TCP/IP Network Administration - Softcover

Hunt, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565923227 ISBN 13: 9781565923225

Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, 1997

Synopsis

TCP/IP Network Administration, 2nd Edition is a complete guide to setting up and running a TCP/IP network for administrators of networks of systems or users of home systems that access the Internet. It starts with the fundamentals: what the protocols do and how they work, how addresses and routing are used to move data through the network, and how to set up your network connection.Beyond basic setup, this new second edition discusses advanced routing protocols (RIPv2, OSPF, and BGP) and the gated software package that implements them. It also provides a tutorial on how to configure important network services, including PPP, SLIP, sendmail, Domain Name Service (DNS), BOOTP and DHCP configuration servers, and some simple setups for NIS and NFS. There are also chapters on troubleshooting and security. In addition, this book is a command and syntax reference for several important packages, including pppd, dip, gated, named, dhcpd, andsendmail.Contents include:

• Overview of TCP/IP
• Delivering the Data
• Network Services
• Getting Started
• Basic Configuration
• Configuring the Interface
• Configuring Routing
• Configuring DNS Name Service
• Configuring Network Servers
• sendmail
• Troubleshooting TCP/IP
• Network Security
• Internet Information Resources

Appendixes include: dip, pppd and chat reference; agated reference; a named reference; a dhcpd reference; and a sendmail referenceCovers Linux, BSD, and System V TCP/IP implementations.

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Review

This book will be indispensable to Unix system administrators. It describes how to set up and administer a network of Unix systems using the TCP/IP protocols, taking a thoroughly practical approach. Topics covered include basic system configuration, routing, common network applications, and many others.

From the Publisher

TCP/IP Network Administration is a complete guide to setting up and running a TCP/IP network for administrators of networks of systems or users of home systems that access the Internet. It starts with the fundamentals: what the protocols do and how they work, how to request a network address and a name (the forms needed are included in an appendix), and how to set up your network. Beyond basic setup, the book discusses how to configure important network applications, including sendmail, the r* commands, and some simple setups for NIS and NFS. There are also chapters on troubleshooting and security. In addition, this book covers several important packages that are available from the Net (such as gated). Contents include: Overview of TCP/IP Delivering the data Name service concepts Getting started Basic configuration Configuring the interface Configuring routing Configuring DNS name service Network applications sendmail Troubleshooting TCP/IP Network security Other sources of information Appendixes include: network contacts, forms, a gated reference, named reference Covers BSD and System V TCP/IP implementations.

Edition details

• Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1565923227
• ISBN 13: 9781565923225
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 612