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This article explains Networking by linking to detailed topics.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 How to... 3 Advanced Networking 4 Network services 5 Configuration 6 See also

Introduction

Read this if you do not have a concrete question.

• Network - Tools you can use etc.
• Network Addressing
• Network Troubleshooting - Solving Network Problems

How to...

Here you learn how to:

• Set up your modem
• Set up broadband
  • Set up broadband using PPoE
  • Set up broadband using PPTP client
  • Set up NTL
• Set up wireless networking
• Share files with Windows computers
• Network Setup - Setting up Router/Default Gateway
• Kill Sockets

Advanced Networking

• Bridging made easy - Explains how to configure bridging to run within existing (RedHat-esque) scripts.
• LVS with HA for Win2k Terminal Servers - Explicit setup instructions for High Availability Load Balancing.
• LVS with High Availability and load balancing for any server
• Networking security
• Firewall
• Network Setup - Setting up Router/Default Gateway with Red Hat 9.0 Tutorial

Network services

• Typical port numbers for services: List of port numbers
• tcp-wrappers - A package to monitor and forward incoming requests for various services.
• Samba - Information on sharing files with Windows machines.
• Netatalk - Information on sharing files and printers between Linux and Macintosh machines.
• List of Web servers - Looking to set up a webserver? Take a look here.
• inetd and xinetd configuration - internet services daemons.
• SSH
• Remote Desktop Connection - Connect to other computers with VNC, XDCMP, SSH or telnet.
• Diskless Workstation - Configure tftp, dhcp, and nfs for diskless netboot
• Open sharedroot diskless Workstation/Server - Configure tftp, dhcp, and nfs for sharedroot diskless netboot
• Mail services
  • SMTP services
  • POP3 services
  • IMAP services
• The Domain Name System (DNS)
• Network Information Service (NIS)

Configuration

• Add/Edit IP Addresses in Debian linux (www1.netmonitoring.org)
• Add Static Routes in Debian Linux (www.itsyourip.com)
• Add/Edit IP Addresses in Redhat Enterprise linux (www1.netmonitoring.org)

• Add Static Routes in Redhat Enterprise Linux (www.itsyourip.com)
• Rename Network Interface Using Udev (www.debianadmin.com)
• Red Hat Configuration (www.redhat.com)
• Debian Networking Tutorials (www.debianhelp.co.uk)
• Monitoring Network using Nagios - Tutorials (www.debianhelp.co.uk)
• Debian Configuration (www.debian.org)
• Slackware Configuration (www.slackware.com)
• Mandriva Configuration (club.mandriva.com)

See also

• A basic firewall configuration suitable for a workstation
• A basic firewall configuration suitable for a gateway/nat
• Manual configuration of an iptables firewall