An instruction manual on how to set up and run a Linux system as a single machine hooked into an existing network for the Internet - as a server for a small network, or as a gateway between a local network and a larger local network. The CD-ROM contains versions of Slackware and some editing tools.
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If you have the computer expertise to set up Linux, but are unfamiliar with networking in general, The Linux Network provides all the information you need to get your Linux network up and running. The authors begin with an overview of networking that discusses the TCP/IP network protocol in detail. The text then proceeds to cover initial installation and configuration of network hardware and software for Linux, how to set up e-mail, intranets and the Internet, and how to integrate a Windows 95 systems into a Linux network.
To give you an idea of the depth of this guide's networking information, take this example from the "Wiring Multiple Machines via Ethernet into an Intranet" chapter. To create a twisted-pair network, the authors provide sections on the physical layout of the network, supplies required for wiring, and how to run the cable, termination, and connections. The book also tells you how to use Linux as your Internet server and gateway to the Internet. The included CD-ROM contains the Slackware Linux version 3.5. --Robert Frankland
From Library Journal
This is another book for do-it-yourselfers who do not want to pay Microsoft or Novell for their server system software. Unlike many Linux books on the market, it is geared to the beginner setting up a small office network, not a client/server professional. Butzen and Hilton clearly explain how to build a Linux network, from installing wires to installing the software and even connecting Windows95 users to the Linux network. The CD-ROM contains the Slackware Linux version 3.5.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for beginners!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The LINUX® Network (Paperback)
This book is excellent for beginners. However, if you are an old hat at the UNIX/Linux environment, then you may want to shy away from this book. I bought it due to the fact that it was a Slackware bases networking book. I'm not new to Linux and found the information to be very informative if I were new to this OS. Even though I have used Linux, I did find value in this book.Moral: Beginner with Linux and you want to get into networking, then buy this book. Experienced with Linux and you can learn easily from the avaliable HOWTOs, then shy away from this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Review from a Dutchman,
By A Customer
This review is from: The LINUX® Network (Paperback)
Using the Dutch translation of this book, I have succesfully configured a 486-modemserver for a homenetwork running from a 80MB HD-partition and CDROM using the /live directory it contains. It taught me a lot about linux, and helped me to get started. It is full value for money in my configuration, but I can not give it full marks because of the somewhat dated kernel, and incompatibility with more popular distributions, but what the heck, I learned the essentials and my dedicated modemserver for a small network works very well using the CDROM, though dated it was not wasted. Found it very usefull.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Needs some serious proofreading...,
This review is from: The LINUX® Network (Paperback)
In the preface there is a line that reads, "We have tested and re-tested the descriptions in this book to ensure their accuracy; however, despite our best efforts, this book may still contain errors."In fact, this line really should have read, "We have not tested the descriptions in this book to ensure their accuracy; this book will contain many errors." Notice: the book is full of mistakes and is dangerously misleading in more than a few areas. I would have given it 5 stars had I reviewed it early on, but as I delved deeper into the reading, relying on it heavily as a reference, it became evident that many of the explanations were misleading, ill-referenced, erroneous, and/or downright incorrect. Even great authors are not exempt from the responsibility of proofreading their work. It seems this book missed that phase altogether. In some sections, you cannot read a single page without finding an error. (Ex: DNS). Many of the errors, unfortunately, are not trivial: - The definition of Input in the IP masquerading section is wrong. "Input" in and of itself does not specify direction. Input can be from the Internet as well as from the Intranet. Ironically, the back-to-back definition for Output IS correct--small example of many such inconsistencies throughout the book. - The explanation on setting up two ethernet cards, aside from being inconsistent, fails to mention something very important. Passing arguments to the kernel through lilo.conf only works if the NIC's driver is compiled directly into the kernel. If the NIC is being loaded as a module, then parameters need to be passed through conf.modules NOT lilo.conf. In chapter 3 the user is instructed to compile the Ethernet driver directly into the kernel, granted, but not a single thing is said about the option and ramifications of compiling Ethernet drivers as modules instead, a very common and efficient practice for many Linux users. - Where descriptions are brief, the author points the reader to the end of the chapter for "additional reference." When the reader flips to the end of the chapter, what do you know? There are no references there. - The part on Configuring Masquerading (p.343) claims that "if you compiled IP masquerading directly into the kernel, you do not have to do anything to configure it." (...referring to whether or not you have to load any IP Masquerading modules). This is clearly untrue as the ftp module, for example, still needs to be loaded as a module regardless of whether IP Masquerading was compiled directly into the kernel or not. - The author says "you cannot use ping to test masquerading, because the ICMP...protocol doesn't have a source-port field." (p.346) Theoretically, true. Realistically, you can ping through IP masquerading till your heart's content. The fix has been around for some time now and is a standard feature of ipfwadm. The problem with such mistakes is that they appear not a few times throughout the book, but many times. These are but a few examples. Overall, the book proves to be a mere (albeit good) compliment to man pages, newsgroup postings, and howto's, not only because many of its explanations are incomplete and/or ambiguous, but because the reader suspects the need to confirm the validity of some of the information given. Moreover, and to the point of aggravation, the author repeatedly points the user to the man pages to get a complete understanding of how things work. My recommendation: buy the book. It is extremely helpful and I recommend it. But beware. The recklessness with which things are laid out and the glaring mistakes resulting from this, warrant that the reader approach this book with a very cautious study. --Daniel
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