This complete guide to setting up and running a TCP/IP network is
essential for network administrators, and invaluable for users of home
systems that access the Internet. The book starts with the fundamentals
-- what protocols do and how they work, how addresses and routing are
used to move data through the network, how to set up your network
connection -- and then covers, in detail, everything you need to know to
exchange information via the Internet.Included are discussions on
advanced routing protocols (RIPv2, OSPF, and BGP) and the gated software
package that implements them, a tutorial on configuring important
network services -- including DNS, Apache, sendmail, Samba, PPP, and
DHCP -- as well as expanded chapters on troubleshooting and security.
TCP/IP Network Administration is also a command and syntax reference
for important packages such as gated, pppd, named, dhcpd, and
sendmail.With coverage that includes Linux, Solaris, BSD, and System V
TCP/IP implementations, the third edition contains:
This new edition includes ways of configuring Samba to provide file and
print sharing on networks that integrate Unix and Windows, and a new
chapter is dedicated to the important task of configuring the Apache web
server. Coverage of network security now includes details on OpenSSH,
stunnel, gpg, iptables, and the access control mechanism in xinetd.
Plus, the book offers updated information about DNS, including details
on BIND 8 and BIND 9, the role of classless IP addressing and network
prefixes, and the changing role of registrars.Without a doubt, TCP/IP
Network Administration, 3rd Edition is a must-have for all network
administrators and anyone who deals with a network that transmits data
over the Internet.
