TCP/IP Network Administration

This book will be indispensable to Unix system administrators. It describes how to set up and administer a network of Unix systems using the TCP/IP protocols, taking a thoroughly practical approach. Topics covered include basic system configuration, routing, common network applications, and many others.

Contents include:

* Overview of TCP/IP

* Delivering the Data

* Network Services

* Getting Started

* Basic Configuration

* Configuring the Interface

* Configuring Routing

* Configuring DNS Name Service

* Configuring Network Servers

* sendmail

* Troubleshooting TCP/IP

* Network Security

* Internet Information Resources

Appendixes include: dip, pppd and chat reference; a gated reference; a named reference; a dhcpd reference; and a sendmail reference

Covers Linux, BSD, and System V TCP/IP implementations.