Linux? Network Toolkit [With Includes Samba Software]

by Paul G. Sery

Publisher: C. Nugent Publication date: 1896 Subjects: Judges Biography This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764531468
• ISBN13: 9780764531460
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Windows and Linux/UNIX internetworking explained!

If you want to get a handle on internetworking Windows and Linux/UNIX machines, firewalls, multiple-homed hosts and everything in between you'll want to get this book! It starts with a simple two computer network concept and then expands through successive chapters to help you understand the concepts and tools used to connect large networks together and to the internet! Some of the information is a little dated as it relies on PPP (dial-up) connections to the internet and not dedicated access (i.e. ISDN, Cable Modems and T1/T3) and some of the programs and features it discusses have been upgraded and/or replaced but the concepts still remain the same. If you can gain an understanding of the concepts in this book and apply the information contained in the updated manpages provided with your copy of Linux/UNIX then you'll want this terrific book!

Great for Linux and Windows networking

This book fills a gap in the Linux/Windows space. It does not assume that you know anything about Linux or Windows and will walk you through such problems as networking the two systems together, setting up a Linux box as a server for your Windows network, etc. One of the more useful things you can do is set up a Linux box as the gaeway/firewall to the internet. I have such a setup for my company - I have one machine which talks to the net over DSL and a bunch of machines hidden behind that one machine. You can also set up Linux to alias as several hosts, my box is acting as bitmover.com, bitkeeper.com, and mcvoy.com.This book is just the ticket if you need to make Linux work as your gateway and/or have Linux act as your file/print/DNS/mail server for your network of Windows machines.

Good security pointers

My main concern is security, routing, etc. - This book has a lot of good tips and ideas. I'm not too concerned yet with linking my Linux box to windows systems (SAMBA), but this book has good info on that too.

The Perfect Entry-Level Book for Networking Linux

Though I have some familiarity with Linux, I am not by far an expert on the OS or its networking features. In fact, up until I puchased this book, I did not know how to network Linux. The book is so nicely written that I could not put it down. On the second day of reading the book, I built a 2-client ethernet network with access to the Net. I have been shopping for a book like this one for a while now; thank you Paul, for doing an excellent job on the subject. I Wish you a lot of success on your future projects.

Networking with a difference !!

There are plenty of books on Networking but this one steals the show. Why ? The explanation to setting up networks is told in a no-nonsense way aka the Linux users' way. To understand the concept of Networking, good narrative should be supplemented with relevant diagrams and charts. This must-have book does just that. This book will get dog-eared fast !!