Red Hat Enterprise Linux Network Management

Author: Zhu Juzheng / Gao Bing (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book covers the following content: Configuration and management of DHCP, DNS, Samba, FTP, and NFS servers; Configuration and management of Apache, Proxy, and Mail servers; Configuration and management of the two major network databases, PostgreSQL and MySQL; Configuration techniques for Linux soft routing and firewalls; Linux system security and network security; The use of network management software VNC, Webmin, and OpenSSH; The application of virtualization software VirtualPC and VMware; Common terminal commands under Linux.
Features of the book: Comprehensiveness, encompassing the essence of Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a server operating system; Professionalism, written for professional technicians engaged in Linux network system management and server setup; Practicality, detailed content with illustrations, rich examples, and strong operability. The greatest advantage of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is its powerful functionality as a server operating system. This book takes Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4 as a reference, starting from network management, providing a detailed and comprehensive description of various network servers of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The book first introduces network basics and system management, then focuses on the configuration and management of various servers under Red Hat Enterprise Linux, such as DHCP, DNS, NFS, Samba, FTP, WWW, Mail, Proxy, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, as well as system and network security under Linux, soft routing and firewall configuration techniques under Linux, and finally introduces the use of network management software such as Webmin, VNC, and OpenSSH under Linux, as well as the application of two commonly used virtualization software, VirtualPC and VMware. The greatest feature of this book is its rich illustrations, clear organization, comprehensive content, and abundant examples, along with strong professionalism, targeting, and practicality. Especially for more complex server configurations, the book uses easy-to-understand language and simple illustrations to simplify complex issues. Many of the content and methods are the accumulated experience of the authors during their long-term use of Linux. This book is a reference book for intermediate and advanced technical professionals engaged in Linux network system management and server setup, and can also serve as a reference teaching material for short-term Linux training and university/college students learning Linux.