Red Hat Linux Network Management Tools (CD-ROM included) [Paperback]

Steve Maxwell (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Mcgraw-Hill Tools | Publication Date: February 24, 2000

-- Red Hat Linux in the Enterprise -- Linux is taking on Windows NT as the more reliable and cost-effective choice for managing large-scale corporate networks. As a server-side technology, Linux has grown to more than 17% of all network implementations and is accelerating fast.
-- Multiple platforms in the enterprise -- Allows network administrators to manage multi-platform networks (Microsoft, Novell, UNIX) using a single administrative Linux server and cross-platform tools.
-- First-to-market Opportunity -- Red Hat Linux Network Management Tools will be the first book on the market to bring together a comprehensive set of tools that network administrators can implement and use right away. The comprehensive CD-ROM will include all the tools and utilities discussed in the book including LinuxAgent MIB, TCPDUMP and NETSTAT, all critical tools for managing network

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Red Hat Linux Network Management Tools looks at the considerable networking capabilities of Linux 2.2.x from the perspective of a network administrator responsible for fitting the open-source operating system (and its various utilities) into a large, heterogeneous computer network. Despite the title of the book, it doesn't limit itself to Red Hat Linux. The book is also careful to explain key networking technologies such as the TCP/IP protocol stack and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)--so don't be afraid to pick this book up if you're not a whiz at everything to do with networking. As the text introduces you to Linux's tools, you'll learn the technologies with which the tools interact.

The book approaches network-management matters one at a time with Linux tools. In explaining Ethernet monitoring, for example, the text introduces the tcpdump and ethereal tools, and then explains their functions. Readers get full documentation of the utilities, command-line switches and the like, annotated listings of the programs' reports, and descriptions of how to effectively use the reports. The book features particularly deep coverage of SNMP under Linux, with lengthy explanations of how SNMP fits into a well-managed Linux network, documentation of the Management Information Base II (MIB-II), object collection, and SNMP software. --David Wall

Topics covered: Tools and technologies for effectively managing TCP/IP networks involving Linux computers. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is discussed thoroughly and appropriately, and readers find out about the SNMP tools available for Linux. The book also covers other diagnostic and reporting utilities.

From the Back Cover

The Complete Hands-On Guide to Effective Network Management Using Linux-based Tools

Linux is quickly becoming the operating system of choice, not only on desktops but also for managing large-scale corporate networks. For system administrators working in a multi-platform environment, this essential sourcebook is the most complete, hands-on guide to system configuration and server management. This one-stop, comprehensive toolkit focuses on all the tasks needed for successful network management, and includes CD-ROMs containing the latest installation of Red Hat Linux and critical tools and utilities that are invaluable for day-to-day network administration.

With the diversity of today¿s corporate networks, administrators need a reliable guide to effective network management using Linux-based tools, and Red Hat Linux Network Management Tools is the most thorough and complete reference available anywhere!

* Covers Red Hat and other Linux platforms
* Installation and command structure
* Quick reference tables
* Design management tools
* Use Expect, Scotty, Switch, and SNMPX
* Covers TCP/IP including the OSI model

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (February 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072122625
• ISBN-13: 978-0072122626
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,713,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible reference for SNMP & network monitoring tools, February 10, 2001

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This review is from: Red Hat Linux Network Management Tools (CD-ROM included) (Paperback)

This incredibly useful book explains clearly in a hands-on practical way everything you need to know about SNMP and MIBs to do network device monitoring, including tutorials/overviews/references for awesome Linux tools to gather and display network information. This book and CD-ROM is now a crucial resource in our small corporate lab which tests and monitors routers and DSL network devices, such as DSLAMs.

Particularly cool tools I didn't previously know about are:

- ethereal : GUI-based sniffer (captures and decodes network protocol traffic over ethernet)

- MRTG tool : monitor and graph network traffic from SNMP networking devices, such as routers, switches and DSLAMs (web output)

- tkined : GUI-based full featured network monitoring program. Can dynamically discover network devices. Has a network topology diagramming tool.

- tkmib : GUI-based MIB browser (GUI front end to Linux SNMP tools)

The explanations and reference material for SNMP flavors and MIBs is the first really practical, *clearly explained* and complete-enough-for-our-needs guide to these areas that I've seen yet. Finally I feel confident in being able to test the MIBs in the DSL device we are adding features to (we have no SNMP experts in our group).

The MRTG tool has saved us from having to develop a program to collect and report router statistics.

The CD-ROM contains the collection of valuable tools, which saves time over finding them online and downloading them.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you manage a Linux Network - BUY THIS BOOK!, September 12, 2000

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This review is from: Red Hat Linux Network Management Tools (CD-ROM included) (Paperback)

Red Hat Linux Network Management Tools is practical. You can immediately put to work the tools listed in this book. This includes common tools (with a good understanding of their options) such as tcpdump, netstat, traceroute, arp, ping, ifconfig and others. Ignorant about Networks? This book explains all the way through. SNMP (and so much more) will no longer be a grey area for you. It gives you tools to SEE what's "really" going on in your network. The CDs contain NTOP, Ethereal, Arpwatch, and a score of other tools that make your life as a network manager easy. PLAY with these utilities - at work or at home (just log into the internet). You'll be comfortable (and competant) with networks in no time.

5.0 out of 5 stars useful, practical and well written, December 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Hat Linux Network Management Tools (CD-ROM included) (Paperback)

Although this book is based on the 2.2 kernel, a lot of it is still very useful. I've been using Linux for more than 5 years now but I always knew that I need to improve on my networking side of things. I have just started reading this book but I can already see that I will really benefit from this book. The book covers such tools as nmap and tcpdump and also networking concepts in general. A must have for anyone interested in Linux networking.