Sair Linux and GNU Certification

The Sair Linux and GNU Certification program, desîgned and developed by the industry-leadinq members of Sair Linux and GNU, inc. and its advisory board, provides you with a clear path for improving your Linux and GNU skills and knowiedge base. This "w series of books wili help you 9" the necessary tools to become Lîn" and GNU certified, which can lead to more job opportunities and a higher salaryl Level 1 concentrates on the areas of expertise which must be mastered to become a Sair Linux and GNU Certified Admînistrator (LCA).

in this guide, the Sair Linux and GNU Certification team draws upon theïr years of experience to provide expert advice and guidance on the împlementation and maintenance of Linux enterprise networks and how tg keep them workinq at top speed. With the help of detailed lab exercises, they walk you stepby-step through all areas you'Il need to know in order to pass the certification exam, includinq t"ory of operation, base system, sheffs and commands, system utifities, applications, and troubleshooting. Plus, they provide 100 sample test questions to heip you prepare for yourexam.

The third of four study guides for the LCA certificate, this book will help you:

Learn the différences between network implementations, from LANs to the Internet

Work with network addressing, protocols, and Domain Name Service (DNS)

Perform congestion and flow control and calculate bandwidth

Set up network interfaces and routing mechanisms, from Tl/ISDN to Ethernet

Configure firewalls, private networks, and VPNs

Install new software and hardware devices on your network

Use the appropriate commands to run Web servers and applications

Provide services such as Telnet, FTP, news, and mailing lists

Solve a variety of networldng problems, from unreachable hosts to unresponsive printers

Contents

• Preface
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• Introduction
  
• Part One Knowledge Matrix
  
• Theory of Operation
  
• Base Systems
  
• Shells and Commands
  
• System Utilities
  
• Applications
  
• Troubleshooting
  
• Labs and Exercises
  
• Configure a Network Card Using Ifconfig
  
• Configuring PPP Scripts
  
• Configure Samba to Share a Printer and Directory
  
• Mounting a Remote File System Manually and with/ect/fstab
  
• Using ftp
  
• Running X Window Applications on Remote Systems
  
• Port Forwarding Using ssh
  
• Apache
  
• Use X-Win32 to Start the x Window System
  
• IP Masquerading
  
• Add a Port Label to /ect /services and Add a Service to inetd
  
• Manually Add an Address to the ARP Table
  
• Set Up and Test netperf and wire-test
  
• Modify sendmail Configuration to Limit Incoming and Outgoing Mail to 10MB
  
• Using tar to Archive a Remote File or Directory Structure
  
• Adding PPP and Setting-Up a Shotgun PPP connection
  
• Setting Up a Bonded Ethernet Device
  
• Compiling and Configuring Majordomo
  
• Setting Up a DHCP Server
  
• Setting Up a Serial Network Using SLIP
  
• Checking Out a File Using CVS
  
• Part three Questions and Answers
  
• Pratice Questions
  
• Answres
  
• Glossary
  
• Index