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The operation and control of computers in a network demand a professional network management beside the classical system management. The main aspects of this job are configuration management, fault management and performance management. For the last years with SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) a fully developed management system for networks under TCP/IP is available. TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and marks the protocol family used by the Internet. ``Simple'' does not mean, that it would be easy to implement or to operate the system, but that this protocol only needs four kinds of messages to manage the network. The SNMP model contains (local) Agents which collect information about the operating status of their local device (computer). A Network Management Station gathers all this information in a MIB (Management Information Base). For Windows NT and Windows 95, TCP/IP and SNMP both are available. SNMP for Windows 95 is restricted to the agent software. The system is not expected to work as a management station. In a first part, the book of James D. Murray describes the basics of network systems and presents the concepts of TCP/IP and SNMP. The second part addresses SNMP system managers and developers of SNMP software. With great detail installation, configuration, bringing up and shutting down the system is presented. For developers, the required programming in the C language to build up an own MIB is described extensively. The book is based on MicroSoft's Windows NT system version 4.0 implemented upon the Intel hardware platform and on Windows 95. Like all products from O'Reilly's publishing house the book is well designed and well printed. The text is understandably written and easy to read. But especially in its second part a profitable reading needs profound knowledge of Win32 and C programming. Screenshots and graphical representations support the explanations. The appendixes are some kind of bonanza for information about SNMP and Win32 matters. Enclosed is a CD-ROM with all the examples from the book as C sources together with some more material for working with SNMP. The stuff on the CD can be the base for own SNMP program development. The book can be recommended to system and network managers who have to operate SNMP as well as to Win32 programmers who want to implement and adopt SNMP under Windows NT or Windows 95.