Red Hat Linux Networking and System Administration - Softcover

Collings, Terry; Wall, Kurt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076453632X ISBN 13: 9780764536328

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Synopsis

This book is the book you need to run your business with Red Hat. It provides comprehensive coverage on how to manage and network the Red Hat Linux OS and step–by–step instructions needed to maintain and/or add to the Red Hat Linux system.

This book features an entire part on security and problem solving that covers detecting intrusions/hacking, implementing local security, firewalls, and Internet security. Other topics include: RAID; TCP/IP networking; connecting to Microsoft networks; connecting to Apple networks; the Red Hat network; upgrading and customizing the kernel; using scripts; backing up and restoring the file system.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Your Official Red Hat® Linux® Guide to Networking and System Administration

Reviewed by the experts at Red Hat, this in–depth guide delivers all the know–how you need to set up and manage a state–of–the–art Linux network.

Red Hat Linux experts Terry Collings and Kurt Wall start with the basics network planning and Red Hat installation and configuration. They then show you in detail how to set up network and Internet services, from establishing a network file system to configuring mail services. Eight chapters give you the lowdown on customizing the kernel, automating tasks with scripting, performing backups, and more the nuts–and–bolts maintenance information you need to keep your system running smoothly. And last but not least, the authors provide nearly 100 pages of proven strategies and tips for maintaining system security.

Complete with utilities and code on CD–ROM, this official Red Hat Linux guide is the one resource you need for a secure, high–performance Linux network.

Proven Red Hat Linux Networking and Administration Solutions

• Plan your network, install Red Hat Linux, and get a handle on the file system and configuration files
• Configure TCP/IP networking, the Network File System, and the Network Information System
• Set up print services and connections to Windows and Macintosh clients
• Monitor performance, administer users and groups, back up and restore the file system, and install or upgrade software packages
• Design a security plan, implement local security, set up firewalls and proxy servers, and combat system intrusions
• Troubleshoot file system, networking, printing, and e–mail problems

Reviewed by the Experts at Red Hat

CD–ROM INCLUDES:

• Code, scripts, and examples from the book
• Linux networking and administration tools, including Ethereal, logcheck, NET–SNMP, Nmap, Portsentry, Tripwire and SAINT trial version
• Plus a searchable e–version of the book

About the Author

KURT WALL has worked with Linux and Unix for nine years and is the author of several other books, including Red Hat Linux 7.2 Weekend Crash Course and Linux Programming by Example.

TERRY COLLINGS is the Instructional Technologist at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, where he is responsible for developing smart classroom technologies. He is also the coauthor of the Linux Bible.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 076453632X
• ISBN 13: 9780764536328
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 888