If you've ever wondered how Linux carries out the complicated tasks assigned to it by the IP protocols -- or if you just want to learn about modern networking through real-life examples -- iUnderstanding Linux Network Internalsi is for you. p Like the popular O'Reilly book, iUnderstanding the Linux Kerneli, this book clearly explains the underlying concepts and teaches you how to follow the actual C code that implements it. Although some background in the TCPIP protocols is helpful, you can learn a great deal from this text about the protocols themselves and their uses. And if you already have a base knowledge of C, you can use the book's code walkthroughs to figure out exactly what this sophisticated part of the Linux kernel is doing. pp Part of the difficulty in understanding networks -- and implementing them -- is that the tasks are broken up and performed at many different times by different pieces of code. One of the strengths of this book is to integrate the pieces and reveal the