So what I'm looking for here is something that I don't see on the FAQ. I am hoping you guys can point out a few decent books that I can go through on network programming. I had great success with the book suggestion I received for scripting so I'm hoping I can get the same luck here. I do realize there is a book section on gamedev and I am looking through it. What I want is something a bit more personal on what books you guys found useful for learning and mastering network programming.

One book that was referenced to me from several sources was Unix Network Programming, volume 1. Covers a wide range of topics and was very easy to follow. It is however a bit dated, and general purpose, so if you're looking for something a bit more oriented for game development, I hear the programming gems have a few really good chapters about specific topics, I never read them though.

When the subject I'm looking for reaches a certain level of specificity, books stop being helpful, and I start looking instead at developer journals/wikis/diaries. VALVe and ID software and others are known for their openness to the developer community.

I'll see if I can find it in my local library.

So what (if any) is the difference between windows based network programming (TCP / UDP) vs linux / unix?

If you are looking for the basics, I don't think it gets any better than: http://www.beej.us/guide/bgnet/.

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If you are looking for the basics, I don't think it gets any better than: http://www.beej.us/guide/bgnet/.

Ok sounds good. I was actually just looking through that when I came to check here. I've at least got my C++ compiling the WSAStartup now lol.