Starting with Computer Networks

As part of  my GATE preparation, I decided to start of with Computer networks.

The GATE syllabus is as follows
ISO/OSI stack, LAN technologies (Ethernet, Token ring), Flow and error control techniques, Routing algorithms, Congestion control, TCP/UDP and sockets, IP(v4), Application layer protocols (icmp, dns, smtp, pop, ftp, http); Basic concepts of hubs, switches, gateways, and routers.

My plan to cover the above mention topics are as follows

1. Follow Data communication and networking by Ferouzan
2. Refer Computer networking - a top down approach by James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross  and Computer Networks - A Systems Approach
3. Refer the GK publisher's book on GATE
4. Refer the NPTEL lectures and videos
5. Refer the ACE notes and materials
6. Do some questions on the topic

The above mentioned textbooks can be found as ebooks at torrentz.eu and you can download via utorrent client.

Ram