| Linux, like all Unix variants, was built for networking above all. As a
result, its networking features are flexible and reliable--and daunting
to Linux newcomers who aren't familiar enough with terms and concepts
even to know what to look for in the documentation. Bryan Pfaffenberger
does a service to people new to Linux networking with Linux Networking Clearly Explained,
an assume-nothing guide to local area networks (LANs) and Internet
connectivity under the open-source operating system. Pfaffenberger
shows how to do everything--file sharing, printer sharing,
inter-machine backups, and Internet connection sharing--that most home
and office computer users want to do with their LANs. He explains how
Linux fits into an environment of diverse equipment, showing how to
make Linux machines talk to Mac OS units and Windows computers. The
book begins with the most important sort of networking: dialup
connectivity to an Internet service provider (ISP) via a dialup
connection with KPPP for the K Desktop Environment (KDE). Later
chapters focus on sharing resources--including the KPPP Internet
connection and Internet connections provided by high-speed
equipment--among computers interconnected as a LAN. Red Hat Linux 6.1
is used in the examples, but they apply equally well to other Linux
flavors. --David Wall Topics covered: The
practicalities of building LANs under Linux and doing useful work with
them, Internet connections via KPPP, TCP/IP configuration, Network File
System (NFS), Samba for interaction with Windows, AppleTalk for talking
to Mac OS machines, and backups with tar and cron.
Product Description
Passionately
democratic in its advocacy of networking for the masses, this is the
first book on Linux networking written especially for the novice user.
Because the free, open-source Linux operating system is winning so many
converts today, the number of Linux-based networks will grow
exponentially over the next few years. Taking up where Linux Clearly
Explained left off, Linux Networking Clearly Explained walks the reader
through the creation of a TCP/IP-based, Linux-driven local area
network, beginning with a "sandbox" installation involving just two or
three computers. Readers master the fundamentals of system and network
administration-including handling user accounts and setting up
security-in this less complex environment. The author then helps them
along to the more sophisticated techniques associated with connecting
this network to the Internet.
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Focuses on the 20% of Linux networking knowledge that satisfies 80% of
network needs-including the needs of small businesses, workgroups
within enterprises and high-tech homes.
* Teaches novices to
implement DNS servers, network information services (NIS), network file
systems (NFS), and all of the most important TCP/IP services, including
email, Web and newsgroup access.
* Explains how to set up AppleTalk and Windows NT domain servers for networks that include MacIntosh or Windows systems.
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Comes with a CD containing the latest version of Red Hat Linux, as well
as additional freeware/shareware Linux tools and network management
applications. |
Linux Networking Clearly Explained 
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