LINUX Private Kitchen Server Setup Guide

Author: Peter Pan
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Written by a well-known Taiwanese internet personality and the founder of a renowned Taiwanese Linux website! It provides an in-depth yet easy-to-understand introduction to basic networking concepts, the installation and configuration of simple firewalls, and various server installation, setup, and management techniques. The content of this book is applicable to various mainstream Linux versions and can serve as a reference manual for Linux server administrators! The strength of the Linux operating system lies in its powerful and stable networking capabilities. However, if users lack sufficient networking knowledge, they may find themselves like a three-year-old holding a bag full of gold—unable to leverage its benefits and even facing unpredictable dangers. This book is a continuation of "Peter Pan's Linux Private Kitchen - Basic Learning Part," thus discussing more advanced topics. Most of the content focuses on detailed explanations of secure server setup processes, such as planning for mail servers and WWW servers, disk partitioning, subsequent security maintenance, and backup procedures. Additionally, each chapter includes practice exercises to enhance learning effectiveness.
CD Content: Relevant software packages for major server software, author-written utility programs! The book provides an in-depth yet easy-to-understand introduction to basic networking concepts, the installation and configuration of simple firewalls, and various server installation, setup, and management techniques. Most of the content focuses on detailed explanations of secure server setup processes. It is applicable to various mainstream Linux versions and can serve as a reference manual for Linux server administrators. Written by a well-known personality and the founder of a renowned Taiwanese Linux website. This book emphasizes in-depth discussions on server planning, processes, techniques, and maintenance. Basic Linux operations and related shell syntax are discussed less in this book, making it suitable for network administrators already familiar with Linux operating systems. It can serve as a reference manual for Linux server administrators.
Based on Linux's networking capabilities, this book elaborates on fundamental networking knowledge, basic protective measures, and especially the important topic of how to set up secure servers. The entire book is divided into 3 parts and 28 chapters. The first part, "Network Basics," introduces simple networking fundamentals. The second part, "Basic Firewall Measures," briefly covers Linux's powerful networking capabilities, potential network intrusion issues, and Linux host protection. The third part, "Server Setup," provides detailed analyses and explanations for WWW, DNS, MAIL, FTP, DHCP, SAMBA, and other servers, covering everything from initial planning to actual disk partitioning, software package selection and installation, post-configuration monitoring and maintenance, and backup work. This book is suitable for network administrators already familiar with Linux operating systems and can serve as a reference manual for Linux server administrators.