LTNUX Network Administrator's Guide - (Third Edition)

Author: (US) Bost, Dawson, Ponder
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Linux's success is mainly attributed to its excellent grid capabilities and a wealth of OpenSource network service software. If you ask Linux veterans how to make these service software work effectively on Linux systems, they will most likely tell you, "Go read The Linux Network Administrator's Guide." This book was originally a technical guide collected by the Linux Documentation Project and is a must-learn course for many novice Linux network administrators. The O'Reilly editorial team refined and updated this highly acclaimed guide, removing the outdated content and adding new material to compile it into a book. It provides a reference you can consult before getting connected to the network. The book explains the basic network tools of Linux in detail, demonstrates how to set up important network servers, and introduces emerging network technologies. In addition to practical guidance, each chapter provides relevant background knowledge to allow readers to conduct further research. The book covers a wide range of topics, from basic TCP/IP network concepts to various important network servers, as well as recently popular wireless networks and IPv6: TCP/IP network concepts; DNS (BIND and djbdns); PPP (including PPPoE); firewalls, NAT, packet statistics, xinetd and related services; Postfix mail server, IPv6, Apache grid server, Samba file/printer server, OpenLDAP; wireless networks. This Chinese edition is not a complete translation of the original English book. O'Reilly Taiwan has significantly rewritten several major chapters, including DNS, OpenLDAP, wireless networks, and mail servers, and updated some outdated information in the original text.