Linux Routers: A Primer for Network Administrators (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems) - Softcover

Mancill, Tony

9780130090263: Linux Routers: A Primer for Network Administrators (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130090263 ISBN 13: 9780130090263

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2002

Linux routers are inexpensive, flexible, stable, adaptable, expandable, easy to administer, and based on proven technology. In this book, Tony Mancill shows you exactly how to implement, manage, and troubleshoot Linux routing for each of today's most common internetworking applications. Thoroughly updated for the latest technologies, Linux Routers, Second Edition covers dynamic routing, Quality of Service (QoS), the current Linux kernel, even next-generation IPv6 routing. Mancill covers every aspect of Linux routing: configuration, day-to-day administration, management, monitoring, and troubleshooting. You'll learn how to use Linux as an Ethernet router, a frame relay router, an Internet router, and even an extranet router. Mancill shows how the same Linux system can provide routing services alongside Web and DNS services; how to choose the right Linux hardware and software tools; and how to take full advantage of the rock-solid Linux environment to deliver maximum availability.

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From the Back Cover:

Save a fortune: Use Linux to deliver cost-effective, reliable routing services.

Linux routers are inexpensive, flexible, stable, adaptable, expandable, easy to manage, and based on proven technology. In Linux Routers, Second Edition, Tony Mancill shows you exactly how to configure, administer, and troubleshoot Linux routing for today's most common internetworking applications. Thoroughly updated for the latest technologies and version 2.4 of the Linux kernel, this edition includes practical coverage of dynamic routing, Quality of Service (QoS)―even next-generation IPv6 routing. Mancill's step-by-step explanations walk you through:

Choosing the right Linux software distribution and hardware platform
Building Ethernet LAN routers, including coverage of the Linux Router Project (LRP)
Implementing Internet, extranet, and Frame Relay routing
Creating VPN tunneling routers with iproute2 and FreeS/WAN
Providing remote access to satellite offices while conserving bandwidth
Using Linux IP firewalling features to improve network security
Providing routing services alongside Web and DNS services on a single platform
Monitoring Linux routers and maximizing availability in production environments

Whether your goal is to reduce network costs, add applications, solve problems you can't solve with "traditional" routers, or simply learn about routing hands-on without investing expensive, proprietary network gear, Linux Routers, Second Edition is all you need to get the job done.

About the Author:

TONY MANCILL works for Vesta, a stored-value services company in Portland, Oregon. He has worked in several large IT shops as a UNIX systems administrator and systems programmer, including Bank of America and BellSouth, and he has been running Linux in production corporate environments since 1996. Mancill is also active in the Free Software community as a volunteer developer for the Debian project (http://www.debian.org/). He is a graduate of Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

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