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Linux Routers: A Primer for Network Administrators (2nd Edition) (Radia Perlman Series in...
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by Tony Mancill
Sales Rank: 435087
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List Price: $44.99
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Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition June 21, 2002
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0130090263
ISBN-13: 978-0130090263
Product Dimensions:
9.6 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Product Description
A hands-on guide to implementing Linux-based routers, walking through a series of production routing scenarios and offering detailed advice on configuration, problem avoidance, and troubleshooting.
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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.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This review is from: Linux Routers: A Primer For Network Administrators (Hardcover)
This is a must have book for Unix System administrators working with routers. Tony has written a book that is easy to understand, very concise and explains many advantages to using Linux-based routers. His understanding of network administration is extremely impressive and he conveys that in an interesting manner. Definitely worth the investment!
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Linux Routers: A Primer for Network Administrators (2nd Edition) (Radia Perlman Series in...
List Price: $44.99
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Price: $35.99
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