The third part of this series looks at some of the commands that deal with basic file administration and Networking. The 2.4.x kernel packs a completely revised networking core and support for cutting edge technology. Let's see what's new and useful here and then move on to upgrading your system to the 2.4.x kernel from the 2.2.x kernel that you're likely to be running. This is one topic that leads to endless debate. Both camps are also quite vociferous and vocal too.
Snort is a versatile, lightweight and very useful intrusion detection system.
In this article we will look at Snort as a backup Intrusion Detection System for your enterprise network and see whether it can really scale up to the requirements of your enterprise networks. LILO is one of the most widely used bootloaders on multi-boot systems. We now move onto the second part of our journey where we will learn some of the common Linux commands regarding System Information, Basic System Administration, Process Control and network administration. NFS goes beyond mere file sharing and offers neat functionality that fits perfectly into the Linux filesystem. Last week, we carried some news clips on security intrusions in the Open Source world.