How the Internet Works, Eighth Edition
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gralla, Preston. How the Internet works / Preston Gralla, Michael Troller. -- 8th ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-7897-3626-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) I. Internet--Popular works. I. Troller, Michael. II. Title. TK5105.875.I57G72423 2007 004.67’8--dc22 2006027737