Contents

• • Preface
    • Who should read this?
    • Reading this book
    • Contacting the author
    • Copyright
  
  
• Learning Linux
  • Introduction to the Linux Guidebook
    • What is Linux?
      • Linux History
      • Linux Distributions
      • Open Source Software
    • Using Linux as a Desktop
    • Using Linux as a Server
    • Preparing for Disaster Recovery
      • Administration Knowledge
      • Disasters
  • Networking Basics
    • Names and Addresses
      • Hardware or MAC Addresses
      • IP Addresses
      • Hostnames
      • Domain Names
    • Gateways and Routers
      • Local Area Network (LAN)
      • HUBs and Switches
      • Gateway
      • Routers
    • Domain Name Servers
      • CNAME
    • Network Addresses, Masks, and Broadcast
      • Network Address
      • Calculating the Network Mask
      • How to use the Netmask
      • Broadcast Address
    • Trouble-shooting a Network Computer
      • Do you have an IP address?
      • Can you talk to your Gateway?
      • Can you talk to your DNS?
      • A second look at the Gateway
  • Installing Red Hat Linux
    • Installation Overview
    • Starting the Install
    • Understanding the Disk Partitions
      • The /boot Partition
      • Swap Space
      • The /var Partition
      • The /home Partition
      • The / Partition
      • RAIDs
      • Format
    • Networking Options
    • Firewall Configuration
    • Accounts and Authentication
    • Packages
    • Graphical Settings
    • Kickstart
    • Network Installations
    • Dual Boot Machines
  • Linux Shell Environment
    • Directory or Folder Navigation
      • Where am I?
      • Where can I go?
      • Changing Directories
    • Command Line Options
      • Simple Commands
      • Arguments
      • Redirecting input and output
      • Running in the Background
    • Listing Files and Directories
    • Managing Files and Directories
      • Creating Files and Directories
      • Moving Files
      • Deleting Files
      • Copying Files
    • Viewing and Editing Files
      • Text Viewers
      • Editors
    • File Permissions
      • Read Permissions
      • Write Permissions
      • Execute Permissions
      • Expressing Permissions in Binary
    • Finding Files
    • Information About the System
    • Basic Shell Scripts
      • Create the script
      • Change Permissions and Execute
  • Setting up Mail
    • Mail Sources
      • Local Mail
      • Mail Servers
    • .forward and .procmailrc
      • .forward files
      • .procmailrc files
    • mail
    • emacs and rmail
    • Netscape Mail
      • Identity
      • Mail Servers
    • Pine
  • Software Installation
    • Choosing File Formats
    • Compiling Source Code
  • Administration Tools
    • Setup Command
      • Authentication Configuration
      • Firewall Configuration
      • Keyboard Configuration
      • Mouse Configuration
      • Network Configuration
      • System Services
      • Soundcard Configuration
      • Timezone Configuration
      • X Configuration
    • System Services
      • Symbolic Links
      • Using chkconfig
    • User Accounts
      • Account Creation/Deletion
      • Setting/Forgotten Passwords
  • Data Backup
    • File Archives and Compression
    • Using Floppies
      • Formatting Floppies
      • Reading and Writing Floppies
    • Making CDs
      • CD Images
      • Burning CD Images
      • Getting Images from CDs
    • Mounting and Unmounting Devices
    • Scheduling Tasks
    • Copying to another System
      • NFS Backup
      • Scp Backup
      • Wget Backup
  • Security
    • Firewalls
      • ipchains
    • FTP and telnet
    • Port Monitoring/Scanning
    • Logs
      • What to look for?
    • Passwords
  • Home Networking
    • Private Networks
    • Network Address Translation
    • Enabling Routing
  
  
• Servers
  • MySQL Server
    • Setting up mysqld
    • Databases, tables, and tuples
    • Perl DBI
      • Installing DBI
      • Installing Msql-Mysql-modules
      • Testing Perl DBI
    • MySQL and CGI
  • Web Server
    • Setting up Apache
    • Simple HTML
    • CGI Scripting
      • Environment
      • Standard Input
      • Query String
    • Cookies
      • Creating Cookies
    • Database
    • Configuring Apache
      • Enabling User CGI
      • Default Error Pages
  • Mail Server
    • Setting up Sendmail
    • Aliases
    • Spam
    • .forward and .procmailrc Files
  • NFS/NIS Servers
    • Exporting Directories
    • Mounting Directories
    • Setting up a NIS Master Server
    • Setting up NIS Clients
  • DNS Server
    • Setting up named
    • Local Zones
      • Forward Zone
      • Reverse Zone
    • Zone Transfers
  • DHCP Server
    • Setting up dhcpd
    • Leases
    • Static DHCP
  
  
• Appendix
  • Extra Information
    • X Windows
      • Gnome Desktop
      • Backgrounds and Screen Savers
      • Gnome Panel
    • Multimedia
      • Setting up Sound and Graphics
      • Applications
  
  
• Index
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