If you are looking for information about tcp/ip networking that this HOWTO does not cover, then you might try the following sources, as they provide some very useful information.
Olaf Kirch
has written a substantial document as part of the
Linux Documentation Project entitled the Linux Network
Administration Guide. This is an excellent document. It covers all
aspects of setting up and using the tcp/ip networking under Linux, including
NFS, UUCP, mail, News, nameserver etc.
This book supplements the NET-HOWTO, taking up where this document leaves off. This document covers the installation and configuration of the NET code, i.e. `How to put your machine on the net'. If you are new to unix networking, then I strongly urge you to obtain a copy and read it first. It will answer a lot of questions for you that are not within the scope of this document.
The current version is available in:
ftp.uni-erlangen.de
/pub/Linux/LOCAL/BETA/LDP/NAG
There are various versions of the document in this directory. The most common formats are supported, being plain ascii, Postscript, DVI, Latex and groff.
The Linux Network Administrators Guide is Copyright (c) by Olaf Kirch.
You should also read the Ethernet-HOWTO if you intend using an Ethernet card with Linux. The Ethernet-HOWTO describes the ethernet drivers that are used by the Network code, their configuration, and other aspects of ethernet networking. If you are intending to use ethernet, then the Ethernet-HOWTO should be considered the definitive source of information relating to same. That is, if the Ethernet-HOWTO and this document disagree on any point, then believe the Ethernet-HOWTO.
For more general information on Unix network configuration another good place to look for help on setting up your network is the O'Reilly and Associates book TCP/IP Network Administration, (the one with the Crab on the cover). Keep in mind that the Linux Network code is now a fairly standard implementation of tcp/ip networking, this means that the commands to configure and use it will work in much the same way as for those for other unix operating systems. Keep in mind though that some of the arguments and options might differ slightly from those in the book.
If you are after some basic tutorial information on tcp/ip networking generally, then you might take a look at the following documents:
athos.rutgers.edu
/runet/tcp-ip-admin.doc
/runet/tcp-ip-admin.ps
/runet/tcp-ip-intro.doc
/runet/tcp-ip-intro.ps
New version of this document can be retrieved by anonymous ftp from:
sunsite.unc.edu
/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/NET-HOWTO*
or directly from me, <terryd@extro.ucc.su.oz.au>
. It will also
be posted to the newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
,
comp.os.linux.help
, and news.answers
periodically.
You can find news.answers
FAQ postings, including this one, archived
on rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet
.
Please send any comments, updates, or suggestions to me,
<terryd@extro.ucc.su.oz.au>
. The sooner I get feedback, the
sooner I can update and correct this document. If you find any problems
with it, please mail me instead of posting to one of the newsgroups,
as I may miss it. Thanks.
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