Project Gutenberg 1992-09-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 263 Krol, Ed 1951 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhikers_Guide_to_the_Internet "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet" by Ed Krol is a practical guidebook aimed at those familiar with local area networks, written during the late 1980s. This comprehensive manual provides insight into the structure, protocols, and operations of the emerging Internet, serving as an essential resource for networking professionals and enthusiasts looking to connect their systems to the wider Internet. The book's content is reflective of an era when the Internet was transitioning from experimental networks to a more interconnected global framework. The book covers a vast range of topics essential for understanding the Internet's functionality, starting from its historical context with the ARPAnet and leading to the complexities of network protocols, addressing, and domain name services. Krol explains critical concepts such as RFCs (Request for Comments), addressing allocation, and the role of various entities like the Network Information Center (NIC). The guide is both informative and technical, providing detailed procedures for network operation, troubleshooting, and effective use of Internet resources, making it a valuable resource for those entering the field of computer networking amidst the rapid evolution of digital communications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Internet Computer networks TK Text Category: Engineering & Technology Category: How To ... 86471 2025-07-01T03:43:11.724185 text/html 86292 86293 2025-01-01T03:44:53.911675 2023-10-01T03:43:12.275627 text/html text/html 96400 2025-07-01T03:43:15.495154 application/epub+zip 95274 2025-07-01T03:43:13.275167 application/epub+zip 95274 2025-07-01T03:43:12.276170 application/epub+zip 222809 2025-07-01T03:43:17.127177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215782 2025-07-01T03:43:14.899165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174000 2022-09-01T03:49:27.518264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70739 2025-07-01T03:43:11.504198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71934 2011-12-17T11:17:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25834 2011-12-17T11:17:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17560 2025-07-01T03:43:17.245145 application/rdf+xml 14904 2025-07-01T03:43:12.753167 image/jpeg 3805 2025-07-01T03:43:12.513166 image/jpeg 93762 2025-07-01T03:43:11.732199 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia