Linux Network Administrator’s Guide, 3rd Edition


The Linux Network Administrator’s Guide, Third Edition dispenses all the practical advice you need to join a network. Along with some hardware considerations, this highly acclaimed guide takes an in-depth look at all of the essential networking software that comes with the operating system–including basic infrastructure (TCP/IP, wireless networking, firewalling) and the most popular services on Linux systems.

But as the follow-up to a classic, the third edition of the Linux Network Administrator’s Guide does more than just spruce up the basics. It also provides the very latest information on the following cutting-edge services:

  • Wireless hubs
  • OpenLDAP
  • FreeS/WAN
  • IMAP
  • Spam filtering
  • OpenSSH
  • BIND
  • IPv6

Featuring a litany of insider tips and techniques, the Linux Network Administrator’s Guide, Third Edition is an invaluable companion for any network administrator interested in integrating Linux into their Windows environmentAuthored by Terry Dawson, Tony Bautts, and Gregor N. Purdy, the Linux Network Administrator’s Guide, Third Edition emerged from the Linux Documentation Project (LDP). The LDP’s goal is to centralize all of the issues of Linux documentation, ranging from online documentation topics such as installing, using, and running Linux.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Networking
Chapter 2. Issues of TCP/IP Networking
Chapter 3. Configuring the Serial Hardware
Chapter 4. Configuring TCP/IP Networking
Chapter 5. Name Service and Configuration
Chapter 6. The Point-to-Point Protocol
Chapter 7. TCP/IP Firewall
Chapter 8. IP Accounting
Chapter 9. IP Masquerade and Network Address Translation
Chapter 10. Important Network Features
Chapter 11. Administration Issues with Electronic Mail
Chapter 12. sendmail
Chapter 13. Configuring IPv6 Networks
Chapter 14. Configuring the Apache Web Server
Chapter 15. IMAP
Chapter 16. Samba
Chapter 17. OpenLDAP
Chapter 18. Wireless Networking

Book Details

  • Paperback: 364 pages
  • Publisher: O’Reilly Media; 3rd Edition (February 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0596005482
  • ISBN-13: 978-0596005481
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