The internet book : everything you need to know about computer networking and how the internet works / Douglas E. Comer

Ch.1. The internet has arrived
Ch.2. Getting started : hands-on experience
Pt.I. Introduction to networking
Ch.3. Telephones everywhere
Ch.4. The world was once analog
Ch.5. The once and future digital network
Ch.6. Basic communication
Ch.7. The local area network arrives
Pt.II. A brief history of the internet
Ch.8. Internet : the early years
Ch.9. Two decades of incredible growth
Ch.10. The global internet
Ch.11. A global information infrastructure
Pt.III. How the internet works
Ch.12. Packet switching
Ch.13. Internet : a network of networks
Ch.14. ISPs : broadband and wireless access
Ch.15. IP : software to create a virtual network
Ch.16. TCP : software for reliable communication
Ch.17. Clients + servers = distributed computing
Ch.18. Names of computers
Ch.19. NAT : sharing an internet connection
Ch.20. Why the internet works well
Pt.IV. Services available on the internet
Ch.21. Electronic mail
Ch.22. Bulletin board service (Newsgroups)
Ch.23. Browsing the World Wide Web
Ch.24. World Wide Web documents (HTML)
Ch.25. Advanced web technologies (forms, frames, plugins, Java, JavaScript, Flash)
Ch.26. Group and personal web pages (Wikis and Blogs)
Ch.27. Automated web search (search engines)
Ch.28. Text, audio, and video communication (IM, VoIP)
Ch.29. Faxes, file transfer, and file sharing (FTP)
Ch.30. Remote login and remote desktops (TELNET)
Ch.31. Facilities for secure communication
Ch.32. Secure access from a distance (VPNs)
Ch.33. Internet economics and electronic commerce
Ch.34. The global digital library
Includes index