and upwards)?

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to learn networking? by rzzzt on Sunday June 28, 2020 @05:17AM (#23667625)

Tanenbaum's "Computer Networks" is one big book to start with (you can also press wrinkled shirts with it, hammer in small nails, it is generally a good thing to keep around the house).

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to learn networking? by halvardssm on Sunday June 28, 2020 @06:34AM (#23667894)

Thanks! I'll see if I can find it second hand somewhere. Looks like a great addition to my hammer collection.

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