Linux Network Administrator's Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: Olaf Kirch
Publisher: O'Reilly
Category: Book
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Pages: 370
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ISBN: 1565920872
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.71369
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ASIN: 1565920872
Publication Date: January 1995
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Amazon.com Review
If you are running a one- or two-system LAN using Linux, you probably only need simple connectivity between your systems. However, if you are setting up a Linux server for your network and its connection to the Internet, you've got a lot of work to do in installation, configuration, and maintenance---and you probably require some assistance. Olaf Kirch wrote Linux Network Administrator's Guide as part of the Linux Documentation Project to cover just such information. Although you can download the book for free, the O'Reilly version of the book looks (better layout and graphics) and feels better than the online version and has a superlative index. This book details all the tasks associated with e-mail setup and maintenance, news group setup, and essential network applications such as rcp and rlogin. In some cases you may find the level of detail not sufficient to complete the task. In those cases, Kirch tells you where to find more detailed information on the Internet. This methodology has kept the book to a very handy size, which makes it an easy-to-use, versatile resource for anyone managing a Linux network. --Robert Frankland
Product Description
Linux, a UNIX-compatible operating system that runs on personal computers, is a pinnacle within the free software movement. It is based on a kernel developed by Finnish student Linus Torvalds and is distributed on the Net or on low-cost disks, along with a complete set of UNIX libraries, popular free software utilities, and traditional layered products like NFS and the X Window System. Linux is sweeping Europe, winning adherents in North America, and generating enthusiasm worldwide.Part of Linux's appeal is the unstructured and far-flung manner in which it grew. Self-styled hackers from many countries created it. Maintenance and support are distributed in a similar manner. And even its documentation -- from installation instructions through manual pages and full-length guides -- is the product of a volunteer effort, the Linux Documentation Project. Networking is a fundamental part of Linux. As a stand-alone computer system it is impressive enough, but sooner or later you, the user, are going to want to send someone a file, mount a file system from another computer, read Usenet news, or search the World Wide Web. Whether you want a simple UUCP connection or a full LAN with NFS and NIS, you are going to have to build a network. One of the most successful books to come from the Linux Documentation Project is the Linux Network Administrator's Guide by Olaf Kirch. It touches on all the essential networking software included with Linux, plus some hardware considerations. Topics include: - Introduction to TCP/IP
- Configuring network and serial hardware
- Domain Name Service
- Serial line communications using SLIP and PPP
- NIS and NFS
- Taylor UUCP
- Administering electronic mail, including smail and Sendmail+IDA
- Administering Netnews, including C News, NNTP, and several news readers
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 re: needs updating September 14, 1999
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Its actually being rewritten at the moment I believe. But the rewrite has been going on for at least a year that i know of so far. Guess should be out in the not too distant future
 Informative but outdated March 3, 1999
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
If you need to build a old fashion Linux Server with UUCP, I think it is a great book for you. But if you need to build a web server, Samba or firewall, try to get another one.
Useful January 23, 1998
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is denseley packed with essential information. Although it needs to be updated, I give it a high rating because as far I know, there's no other book that focuses on this subject. There are sections that I'll never use, such as "UUCP", but the overall authoritativeness of the volume leads me to believe that those sections are critical to other people in different situations!
A fine work much in need of updating October 27, 1997
As one of the essential books on the Linux shelf, Kirsch needs to release a fresh version. Networking has changed much in the nearly three year since January 1995. (For instance, there's not a single mention of the administration issues of httpd). In addition, the sendmail section is very much IDA centric...needing more details on setting up sendmail "as is". Also lacking is consistency: some of his examples concern a "virtual brewery" and then there's an unexpected shift to a "Groucho Marx University." These points aside, LNAG does contain sufficient material to be a valuable addition.
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