Linux : Networking for your office

• Contains better, more current coverage of file and printer sharing with MacO/S and Windows clients as well as update coverage of IP Masquerading and kernel configuration (under the Linux kernel version 2.2)
  
• Includes coverage of Macintosh/Linux networking
  
• Instructions on using a Linux box as the "gateway" to the Internet for several computers, using a single PPP link, cable modem, xDSL service, or other network IP address
  
• CD-ROM contains RedHat 6.0

Table of contents

Introduction

Part I: Networking Principles

1. Networking Hardware

2. Understanding TCP/IP

3. Networking Services

4. Intranets and the Internet

Part II: Configuring Linux Networking

5. Basic Linux Configuration

6. Compiling a Kernel for Networking

7. Setting Ethernet Options

8. Using PPP for Dialup Connections

Part III: File Sharing

9. Basic Principles of File Sharing

10. NFS: Sharing Files with Other UNIXes

11. Samba: Sharing Files with DOS, Windows, and OS/2

12. Netatalk: Sharing Files with Macintoshes

13. Using Linux to Back Up Client Machines

Part IV: Printer Sharing

14. Preparing to Share a Printer

15. Sharing Printers with Other UNIXes

16. Samba: Sharing Printers with DOS, Windows, and OS/2

17. Netatalk: Sharing Printers with Macintoshes

Part V: Remote Access

18. Using ssh or telnet to Log On Remotely

19. Using VNC or an X Server to Run X Window Programs Remotely

Part VI: Linking Your Intranet to the Internet

20. One IP Address, Many Computers: IP Masquerading

21. Configuring a Firewall

Part VII: Final Considerations

22. Designing a Computer as a Linux Server

23. System Administration

24. Maintaining a Secure System

Index