Linux Networking

The Linux Operating System boasts kernel based networking support written almost entirely from scratch. The performance of the tcp/ip implementation in recent kernels makes it a worthy alternative to even the best of its peers. This document aims to describe how to install and configure the Linux networking software and associated tools.

General Information

 * /A brief history of Linux Networking Kernel Development/
 * /Linux Networking Resource/
 * /Where to get some non-linux specific network information/

Generic Network Configuration Information

 * /What do I need to start?/
 * /Where should I put the configuration commands?/
 * /Creating your network interfaces/
 * /Configuring a network interface/
 * /Configuring your Name Resolver/
 * /Configuring your loopback interface/
 * /Routing/
 * /Configuring your network servers and services/

IP- and Ethernet-Related Information

 * /IP- and Ethernet-Related Information/
 * /EQL - multiple line traffic equaliser/
 * /IP Accounting (for Linux-2.0)/
 * /IP Accounting (for Linux-2.2)/
 * /IP Aliasing/
 * /IP Firewall (for Linux-2.0)/
 * /IP Firewall (for Linux-2.2)/
 * /IPIP Encapsulation/
 * /IP Masquerade/
 * /IP Transparent Proxy/
 * /IPv6/
 * /Mobile IP/
 * /Multicast/
 * /NAT - Network Address Translation/
 * /Traffic Shaper - Changing allowed bandwidth/
 * /Routing in Linux-2.2/

Using common PC hardware

 * /ISDN/
 * /PLIP for Linux-2.0/
 * /PLIP for Linux-2.2/
 * /PPP/
 * /SLIP client/
 * /SLIP server/

Other Network Technologies

 * /Other Network Technologies/
 * /ARCNet/
 * /Appletalk (AF_APPLETALK)/
 * /ATM/
 * /AX25 (AF_AX25)/
 * /DECNet/
 * /FDDI/
 * /Frame Relay/
 * /IPX (AF_IPX)/
 * /NetRom (AF_NETROM)/
 * /Rose protocol (AF_ROSE)/
 * /SAMBA - NetBEUI, NetBios, CIFS support/
 * /STRIP support (Starmode Radio IP)/
 * /Token Ring/
 * /X.25/
 * /WaveLan Card/

Cables and Cabling

 * /Cables and Cabling/
 * /Serial NULL Modem cable/
 * /Parallel port cable (PLIP cable)/
 * /10base2 (thin coax) Ethernet Cabling/
 * /Twisted Pair Ethernet Cable/

Appendices

 * /Glossary of Terms used in this document/

Contributors

 * Phoe6
 * Terry Dawson
 * Axel Boldt
 * Arnt Gulbrandsen
 * Gary Allpike
 * Cees de Groot
 * Alan Cox
 * Jonathon Naylor
 * Claes Ensson
 * Ron Nessim
 * John Minack
 * Jean-Pierre Cocatrix
 * Erez Strauss

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