TCP/IP Network Management - Third Edition

Author: Hunter
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: "TCP/IP Network Management (Third Edition)" is a comprehensive guide for setting up and maintaining TCP/IP networks. Whether you are a working system administrator or a home user needing access to the Internet, you can find help in this book. The book begins by introducing the theoretical foundation: What are protocols? What are their principles? How do addressing and routing transmit data over the network? How do network connections are established? In addition to basic configuration steps, the book also discusses advanced routing protocols (RIPv2, OSPF, BGP), as well as the gated software that implements these protocols. For various important network services, such as DNS, Apache, sendmail, Samba, PPP, and DHCP, the book provides configuration examples, as well as syntax references for related software packages and tools. The new content added in this edition includes: Samba, demonstrating how to inherit file and print sharing services for both UNIX and Windows platforms on a network with both; Apache, demonstrating how to set up and maintain websites. Topics on network security are also included, covering access control mechanisms for OpenSSH, stunnel, gpg, iptables, and xinetd. The book also updates DNS information, including details on BIND8 and BIND9. The platforms covered in this book include Linux, Solaris, BSD, and SystemV.
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