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Overview
Authoritative Answers to All Your Linux Network Server Questions—Specifically for Linux Administrators
Tap into Linux's impressive capabilities as a network server. Written by one of the world's leading Linux system administration experts, Linux Network Servers teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to configure and administer a full range of network services, from file and printer sharing to email and the Web. Hundreds of clear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques in detail—so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals. Coverage includes the following:
Installing Linux
Understanding the boot process
Working with the network interface
Setting up login services
Using Linux name services
Configuring a mail server
Setting up Apache Web server
Configuring network gateway services
Configuring desktop configuration server
Setting up file sharing
Setting up printer services
Securing your server
Troubleshooting
The Craig Hunt Linux Library
The Craig Hunt Linux Library provides in-depth, advanced coverage of the key topics for Linux administrators. Topics include Samba, System Administration, DNS Server Administration, Apache, Security, and Sendmail. Each book in the series is either written by or meticulously reviewed by Craig Hunt to ensure the highest quality and most complete coverage for networking professionals working specifically in Linux environments.
Synopsis
Linux is here to stay, and Linux Network Servers provides the skills and information needed to take advantage of all this operating system has to offer. Linux may not have toppled Windows on the desktop, but it has secured a place in IT infrastructures as an economical and practical network server, able to support a wide variety of services, including the Web, FTP, e-mail, DNS, printer sharing, and file sharing. This update to the best-selling Linux Network Servers: 24seven is a perfect addition to the highly-acclaimed Craig Hunt Linux Library, the goal of which is to Linux administrators with focussed guidance on complex tasks involved in managing Linux in the real world. Hype-free, this book offers clear and concise explanations on turning a machine running Linux into a reliable, high-performance supporter of network services. The author, renowned Linux authority Craig Hunt, has updated the book to cover the latest Linux kernel, 2.4 and added new insights and perspectives regarding the robust new role that Linux is serving in IT.