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

6 points by halvardssm 6 years ago | 2 comments

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)?

rzzzt 6 years ago |

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).

halvardssm 6 years ago | |

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