Linux Network Servers 24seven (Paper Only) - Softcover

Hunt, C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0782125069 ISBN 13: 9780782125061

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

This text shows how to achieve continuous availability of services - the goal of every network and systems administrator. It covers: selecting hardware and software that will help avoid installation and reliability problems; planning and executing Linux installation; understanding the Linux boot process, the configuration files and the key startup files; providing remote access to applications through TCP/IP and PPP to applications like rlogin and telnet; configuring BIND version 8 to provide DNS; creating a custom internet mail service with sendmail; implementing mailbox services with POP3 and IMAP; administering the DHCP and BootP servers to provide automatic TCP/IP configuration for clients; sharing files and printers through the Samba server, the NFS server, and the line printer daemon; using route, routed and gated to implement static and dynamic routing, and ipchains for address masquerading; securing Linux server with the system's built-in security features; planning and executing a Red Hat 6.0 Linux installation; upgrading the Linux 2.2 kernel and troubleshooting the Linux network; keeping systems and networks up and running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, with the 24seven series.

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Review

Networking is fundamental to Linux's operation while successfully managing to remain completely opaque to many Linux users. To master Linux networking you have to understand how to use and configure a surprisingly large number of applications. Fortunately, Craig Hunt knows his subject. He covers Internet and intranet networking, security issues, hardware, kernel issues, log-ins, the various name services including hosts and DNS. He talks you through Samba for Windows connectivity and NFS for Unix to Unix connectivity. You'll learn about setting up network printers, Sendmail and Apache. There's a discussion of routing issues, DHCP and even X- windows.

No one could cover all this completely in 700 pages. Linux Network Servers assumes a basic understanding of both Linux and networking. Where it wins is in the detail. Along with solid facts the book includes a little (though not nearly enough in this reviewer's opinion) of the author's own experiences, failures and successes. This kind of information is invaluable: Linux users are quite capable of learning from the experience of others.

This is a valuable read for anyone just starting out on Linux networking--whether it be connecting a Linux box to a Windows box or setting up an intranet--and an excellent addition to Sybex's 24seven series.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0782125069
• ISBN 13: 9780782125061
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 656