About the book: 2000 / The second edition of the popular reference book has been completely revised and expanded to provide the reader with the most a complete description of the tools for developing, configuring, using and maintaining TCP/IP networks and related services. The book is written in an engaging and accessible way. It contains additional material on several Internet protocols used by WWW servers and browsers, and also covers all the latest developments in this area. The book includes chapters on the new IP security standard and the next generation IP protocol known as IPng or IPv6. Figures and tables clearly show the impact of IP and IPng security tools on existing network environments. The publication contains the following additional sections:• IP and IPv6 security• Description of WWW tools, Internet news and applications for working with gopher• Detailed description of domain name servers (DNS), subnet masks and classless routing on the Internet• Routing tables and protocols• Guide to implementing security controls for each of the protocols and applications• Sample dialogs with new graphical toolsThe new edition of the best-selling TCP/IP book will become an indispensable assistant for network and application developers, for network administrators and end users.