TCP/IP Network Administration, 2nd Edition is a complete guide to setting up and running a TCP/IP network for administrators of networks of systems or users of home systems that access the Internet. It starts with the fundamentals: what the protocols do and how they work, how addresses and routing are used to move data through the network, and how to set up your network connection. Beyond basic setup, this new second edition discusses advanced routing protocols (RIPv2, OSPF, and BGP) and the gated software package that implements them. It also provides a tutorial on how to configure important network services, including PPP, SLIP, sendmail, Domain Name Service (DNS), BOOTP and DHCP configuration servers, and some simple setups for NIS and NFS. There are also chapters on troubleshooting and security. In addition, this book is a command and syntax reference for several important packages, including pppd, dip, gated, named, dhcpd, and sendmail. Contents include:

• Overview of TCP/IP
• Delivering the Data
• Network Services
• Getting Started
• Basic Configuration
• Configuring the Interface
• Configuring Routing
• Configuring DNS Name Service
• Configuring Network Servers
• sendmail
• Troubleshooting TCP/IP
• Network Security
• Internet Information Resources

Appendixes include: dip, pppd and chat reference; a gated reference; a named reference; a dhcpd reference; and a sendmail reference Covers Linux, BSD, and System V TCP/IP implementations.

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TCP/IP Network Administration, 2nd Edition Review,  August 08 1999
Submitted by Jonathan Provencher   [Respond | View]



I recently bought the French translation of this book, I must say it's really great. Very clear, well explained, precise. Thanks for doing such great books!



TCP/IP Network Administration, 2nd Edition Review,  May 12 1999
Submitted by JD Weiner   [Respond | View]



I bought this book several years ago, when I was
just getting into UNIX, and I was disappointed,
because nothing in it seemed meaningful or
relevant. I recently picked it up again, hoping
to find an answer to some networking problems I'd
run into, and I was amazed - everything I needed
was there, concisely explained. The book had
always been perfect; it was just waiting for the
reader to be able to appreciate it. Since then,
it's become one of my favorite O'Reilly books.


TCP/IP Network Administration, 2nd Edition Review,  November 11 1998
Submitted by Isaac Wilcox   [Respond | View]



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The book duplicates far too much information,
by covering each topic twice or even three times.
Really annoying is the way that sometimes in the
text the author says 'To find out detail x/y/z,
ask your network administrator'. Isn't that what
the book is meant to teach you what to be ?

The structure and order both stink too. Putting
breakdowns of TCP segment headers in the intro
chapter has got to be wrong - shouldn't this be
an appendix ?

The book also claims to cover BOOTP and DHCP administration, but totally misses out how to
configure a client of these services. It also
claims in one chapter to cover RARP server
admin, then doesn't.

Most of the information needed is in there -
it's just mostly in the wrong place.

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