First, you might want to look up study guides for the Network+ and i-Net+ certification exams. Don't waste money actually taking the exam (the certification is worthless).
Next, the classic book on TCP/IP is TCP/IP Illustrated by Stevens Volume 1 is the best, maybe you might want to read the other volumes too. But pretty much any book that has "TCP/IP" in the title is what you'll want.
You'll also want to read about routing protocols if you want to understand how the internet works. IP Routing by Malhotra from Oreilly is good (and also short).
You should also grab a book about the DNS protocol and SSL, and maybe a book specifically about wireless protocols. I don't have any book recommendations for these though.
Also, download Wireshark and play around with it, and find tutorials on it on the internet. It's a free packet sniffing tool, and it really helps you get an idea of what networking traffic looks like.
In conclusion, here are the terms you want to get books on/google for:
TCP/IP
IPv6
IP Routing
DNS
SSL
Wireshark
That'll get you started. Maybe getting some of the books for the basic Cisco certification would be handy also.
There's a huge list of books.
First, you might want to look up study guides for the Network+ and i-Net+ certification exams. Don't waste money actually taking the exam (the certification is worthless).
Next, the classic book on TCP/IP is TCP/IP Illustrated by Stevens Volume 1 is the best, maybe you might want to read the other volumes too. But pretty much any book that has "TCP/IP" in the title is what you'll want.
Next, learning about IPv6 is a good idea. The Oreilly book IPv6 Essentials by Hagen is good.
You'll also want to read about routing protocols if you want to understand how the internet works. IP Routing by Malhotra from Oreilly is good (and also short).
You should also grab a book about the DNS protocol and SSL, and maybe a book specifically about wireless protocols. I don't have any book recommendations for these though.
Also, download Wireshark and play around with it, and find tutorials on it on the internet. It's a free packet sniffing tool, and it really helps you get an idea of what networking traffic looks like.
In conclusion, here are the terms you want to get books on/google for:
That'll get you started. Maybe getting some of the books for the basic Cisco certification would be handy also.