Hi ^-^

I'm interested in learning about Networking.

What books should I read?

I would start with Python. Just download the interpreter. Python networking is ultra accessible and there are lots of examples included in the help file that comes with the Python distributions. The code is easy to grok and understand. At least under windows it is.

@Demolishun Thank you!

@SevenDeadlyBugs Thank you! I was looking to learn the basics, just to see if it's something I would like to keep learning :)

OSI, TCP/IP, Firewalls, few linux/windows admin tasks

Computer networks by tanenbaum, and while you're at it, modern operating systems by the same author is great too

@j4cobgarby these, both brilliant books. Anything Tannenbaum writes is gold.

@SevenDeadlyBugs most networking textbooks are fairly up to date with latest stuff, they get revised pretty often, and books like Tannenbaum's contain a *lot* of information and also touch other topics too (like distributed systems).

Packet tracer is very good for simulating a network setup

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach :) Awesome book even as a reference when you have questions that cross your mind at work or school