Terry Dawson, co-author of the 2nd edition of O'Reilly's Linux Network Administrators Guide, provides a series of articles and tutorials on network administration topics.

Dynamic Address Assignment
Are you still assigning static IP addresses on your network? Terry Dawson explains how dynamic IP address assignment works and helps you understand if it is right for your network. Jun. 14, 2001

Creating Network Diagrams
As the complexity of your network grows, it makes good sense to maintain documentation that describes it. Terry Dawson reviews tools to make this easier. Feb. 15, 2001

Exploring the /proc/net/ Directory
Terry Dawson explains the /proc/net directory and shows us the wealth of kernel information that is exposed there. Nov. 16, 2000

Building High Performance Linux Routers
Trying to add a high performace router to a big network on little budget? Terry Dawson shows us how to put one together using Linux. Sep. 28, 2000

Traffic Shaping
Traffic shaping is the general term given to a broad range of techniques designed to enforce prioritization policies on a network link. Terry Dawson shows us some of the IP traffic shaping tools available for Linux and a simple example of how to use them.  Aug. 24, 2000

What is a Network Administrator Anyway?
Terry Dawson ponders: how do you differentiate between system administration and network administration? Jul. 20, 2000

NISTNet: Emulating Networks on Your Own LAN
Use NISTNet to create realistic network traffic on a local LAN. Stress test your applications before they reach the real world. Jun. 22, 2000

Linux/ATM - State of Play
Terry Dawson explains the Linux support that's available for ATM and what you can do with it. May. 5, 2000

Preventing Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
Six ways to avoid becoming an unwilling collaborator.  Mar. 9, 2000