| | |  | LAN | Home » » » » Linux Networking Cookbook | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | This soup-to-nuts collection of recipes covers everything you need to know to perform your job as a Linux network administrator, whether you're new to the job or have years of experience. With Linux Networking Cookbook, you'll dive straight into the gnarly hands-on work of building and maintaining a computer network.
Running a network doesn't mean you have all the answers. Networking is a complex subject with reams of reference material that's difficult to keep straight, much less remember. If you want a book that lays out the steps for specific tasks, that clearly explains the commands and configurations, and does not tax your patience with endless ramblings and meanderings into theory and obscure RFCs, this is the book for you.
You will find recipes for: - Building a gateway, firewall, and wireless access point on a Linux network
- Building a VoIP server with Asterisk
- Secure remote administration with SSH
- Building secure VPNs with OpenVPN, and a Linux PPTP VPN server
- Single sign-on with Samba for mixed Linux/Windows LANs
- Centralized network directory with OpenLDAP
- Network monitoring with Nagios or MRTG
- Getting acquainted with IPv6
- Setting up hands-free networks installations of new systems
- Linux system administration via serial console
And a lot more. Each recipe includes a clear, hands-on solution with tested code, plus a discussion on why it works. When you need to solve a network problem without delay, and don't have the time or patience to comb through reference books or the Web for answers, Linux Networking Cookbook gives you exactly what you need.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Carla Schroder | | Paperback:
| 642 pages | | Publisher:
| O'Reilly Media | | Publication Date:
| December 03, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0596102488 | | Product Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.04 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.12 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.86 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.13 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.01 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.98 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent ResourceDec 25, 2007
By E. Peck
"JR Peck"
This cookbook gets quickly down to business with an amazing breadth of useful networking information. I've found it to be an excellent guide for hands on learning of networking with Linux
The book only asks that you have a basic understanding of working from the command line. Where applicable the instructions for various solutions are given for Fedora and Debian.
The most valuable parts for me thus far are how to access machines remotely and this applies to working on your linux box remotely and working with windows machines remotely from a linux machine. As networks become increasingly mixed with unix/linux and windows - this book is going to be more and more relevant and useful in that area.
The amazon price makes this useful collection of knowledge a really great deal.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 A time-saver bookDec 20, 2007
By Vivek
"Vivek"
Linux networking cookbook is a book for both a seasoned and new Linux network administrator. It includes valuable time saving recipes, tools and related resources. The book is written in clear and concise style with tons of examples and working code.
Sure you can dig out all info presented here with the help of man pages, web, forums and chat rooms, but not in one handy guide. (remember time is an important factor in Enterprise computing).
Overall it is a great book that touches all important Linux networking aspects. This book is highly recommended to all RHCEs/ Geeks / MCESs / UNIX admin and small business owner who manges their own Linux boxes.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Excellent guide to networking for Linux sysadminsFeb 08, 2009
By John S. Fry
This is a practical guide for Linux system administrators who need to get networks of machines to talk to each other securely and reliably. There is an introductory, lay-of-the-land chapter on Linux networking, followed by chapters on topics you'd expect like gateways, routers, firewalls, wireless, SSH, and Samba. There are also chapters on old-school topics like dial-up networking (remember Kermit?) and controlling your servers through a serial console, and some bleeding-edge stuff like IPv6 and building a VoIP server with Asterisk.
This is not a book about networking theory (for that, see Andrew S. Tanenbaum's Computer Networks (4th Edition)). Rather, as the word "Cookbook" suggests, this book offers step-by-step instructions ("recipes") for installing, configuring, and starting up the relevant software packages, and then testing and debugging to make sure everything is running correctly. Where appropriate, Schroder offers separate recipes for deb- and rpm-based Linux distributions.
To me, the most valuable aspect of this book is not the solutions (recipes) themselves, but the context around each recipe; that is, Schroder's diagnosis and description of the problem to be solved. Reading this book is spending a day with an experienced (and good-humored) sysadmin and having her walk you through all the networking stuff she does, clearly explaining her reasoning behind every little decision, like which headset mic to buy for VoIP and why she always tests basic connectivity with ping before firing up the packet sniffer.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A good task oriented book for people wanting to do Linux networkingSep 09, 2008
By D. J. Knowles
The Linux networking cookbook is very specifically orientated to Linux networking tasks. While this book would give useful ideas for other *NIX operating systems the real value is for Linux users.
The book is orientated for Fedora and Debian (Ubuntu) users as these are the basis of a number of the Linux distributions available. The book also shows how to compile required software from source.
The book is task orientated and each chapter relates to a specific task such as setting up a VPN. The range of tasks is very extensive and include Firewalling, wireless networking, VPN, VoIP servers, routing, SSH etc.
The required software is defined along with how to install it. The chapter then goes on to describe configuration and set up for the required purpose. The book is straightforward and describes the process in a simple way without requiring vast amounts of Linux interior expertise. This is not a novice book and it does require some knowledge of Linux however it is very good at describing how to perform most networking tasks for people who are not expert in networking.
I have been using Linux as my desktop for around 2-3 years and I found this book very useful. I recommend it for people who want to do something with networking in Linux and don't want to spend forever looking up howto's on the Internet.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Linux Networking CookbookSep 16, 2010
By RJ
Being a novice to Linux. This book was excellent on breaking down all the networking functions when using Linux. It has really enhanced my knowledge on how to use Linux from a networking standpoint. I recommend this book to a novice or a senior Linux administrator, because it covers just about every networking topic and you will be able to learn something new or use as a reference.
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