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21
Linux in the Network
Linux in the Network
Linux, really a child of the Internet, offers all the necessary networking
tools and features for integration into all types of network structures. An
introduction into the customary Linux protocol, TCP/IP, follows. The vari-
ous services and special features of this protocol are discussed. Network ac-
cess using a network card can be configured with YaST. The central config-
uration files are discussed and some of the most essential tools described.
Only the fundamental mechanisms and the relevant network configuration
files are discussed in this chapter.
21.1 TCP/IP — The Protocol Used by Linux . . . . . . . 414
21.2 IPv6 — The Next Generation Internet . . . . . . . . 422
21.3 Manual Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 431
21.4 Network Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
21.5 Routing in SUSE LINUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
21.6 SLP Services in the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
21.7 DNS — Domain Name System . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
21.8 LDAP — A Directory Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
21.9 NIS — Network Information Service . . . . . . . . 505
21.10 NFS — Shared File Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
21.11 DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
21.12 Time Synchronization with xntp . . . . . . . . . . . 526