Linux Network Administrator's Guide: Infrastructure, Services, and Security

by Tony Bautts, Terry Dawson, Gregor N. Purdy

The Linux Network Administrator's Guide , Third Edition dispenses all the practical advice you need to join a network. Along with some hardware considerations, this highly acclaimed guide takes an in-depth look at all of the essential networking software that comes with the operating system--including basic infrastructure (TCP/IP, wireless networking, firewalling) and the most popular services on Linux systems. But as the follow-up to a classic, the third edition of the Linux Network Administrator's Guide does more than just spruce up the basics. It also provides the very latest information on the following cutting-edge Featuring a litany of insider tips and techniques, the Linux Network Administrator's Guide , Third Edition is an invaluable companion for any network administrator interested in integrating Linux into their Windows environment Authored by Terry Dawson, Tony Bautts, and Gregor N. Purdy, the Linux Network Administrator's Guide , Third Edition emerged from the Linux Documentation Project (LDP). The LDP's goal is to centralize all of the issues of Linux documentation, ranging from online documentation topics such as installing, using, and running Linux.

Genres: Technical, Reference, Nonfiction, Technology, Computers, Computer Science, Programming

362 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[Elie De Brauwer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is the first edition of the Linux Network Administrator's guide. And when I bought this book somewhere in the 2nd half of the 1990's, this book was the first O'Reilly book I owned and comes from a time in the offline era where lot's of knowledge (even about computer-ish things) had to be obtained in an offline world. Even today I'm still impressed by the book itself, the 'RepKover' way of binding still bring this feeling of quality and even though it is one of my oldest tech books it doesn't show it effective age. Hell the book even 'smells' like an O'Reilly (something current O'Reilly don't do anymore).

As for the contents, from one end reading this (in the first edition !, there is also a 3rd edition which stems from 2005) it already contained some stuff that was even vintage in '95, things like UUCP, YP, NIS, ... (things I wouldn't have known if I hadn't read about them in this book). It cover 0.99 and 1.* Linux kernels which were even before 'my' time. Another big part is just a trip down memory lane, the concepts still exist but the practical implementation has changed. And some rock solid concepts are even relevant today.

Anyhow, I read this book for nostalgia purposes (success !) and now the 'Printed on Recycled Paper' will take a next step in the circular economy.

[Jorgon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick re-read of this confirms that its status as an oldie but goodie. Despite some space wasted on obsolete technologies, the chapter on DNS, at least, is still quite relevant. But it is probably time for another revision!

[Angela Randall]

Free in HTML here.

[Laurent]

Read the first edition, then this one... must be close to 10 years ago.

[عَبدُالكَرِيمْ · Rating 3 out of 5]

learned from it but not as much as I expected.. pass