Linux: Networking for Your Office [Paperback]

Roderick W. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999

SOHO Linux Networking provides all the answers you need when setting up a Linux server in a SOHO (small office, home office) environment, or as a subnetwork off of a larger organization's network. This book combines information documented in existing Linux material such as HOWTOs, individual package documentation, and other books into a single package, complete with Red Hat Linux on CD.

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SOHO Linux Networking provides all the answers you need when setting up a Linux server in a SOHO (small office, home office) environment, or as a subnetwork off of a larger organization's network. This book combines information documented in existing Linux material such as HOWTOs, individual package documentation, and other books into a single package, complete with Red Hat Linux on CD.

About the Author

Roderick W. Smith has years experience running a wide variety of OSs, often in multiboot configurations. Rod has publications in several computer magazines, most notably, Linux Journal and maintains several Web pages devoted to Linux and OS/2. He is the author of Special Edition Using Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux and The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook published by Que. He can be reached via email at http://www.rodsbooks.com/books/.

Product Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: Sams (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672317923
• ISBN-13: 978-0672317927
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,609,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book. A must have for the do it yourselfer., August 9, 2000

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"sandala2" (Thornton, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Linux: Networking for Your Office (Paperback)

I am a system administrator and work on UNIX workstations and servers every day. This book is a well of knowledge. It is written so that the beginner will understand how to do what needs to be done, to set up an office network. Very good. I have alot of pages dog eared. I am very glad I bought this book. Good job Roderick W. Smith.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A well structured and comprehensive starting place, December 17, 2001

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A Williams "honestpuck" (Neutral Bay, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linux: Networking for Your Office (Paperback)

This book is targeted at the person who wants to build an intranet for a small to medium sized business using Linux servers.

A well written and well structured book it starts with the basics of configuring Linux (using Red Hat), building a kernel suited for networking, configuring Ethernet and dialling using PPP. After this thorough grounding it goes on to file sharing using NFS, Samba and netatalk and printer sharing. Once you've covered these sections you can connect to your Linux server from other Unix boxes, Windows or a Macintosh, indeed using this book I set up a Linux server to act as a bridge between Macs, Windows 95 and NT servers and two Sun workstations.

It then covers remote login, either using shell protocols telnet or ssh, or X logins using VNC or X Server. Finally it has two chapters on IP masquerading and firewalls.

OK, go over that list again - every aspect of building an intranet is covered.

Having used this book extensively I've found its flaw. When everything works this book is great. Once you run into problems it is less useful. The large amount of ground covered means that Smith has glossed over likely problems and solutions. Troubleshooting is ignored almost entirely.

I would recommend this book as a good beginners guide to building an intranet around Linux to almost everyone with the caveat that you may need more specific information in some areas when you run into serious trouble. If nothing else it is marvellous inspiration.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book--clear and concise, April 13, 2003

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G. Maxwell (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linux: Networking for Your Office (Paperback)

Roderick Smith has put together a heuristic tome that tells you all you need to know to put Linux to work in your office by using its strength as a network OS.

Beginning at the beginning, he starts off with the basics and goes into enough detail to give the reader a good context for his instruction and, at the same time, gives the reader good, useful information about networking in general.

After the basics, its onto the "meat" of networking: IP addresses and their classes, subnetting and other network-related tasks--too many to mention here.

If you are seriously thinking about using Linux in a networked environment at the office or even at home, then buy this book. It's all you'll need to get started and up and running in no time!