- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 2 edition (3 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1565924002
- ISBN-13: 978-1565924000
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #6 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Networking & Security > Network Topics > Linux
- #9 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Programming > Linux & Unix > Network & Socket Programming
- #31 in Books > Computers & Internet > Software & Graphics > Internet Applications > Web-server Software > UNIX & Linux Operating Systems > UNIX & Linux Administation
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The most complete (and important) product of the Linux Documentation Project is arguably the Network Administrator's Guide, usually called NAG. It's freely downloadable, distributable and saleable under the Gnu General Licence.
O'Reilly has worked with the authors to improve the quality and accessibility of the NAG for this book version. All the improvements have been fed back into the original, which means you can download this book for free. In practice, a printed version is so useful--and it costs so much more to produce an inferior print copy for yourself--that you'll want to buy it. But download the digital version to prove it.
Linux is primarily a networking operating system and supports a multitude of networking protocols as well as the near ubiquitous TCP/IP. The NAG tells you everything about TCP/IP, from how to set up networking cards to setting up and deploying DNS. It also goes into the depths of UUCP (the store and forward protocol), Novell's IPX and NCP, SLIP and PPP for dial up networking, firewalls, IP masquerading, routing, Sun's NIS, NFS, Sendmail and Exim for e-mail, NNTP for newsgroups and more besides. What it doesn't cover is interfacing with Windows on networks, which is a function of Samba. If this is what you need, buy O'Reilly's Using Samba as well.
The NAG is the definitive guide to Linux networking whether you're coming to it cold or have previous experience. --Steve Patient
Rory Beaton, First Monday, April, 2002
In all, this is a valuable addition to O'Reilly's already packed stable of Linux titles and I look forward to more from the author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but getting out of date,
By A Customer
This review is from: Linux Network Administrator's Guide (Paperback)
Comprehensively covers pretty much all aspects of networking with linux. This includes:TCP/IP and many more. Most of the information is available in the Linux HOWTO documents and manpages, however it's nice having it all in one place. The book is quite old now - 4 years but the majority of it is still relevant as the technologies involved don't change very quickly. I can't think of any better books covering the same topic.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Covers all topics required to get a network up and running,
By A Customer
This review is from: Linux Network Administrator's Guide (Paperback)
A good book that covers all the required topics to get a Linux network up and running, starting from the basics of networking.
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3.4 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
some important topics missing,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Linux Network Administrator's Guide (Paperback)
There is some good information in this book but way to much important stuff is missing. Stuff that should be in *any* linux networking book that is missing from this one include:-discussion of dhcpd, the dynamic host config protocall daemon It would not be possible to administer an actual modern network without any of the above. These omissions are unforgivable in my opinion. Definite one star. 22 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
New to linux "This is NOT the book for you..!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Linux Network Administrator's Guide (Paperback)
I have have been looking for a linux book that will get into the details of HOW TO DO real world things. Such as Getting my system on the internet, setting email, setting up sound cards and so on. THIS IS NOT THE BOOK. The book is good on other kind of information but when it comes to " FIXING YOUR PROBLEMS " it just does not do it.If you are an expert (Network Admin) on the operating system this is a great book because you can keep up with the lates news but if you are not an expert you will not get much out of it. 8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, BUT,
By Eric J. Wu - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Linux Network Administrator's Guide (Paperback)
This is a good book BUT it is not perfect. For one, it is way too hard for a beginner. Don't even bother if you're a beginner. Second, it's an oldstyle book too, with a whole chapter on SLIP, IPX, and UUCP, and stressing ipfwdmn (whatever it's spelled) over ipchains. and leaving out stuff like Samba and Xwindows (!!). I don't think Perl is mentioned once.But it does have some good stuff. The chapters on firewalling are good, as is the beginning. There is a good overview of sendmail and news which you don't always find. The chapters on DNS, NIS, name servers, and NFS are fine. So it's a good reference to have, but you don't want it to be the only book you have. |
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