This soup-to-nuts collection of recipes covers everything you need to
know to perform your job as a Linux network administrator, whether
you’re new to the job or have years of experience. With Linux Networking
Cookbook, you’ll dive straight into the gnarly hands-on work of building
and maintaining a computer network. Running a network doesn’t mean you
have all the answers. Networking is a complex subject with reams of
reference material that’s difficult to keep straight, much less
remember. If you want a book that lays out the steps for specific tasks,
that clearly explains the commands and configurations, and does not tax
your patience with endless ramblings and meanderings into theory and
obscure RFCs, this is the book for you. You will find recipes for:
Building a gateway, firewall, and wireless access point on a Linux
network Building a VoIP server with Asterisk Secure remote
administration with SSH Building secure VPNs with OpenVPN, and a Linux
PPTP VPN server Single sign-on with Samba for mixed Linux/Windows LANs
Centralized network directory with OpenLDAP Network monitoring with
Nagios or MRTG Getting acquainted with IPv6 Setting up hands-free
networks installations of new systems Linux system administration via
serial console And a lot more. Each recipe includes a clear, hands-on
solution with tested code, plus a discussion on why it works. When you
need to solve a network problem without delay, and don’t have the time
or patience to comb through reference books or the Web for answers,
Linux Networking Cookbook gives you exactly what you need.

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