num_pages: 512
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 isdistributed on the Net or on low-cost disks, along with a complete setof UNIX libraries, popular free software utilities, and traditionallayered products like NFS and the X Window System. Linux is sweepingEurope, winning adherents in North America, and generating enthusiasmworldwide.Part of Linux's appeal is the unstructured and far-flung manner inwhich it grew. Self-styled hackers from many countries created it.Maintenance and support are distributed in a similar manner. Andeven its documentation -- from installation instructions throughmanual pages and full-length guides -- is the product of a volunteereffort, the Linux Documentation Project.Networking is a fundamental part of Linux. As a stand-alone computersystem it is impressive enough, but sooner or later you, the user, aregoing to want to send someone a file, mount a file system from anothercomputer, read Usenet news, or search the World Wide Web. Whether youwant a simple UUCP connection or a full LAN with NFS and NIS, you aregoing to have to build a network.One of the most successful books to come from the Linux DocumentationProject 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 
 
language: English
title: Linux Network Administrator's Guide
titlecomplete: Linux Network Administrator's Guide
genres: Reference, Computer Science, Technology, Programming, Technical, Computers, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 122
publisher: O'Reilly Media