I bought this book based on the reviews here, and the fact that the author popped up in several Usenet groups and seemed to know what he was talking about. The title and subtitle would indicate that this was exactly the book I was looking for, and the fact that it included source was a bonus.
Unfortunately, after having the book for two weeks now, I can tell you that I've gotten far more value out of Stevens' "TCP/IP Illustrated" series.
The source code included on the CD-ROM is licensed for personal use only, and it appears that probably %90 of the code is included in hardcopy format inside the book.
Finally, the network traces are practically unreadable: it would have been easier to read if the author had used tcpdump, instead of his own style of printf's.
What I wanted was a concise guide to how to strip down TCP/IP to get it running on small systems: what I could delete, what I had to keep, and the tradeoffs of doing so. When I finish filtering through all the source code and simply focus on the text, that may be what I end up with.
But since I don't have much time, the book will probably sit on the floor, and I'll keep Stevens on the desk.