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+@c
+@c  COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
+@c  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+@c  All rights reserved.
+@c
+@c  $Id$
+@c
+
+@ifinfo
+@node Preface, Network Task Structure and Data Flow, Top, Top
+@end ifinfo
+@unnumbered Preface
+
+This document describes the RTEMS specific parts of the FreeBSD TCP/IP
+stack.  Much of this documentation was written by Eric Norum
+(@email{eric@@skatter.usask.ca})
+of the Saskatchewan Accelerator Laboratory
+who also ported the FreeBSD TCP/IP stack to RTEMS.
+
+The following is a list of resources which should be useful in trying
+to understand Ethernet:
+
+@itemize @bullet
+
+@item @cite{Charles Spurgeon's Ethernet Web Site}
+
+"This site provides extensive information about Ethernet
+(IEEE 802.3) local area network (LAN) technology. Including
+the original 10 Megabit per second (Mbps) system, the 100 Mbps
+Fast Ethernet system (802.3u), and the Gigabit Ethernet system (802.3z)."
+The URL is:
+@ifset use-html
+(@uref{http://www.ethermanage.com/ethernet/ethernet.html,http://www.ethermanage.com/ethernet/ethernet.html})
+@end ifset
+@ifclear use-html
+(http://www.ethermanage.com/ethernet/ethernet.html)
+@end ifclear
+
+@item @cite{TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1 : The Protocols} by
+by W. Richard Stevens (ISBN: 0201633469)
+
+This book provides detailed introduction to TCP/IP and includes diagnostic
+programs which are publicly available.
+
+@item @cite{TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2 : The Implementation} by W. Richard
+Stevens and Gary Wright (ISBN: 020163354X)
+
+This book focuses on implementation issues regarding TCP/IP.  The
+treat for RTEMS users is that the implementation covered is the BSD
+stack with most of the source code described in detail.
+
+@item @cite{UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1 : 2nd Edition} by W. Richard
+Stevens (ISBN: 0-13-490012-X)
+
+This book describes how to write basic TCP/IP applications, again with primary
+focus on the BSD stack.
+
+@end itemize