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Linux Routers: a Primer for Network Administrators (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed)

by Tony Mancill

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Save a fortune: Use Linux to deliver cost-effective, reliable routing services.

Linux routers are inexpensive, flexible, stable, adaptable, expandable, easy to manage, and based on proven technology. In Linux Routers, Second Edition, Tony Mancill shows you exactly how to configure, administer, and troubleshoot Linux routing for today's most common internetworking applications. Thoroughly updated for the latest technologies and version 2.4 of the Linux kernel, this edition includes practical coverage of dynamic routing, Quality of Service (QoS)—even next-generation IPv6 routing. Mancill's step-by-step explanations walk you through:

  • Choosing the right Linux software distribution and hardware platform
  • Building Ethernet LAN routers, including coverage of the Linux Router Project (LRP)
  • Implementing Internet, extranet, and Frame Relay routing
  • Creating VPN tunneling routers with iproute2 and FreeS/WAN
  • Providing remote access to satellite offices while conserving bandwidth
  • Using Linux IP firewalling features to improve network security
  • Providing routing services alongside Web and DNS services on a single platform
  • Monitoring Linux routers and maximizing availability in production environments

Whether your goal is to reduce network costs, add applications, solve problems you can't solve with "traditional" routers, or simply learn about routing hands-on without investing expensive, proprietary network gear, Linux Routers, Second Edition is all you need to get the job done.

Book News Annotation:

Explains how to set up and manage Linux routers based on the author's experience in production environments. Separate chapters describe LAN, extranet, WAN, internet, satellite office, and internet services routers. The second edition adds a chapter on the cesium and xenon tunneling routers, and sections on packet sniffers and netfilter code.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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About the Author

TONY MANCILL works for Vesta, a stored-value services company in Portland, Oregon. He has worked in several large IT shops as a UNIX systems administrator and systems programmer, including Bank of America and BellSouth, and he has been running Linux in production corporate environments since 1996. Mancill is also active in the Free Software community as a volunteer developer for the Debian project (http://www.debian.org/). He is a graduate of Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
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Table of Contents

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary.)

Preface.

Introduction.

1. ROUTING BUILDING BLOCKS.

Router Hardware. The Environment around Your Router. Distributions —Router Software.

2. IP, Ethernet, And Tele Hony Basics.

Routing 101. Ethernet 101 —Switches and Hubs. WA Basics 101.

3. Silicon —A Lan Route.

Configuring a LAN Router. IP Aliasing for Multinetting. IP Monitoring Tools. The mii-diag Utility. LRP —The Linux Router Project.

4. Erbium —An Extranet Router.

Erbium 's Design. IP Masquerading Concepts. Linux 's netfilter —Concepts. Masquerading and AT with net filter.

5. Zinc —A Frame Relay Router.

Frame Relay Basics —DLCIs, PVCs, and CIRs. Linux WA Adapters. Linux and WANPIPE for Frame Relay. Troubleshooting Frame Relay with WANPIPE. MRTG —Monitoring Link Utilization. LRP with WANPIPE.

6. Cesium and Xenon —Tunneling Routers.

Linux and Token Ring. Cesium 's Environment. The iproute2 Toolset. FreeS/WAN —An IPsec Implementation for Linux. A Brief Introduction to IPv6 on Linux.

7. Oxygen —Internet Route.

Connecting to the Internet. General Network Security Measures. IP Firewalling. Notification Systems.

8. Californium —Satellite Office Router.

CHDLC Router Topology. Conserving Bandwidth —Caches and Slaves. Replacing Servers —Multifunction Routers. Linux Traffic-Shaping Walkthrough. Remote System Support.

9. Hafnium —Internet Services Router.

Allowing Access to the Outside —Proxying. Redirection of IP Traffic —Smoke and Mirrors. General Internet Services on Routers. Dynamic Routing Daemons. OSPF Walkthrough Using Zebra. Emergency Down Procedures.

10. Ye Olde Kernel Shop E —Linux 2.2.X.

IP Accounting. Conditional IP Forwarding for Linux. 345 10.3 IP Packet Filtering for Linux 2.2.x. IP Masquerading with the 2.2 Kernel. Configuring IP Masquerading for Linux 2.2.x. Using IP Masquerading Every Day. Kernel Port Forwarding —High Wizardry.

11. Conclusion.

A. Helpful Links.

B. Building The Linux Kernel.

C. Testing Strategies And Vmware.

D. Ethics And Other Considerations.

E. GNU General Public License.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780130090263
Subtitle:
A Primer for Network Administrators
Author:
Mancill, Tony
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Location:
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Subject:
Networking - General
Subject:
Operating Systems - UNIX
Subject:
Operating Systems - LINUX
Subject:
Networking - Routers
Subject:
Routers (Computer networks)
Subject:
Linux
Subject:
Routers
Copyright:
2002
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed
Series Volume:
544
Publication Date:
June 2002
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
464
Dimensions:
9.18x6.96x1.18 in. 1.65 lbs.
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