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Integrate Linux Solutions Into Your Windows Network

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I just read the book and it was very informative. It covers everything from Samba to using Linux as a firewall for Windows networks. The good thing about this book is that the author using a lot of examples. Also, he covers a lot of material well, instead of just concentrating on one of two things, or trying to cover everything possible. I especially like all of the working examples. All in all, I would give this two thumbs up.

I just love the walkthroughs. For Windows admins this is like an eye opener. Like anybody else I needed to understand how I could use Linux to share files, printers, do remote admin, etc... Excellent descriptions of bash, samba, MySql, PHP and Apache. Concise, to the point, allowing me a quick start with hints where to further each project. Dustin's approach is to offer real life examples of how to install and use Linux applications. He covers every basic aspect of the Linux system. My recommendation is to buy the book, install Linux and proceed page by page in the exact order of his book chapters and try everything. At the end of the book you will know a little bit of everything.

I liked this book. Dustin Puryear takes a good approach to writing this book. Instead of just giving you alot of information he obviously sat back and decided what kind of features an administrator wants out of a server. He then went on to explain how to actually offer those features using Linux. He does this using examples the entire book. If you are a hardcore UNIX user then this book is probably useful for you. It does go over UNIX stuff, and it can be used by UNIX people to configure their stuff. But for Windows NT people this book is GREAT! I feel like I'ma UNIX pro now! However I did have one small problem, and that's why I gave it 4/5 instead of 5/5. I found a couple of typo's. In most books this is ok, but in a computer book it can be annoying. (Of course, I have never seen a book, computer or otherwise, without them!)

If you have just started to explore linux, get this book. The book is easy to read, with plenty of practical examples. For those of you who are not very familiar with UNIX commands will find this book very handy. This is the book you need to get the most out of your LINIX box. The whole book is very well written in plain english. The novice reader will NOT find it intimidating at all. If you have gotten a copy of LINUX distribution and don't know where to start, look no further. Even experienced LINUX users will find this book very useful.

Whoa! Integrate Linux Solutions into your Windows Network is EXACTLY that. I am truly impressed with not only the content of the book, but the way it was written. It is "open" enough to cover virtually all brands of Linux and more than that, gives clear examples to help with the more challenging tasks of integration. I have used this book extensively for setting up a Linux Proxy Server (Squid) on my Windows network and am very pleased with the results. More than this, it will help with just about all practical applications of a server on your network. This book is worth every penny.