Linux Networking-HOWTO:

Author: Joshua Drake poet@linuxports.com

1. Introduction.

2. Document History

• 2.1 Feedback

3. How to use this HOWTO.

• 3.1 Conventions used in this document

4. General Information about Linux Networking.

• 4.1 Linux Networking Resources.
• 4.2 Where to get some non-linux-specific network information.

5. Generic Network Configuration Information.

• 5.1 What do I need to start ?
• 5.2 Where should I put the configuration commands ?
• 5.3 Creating your network interfaces.
• 5.4 Configuring a network interface. Kernels 2.0 and 2.2
• 5.5 Configuring your Name Resolver.
• 5.6 Configuring your loopback interface.
• 5.7 Routing.
• 5.8 Configuring your network servers and services.
• 5.9 Other miscellaneous network related configuration files.
• 5.10 Network Security and access control.

6. Ethernet Information

• 6.1 Supported Ethernet Cards
• 6.2 General Ethernet Information
• 6.3 Using 2 or more Ethernet Cards in the same machine

7. IP Related Information

• 7.1 DHCP and DHCPD
• 7.2 DHCP Client Setup for users of LinuxConf
• 7.3 DHCP Server Setup for Linux
• 7.4 EQL - multiple line traffic equaliser
• 7.5 IP Accounting (for Linux-2.0)
• 7.6 IP Aliasing
• 7.7 IP Firewall (for Linux-2.0)
• 7.8 IPIP Encapsulation
• 7.9 IP Masquerade
• 7.10 IP Transparent Proxy
• 7.11 IPv6
• 7.12 Mobile IP
• 7.13 Multicast
• 7.14 Traffic Shaper - Changing allowed bandwidth

8. Advanced Networking with Kernel 2.2

• 8.1 The Basics
• 8.2 Adding a route with the new ip tools
• 8.3 Using NAT with Kernel 2.2

9. Using common PC hardware

• 9.1 ISDN
• 9.2 PLIP for Linux-2.0
• 9.3 PPP
• 9.4 SLIP client - (Antiquated)

10. Other Network Technologies

• 10.1 ARCNet
• 10.2 Appletalk (AF_APPLETALK)
• 10.3 ATM
• 10.4 AX25 (AF_AX25)
• 10.5 DECNet
• 10.6 FDDI
• 10.7 Frame Relay
• 10.8 IPX (AF_IPX)
• 10.9 NetRom (AF_NETROM)
• 10.10 Rose protocol (AF_ROSE)
• 10.11 SAMBA - `NetBEUI', `NetBios', `CIFS' support.
• 10.12 STRIP support (Starmode Radio IP)
• 10.13 Token Ring
• 10.14 X.25
• 10.15 WaveLan Card

11. Cables and Cabling

• 11.1 Serial NULL Modem cable
• 11.2 Parallel port cable (PLIP cable)
• 11.3 10base2 (thin coax) Ethernet Cabling
• 11.4 Twisted Pair Ethernet Cable

12. Glossary of Terms used in this document.

13. Copyright.