Layman's book for understanding computer networks

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Published on 2010-05-22T23:22:44Z Indexed on 2010/05/23 3:32 UTC
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The good thing about books targeting a layman is that it is usually very engaging to read (not dry and boring like, say, school/university books).

Charles Petzold's Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software does this for explaining the underlying hardware in computers.

Is there a similar book for understanding computer networking?

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