UNIX System Administration Handbook - Evi Nemeth [3]
Loadable kernel modules
Loadable kernel modules in Solaris
Loadable kernel modules in Linux
Loadable kernel modules in FreeBSD
Recommended reading
NETWORKING
CHAPTER 13 TCP/IP NETWORKING
TCP/IP and the Internet
A brief history lesson
How the Internet is managed today
Network standards and documentation
Networking road map
Packets and encapsulation
The link layer
Packet addressing
Ports
Address types
IP addresses: the gory details
IP address classes
Subnetting and netmasks
The IP address crisis
CIDR: Classless Inter-Domain Routing
Address allocation
Private addresses and NAT
IPv6 addressing
Routing
Routing tables
ICMP redirects
ARP: The address resolution protocol
DHCP: the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP software
How DHCP works
ISC’s DHCP server
PPP: the Point-to-Point Protocol
Addressing PPP performance issues
Connecting to a network with PPP
Making your host speak PPP
Controlling PPP links
Finding a host to talk to
Assigning an address
Routing
Ensuring security
Using terminal servers
Using chat scripts
Security issues
IP forwarding
ICMP redirects
Source routing
Broadcast pings and other forms of directed broadcast
UNIX-based firewalls
Virtual private networks
IPSEC: secure IP
Addition of machines to a network
Assigning hostnames and IP addresses
ifconfig: configure network interfaces
route: configure static routes
Default routes
Configuring DNS
Vendor-specific network configuration
Solaris network configuration
Basic network configuration for Solaris
Configuration examples for Solaris
DHCP configuration for Solaris
Dynamic reconfiguration and tuning for Solaris
Security, firewalls, filtering, and NAT for Solaris
PPP configuration for Solaris
Networking quirks for Solaris
HP-UX network configuration
Basic network configuration for HP-UX
Configuration examples for HP-UX
DHCP configuration for HP-UX
Dynamic reconfiguration and tuning for HP-UX
Security, firewalls, filtering, and NAT for HP-UX
PPP configuration for HP-UX
Networking quirks for HP-UX
Network configuration for Red Hat
Basic network configuration for Red Hat
Configuration examples for Red Hat
DHCP configuration for Red Hat
Dynamic reconfiguration and tuning for Red Hat
Security, firewalls, filters, and NAT for Red Hat
PPP configuration for Red Hat
Networking quirks for Red Hat
Network configuration for FreeBSD
Basic network configuration for FreeBSD
Configuration examples for FreeBSD
DHCP configuration for FreeBSD
Dynamic reconfiguration and tuning for FreeBSD
Security, firewalls, filters, and NAT for FreeBSD
PPP configuration for FreeBSD
Networking quirks for FreeBSD
Recommended reading
CHAPTER 14 ROUTING
Packet forwarding: a closer look
Routing daemons and routing protocols
Distance-vector protocols
Link-state protocols
Cost metrics
Interior and exterior protocols
Protocols on parade
RIP: Routing Information Protocol
RIP-2: Routing Information Protocol, version 2
OSPF: Open Shortest Path First
IGRP and EIGRP: Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
IS-IS: the ISO �standard�
MOSPF, DVMRP, and PIM: multicast routing protocols
Router Discovery Protocol
routed: RIP yourself a new hole
gated: a better routing daemon
gated startup and control
Tracing
The gated configuration file
Option configuration statements
Network interface definitions
Other miscellaneous definitions
Protocol configuration for RIP
Some preliminary background on OSPF
Protocol configuration for OSPF
Protocol configuration for ICMP redirects
Static routes
Exported routes
A complete gated configuration example
Vendor specifics
Routing strategy selection criteria
Cisco routers
Recommended reading
CHAPTER 15 NETWORK HARDWARE
LAN, WAN, or MAN?
Ethernet: the common LAN
How Ethernet works
Ethernet topology
Unshielded