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Linux TCP/IP Network Administration

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ISBN-10: 0130322202

ISBN-13: 9780130322203

Edition: 2002

Authors: Scott Mann

List price: $54.99
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Linux TCP/IP Network Administration offers a comprehensive tutorial on the fundamentals of Linux TCP/IP networking for new and intermediate-level network administrators, detailed coverage of advanced topics for experienced administrators, and comprehensive reference material on the entire TCP/IP protocol stack for all Linux professionals. Long-time Linux netadmin Scott Mann covers the Linux TCP/IP protocol stack from bottom to top, offering practical, up-to-date guidance for implementing, managing, and troubleshooting any TCP/IP network or application. Linux TCP/IP Network Administration includes detailed coverage of routing, routing table management daemons such as RIPv2 and OSPF, as well…    
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Book details

List price: $54.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/16/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 880
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 2.50" tall
Weight: 3.586
Language: English

Preface
A Note about Linux Distributions
Linux Documentation
Prerequisites
Typographical Conventions
Errata and Contacts
Acknowledgments
An Introduction to TCP/IP
Computer Networking
Network Types
Network Models
The Client-Server Model
Request for Comment
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (EEE). The Internet, TCP/IP, and Other Stacks
Hardware and Network Interface Layers: Network Access
Hardware Layer
Network Interface Layer
Linux Network Access Implementation
Between the Network Interface and Internet Layers: Address Resolution Protocol
ARP, RARP, and the TCP/IP Model
The Purpose of ARP
ARP Request/Reply
The ARP Cache
The arpwatch Daemon
A Related Protocol: RARP
Viewing Network Packets
The Internet Layer: IPV4
The Internet Protocol
IPV4 Addressing
Configuring NICS
Start-up Scripts and NIC Configuration Files
Hostname Resolution
The Internet Layer: IPV6
IPV6 Datagram
ICMPV6
IGMP and IPV6
IPV6 Addressing
Neighbor Discovery
The Current State of the Linux IPV6 Implementation
The Internet Layer: Routing
A Simple Routing Example
A Simple Routing Algorithm
The Routing Process
An Intermediate Routing Example
A More Complex Routing Example
Multicast Routing
What about IPV6?
Default Free Routers
The Transport Layer
The Protocols
User Datagram Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol
Use of TCP versus UDP
The Application Layer
The Client-Server Model
Services and Ports
The /etc/inetd
Conf Configuration Files
TCP_Wrappers
Access Control and the Portmapper
Replacing inetd with xinetd
Which One Should I Use?
Troubleshooting and Monitoring
Troubleshooting Tips
Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting Utilities
Network Applications
Domain Name Service
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Remote Filesystems
Network Information Service
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Electronic Mail
X Window System
Introducing Dynamic Routing Table Management
Autonomous Systems
Protocol Types
The gated Daemon
RIP. Router Discovery
A Routing Example
Implementing RIP and Router Discovery with gated-An Example
One More Thing...Troubleshooting with gated
OSPF
OSPF Overview
Implementing OSPF with gated
A Flat OSPF Domain Example
Interlude: Using the ospf_monitor Utility
Examples Using OSPF Areas
RIP or OSPF?
GNU Zebra
BGP
BGP Overview
Implementing BGP with gated
Ipchains: Address Translation, IP Accounting, and Firewalls
What is a Firewall? Packet Filtering
Configuring the Kernel for ipchains
Introduction to Using ipchains
Packet Fragments
IP Masquerading
Adding Custom Chains
Antispoofing Rules
Rule Ordering Is Important! Saving and Restoring Rules
Rule Writing and Logging Tips
Building Your Firewall. ipchains Isn't Just for Firewalls! A Few More Things... Supplementary Utilities
The Next Generation...
Netfilter: Address Translation, IP Accounting, and Firewalls
Netfilter Overview
The iptables Utility. iptables Examples
Iproute2 and Other Routing Topics
Routing and iproute
Iproute2 Commands: ip, rtmon, rtacct, and tc
Routing Policies
Tunneling
Traffic Control
The Real Routing Algorithm
Switching
Turning Linux for Routing
Index