Red Hat® Linux® Networking and System Administration - Softcover

Collings, Terry; Wall, Kurt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764544985 ISBN 13: 9780764544989

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2004

Synopsis

∗ Updated to cover Red Hat Linux Enterprise Workstation with the latest on advanced Linux kernel features, the Tux Web server, the latest Apache 2.x Web server, and the expanded suite of custom configuration tools
∗ Starts with network planning and Red Hat installation and configuration, then progresses to optimizing network and Internet services and monitoring and maintaining the network
∗ Examines the basics of Red Hat Linux security and offers trouble–shooting and problem–solving advice
∗ Includes important new chapters that focus on optimizing standard network services, such as file and print services, and Internet–related servers, such as the Apache Web server

Copyright © 2004 by Red Hat, Inc. Material from Chapters 4–6, 8–10, 17 and 21 may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, V1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/).

About this title

From the Back Cover

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

Reviewed and approved by the experts at Red Hat, this updated guide covers all the newest Red Hat Enterprise Linux features, with everything you need to set up and manage a Linux network.

Beginning with the basics, Red Hat gurus Terry Collings and Kurt Wall show you how to install and configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux; implement file–sharing with the Network File System; establish a network file system; configure mail and FTP services, TCP/IP networking, and the Network Information System; and connect to Microsoft®, Apple®, and Novell® networks. They guide you through upgrading and customizing the new kernel, administering users and groups, and more.

All–new sections cover the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux software, unique Red Hat optimization instructions for network services and the Apache Web server, and significant updates to the Bluecurve graphical interface, customization tools, LDAP, and the Postfix mail server. This is the indispensable Red Hat system resource.

Proven Red Hat Linux Networking and Admi nistration Solutions

• Install and configure your system, then plan and implement security and disaster–recovery provisions
• Configure and optimize the X Window system
• Set up the Network File System and Network Information System, and configure TCP/IP networking
• Explore advanced features of the Linux kernel, including the preempt patch that improves responsiveness
• Discover the vsftpd FTP server and Postfix mail server the high–performance, easy–to–configure alternative to Sendmail
• Optimize file and print services, and maximize the performance of Internet–related servers
• Examine the pros and cons of upgrading or recompiling the kernel to meet specific needs
• Understand host–based security and use system tools to monitor system security

CD–ROM Includes A "Bootable Rescue CD" which boots a small Linux environment and attempts to recognize and mount any Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation to allow routing or emergency maintenance.

About the Author

Terry Collings is Instructional Technol–ogist at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and system administrator for all Red Hat Linux servers on campus.

Kurt Wall manages the Content Group for TimeSys Corporation in Pittsburgh, directing production of the technical and end–user documentation for the TimeSys embedded Linux operating system and development tools.

Contributors from the Red Hat Press Documentation Team: Sandra A. Moore, Tammy Fox, Johnray Fuller, John Ha, Edward C. Bailey

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0764544985
• ISBN 13: 9780764544989
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1008