Linux Network Servers (Craig Hunt Linux Library) [Paperback]

Craig Hunt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0782141234 | ISBN-13: 978-0782141238 | Publication Date: August 9, 2002 | Edition: 1

Authoritative Answers to All Your Linux Network Server Questions--Specifically for Linux Administrators
Tap into Linux's impressive capabilities as a network server. Written by one of the world's leading Linux system administration experts, Linux Network Servers teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to configure and administer a full range of network services, from file and printer sharing to email and the Web. Hundreds of clear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques in detail--so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals. Coverage includes the following:
Installing Linux
Understanding the boot process
Working with the network interface
Setting up login services
Using Linux name services
Configuring a mail server
Setting up Apache Web server
Configuring network gateway services
Configuring desktop configuration server
Setting up file sharing
Setting up printer services
Securing your server
Troubleshooting
The Craig Hunt Linux Library
The Craig Hunt Linux Library provides in-depth, advanced coverage of the key topics for Linux administrators. Topics include Samba, System Administration, DNS Server Administration, Apache, Security, and Sendmail. Each book in the series is either written by or meticulously reviewed by Craig Hunt to ensure the highest quality and most complete coverage for networking professionals working specifically in Linux environments.

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From the Back Cover

Authoritative Answers to All Your Linux Network ServerQuestions—Specifically for Linux Administrators

Tap intoLinux's impressive capabilities as a network server. Written by one of theworld’s leading Linux system administration experts, Linux NetworkServers teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced techniquesyou need to know to configure and administer a full range of network services,from file and printer sharing to email and the Web. Hundreds of clear, consistentexamples illustrate these techniques in detail—so you stay on track andaccomplish all your goals. Coverage includes the following:

InstallingLinux
Understanding the boot process
Working with the networkinterface
Setting up login services
Using Linux nameservices
Configuring a mail server
Setting up Apache Webserver
Configuring network gateway services
Configuring desktopconfiguration server
Setting up file sharing
Setting up printerservices
Securing your server
Troubleshooting

The Craig HuntLinux Library
The Craig Hunt Linux Library provides in-depth,advanced coverage of the key topics for Linux administrators. Topics includeSamba, System Administration, DNS Server Administration, Apache, Security, andSendmail. Each book in the series is either written by or meticulously reviewedby Craig Hunt to ensure the highest quality and most complete coverage for networking professionals working specifically in Linux environments.

About the Author

Craig Hunt is a noted Linux expert who lectures regularly on the topics at the NetWorld+Interop, ComNet, and other networking trade shows. He serves as both author and series editor for the Craig Hunt Linux Library. In addition to Linux Network Servers, Craig authored the highly acclaimed Linux Sendmail Administration and Linux DNS Server Administration.

Product Details

• Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (August 9, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782141234
• ISBN-13: 978-0782141238
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,853,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use = linux, May 9, 2004

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This review is from: Linux Network Servers (Craig Hunt Linux Library) (Paperback)

An unabashed plug for linux on a server! While Microsoft overwhelmingly dominates the desktop market, on the server side, things are far more contentious. Hunt offers us here his vision of how to use a linux machine for many practical server duties.

He starts by explaining how to install linux. Then how to set up accounts for users and, very importantly, how to properly set up a mail server. Email was the first killer app of the internet, and configuring a mail server is probably one of your most important duties. A nice thing as shown by the book is that once you have a mail server running, there is relatively little maintenance. (With the notable exception of performing various antispam techniques.)

Other sysadmin duties are then explained. If you have already been a sysadmin for Unix machines, then there should be little difficulty here. The difference between linux and any given Unix version is no greater than between that version and another Unix version.