Friends
Can anybody suggest couple of books that are well written and go in depth about networking and network security without focusing on products from a particular vendor? Books with programming examples in
Java is not must but will be good. My intention is to learn more in following topics:
1. Network layers (OSI) with practical examples (of flowing data)
2. Detailed description of network infrastructure like routers, switches, NICs etc.
3. Detailed coverage of protocols on different OSI layers (esp. TCP/IP, UDP, PPP, IEEE 802.* etc.)
4. In-depth coverage of how internet works
5. Network threats and security - in-depth coverage of security protocols like ssh, ssl etc.
6. Firewalls - their types, features
If I have to read 2 or more books to understand above topics, that will also be fine. Can anyone help here?
Thanks
Varun