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Linux Networking Cookbook

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This cookbook gets quickly down to business with an amazing breadth of useful networking information. I've found it to be an excellent guide for hands on learning of networking with Linux

The book only asks that you have a basic understanding of working from the command line. Where applicable the instructions for various solutions are given for Fedora and Debian.

The most valuable parts for me thus far are how to access machines remotely and this applies to working on your linux box remotely and working with windows machines remotely from a linux machine. As networks become increasingly mixed with unix/linux and windows - this book is going to be more and more relevant and useful in that area.

The amazon price makes this useful collection of knowledge a really great deal.

Linux networking cookbook is a book for both a seasoned and new Linux network administrator. It includes valuable time saving recipes, tools and related resources. The book is written in clear and concise style with tons of examples and working code.

Sure you can dig out all info presented here with the help of man pages, web, forums and chat rooms, but not in one handy guide. (remember time is an important factor in Enterprise computing).

Overall it is a great book that touches all important Linux networking aspects. This book is highly recommended to all RHCEs/ Geeks / MCESs / UNIX admin and small business owner who manges their own Linux boxes.

This is a practical guide for Linux system administrators who need to get networks of machines to talk to each other securely and reliably. There is an introductory, lay-of-the-land chapter on Linux networking, followed by chapters on topics you'd expect like gateways, routers, firewalls, wireless, SSH, and Samba. There are also chapters on old-school topics like dial-up networking (remember Kermit?) and controlling your servers through a serial console, and some bleeding-edge stuff like IPv6 and building a VoIP server with Asterisk.

This is not a book about networking theory (for that, see Andrew S. Tanenbaum's Computer Networks (4th Edition)). Rather, as the word "Cookbook" suggests, this book offers step-by-step instructions ("recipes") for installing, configuring, and starting up the relevant software packages, and then testing and debugging to make sure everything is running correctly. Where appropriate, Schroder offers separate recipes for deb- and rpm-based Linux distributions.

To me, the most valuable aspect of this book is not the solutions (recipes) themselves, but the context around each recipe; that is, Schroder's diagnosis and description of the problem to be solved. Reading this book is spending a day with an experienced (and good-humored) sysadmin and having her walk you through all the networking stuff she does, clearly explaining her reasoning behind every little decision, like which headset mic to buy for VoIP and why she always tests basic connectivity with ping before firing up the packet sniffer.

The Linux networking cookbook is very specifically orientated to Linux networking tasks. While this book would give useful ideas for other *NIX operating systems the real value is for Linux users.

The book is orientated for Fedora and Debian (Ubuntu) users as these are the basis of a number of the Linux distributions available. The book also shows how to compile required software from source.

The book is task orientated and each chapter relates to a specific task such as setting up a VPN. The range of tasks is very extensive and include Firewalling, wireless networking, VPN, VoIP servers, routing, SSH etc.

The required software is defined along with how to install it. The chapter then goes on to describe configuration and set up for the required purpose. The book is straightforward and describes the process in a simple way without requiring vast amounts of Linux interior expertise. This is not a novice book and it does require some knowledge of Linux however it is very good at describing how to perform most networking tasks for people who are not expert in networking.

I have been using Linux as my desktop for around 2-3 years and I found this book very useful. I recommend it for people who want to do something with networking in Linux and don't want to spend forever looking up howto's on the Internet.

Being a novice to Linux. This book was excellent on breaking down all the networking functions when using Linux. It has really enhanced my knowledge on how to use Linux from a networking standpoint. I recommend this book to a novice or a senior Linux administrator, because it covers just about every networking topic and you will be able to learn something new or use as a reference.

If you want to leverage your existing Linux admin and configuration skill, you should have one of this. Even if you don't dirty your hand with it, it gives you the scope of work and resources require when you are proposing to your boss or your customers. It will make you boss happy.

I was impressed with the quality of the book. This was my first purchase with Amazon, with used books. It looks like a new ones. It was a pleasant surprise when I received. Thank you all, for the great and professional job.

as preview at TOC, this is great book for modification singleboard computer for special tasking, we can cook linux as we need completed with sample command.

The 'Linux Networking Cookbook' is a wonderful addition for any admin or developer that is using exactly what the title of this book states: Linux Networking. With over 600 pages of content spread over 250-300 pages of helpful recipes, this is a welcome addition to a Linux admin's bookshelf.

Easy to recommend, hard to live without for this niche audience.

***** RECOMMENDED

I have gone through the entire book and I feel ready to transition from the familiar MS world of Server 2003/8 to Linux. The tips and tricks contained in the book will enable me to do all the things I want to do with my servers and desktops.

Fantastic book.