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<TITLE>Outlook on the Following Chapters</TITLE>
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<A HREF="node1.html"><IMG WIDTH=65 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="contents" SRC="contents_motif.gif"></A> <BR>
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<B> Next:</B> <A HREF="node23.html">Issues of TCP/IP Networking</A>
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<B>Up:</B> <A HREF="node3.html">Introduction to Networking</A>
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<B> Previous:</B> <A HREF="node21.html">System Security</A>
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<H1><A NAME="SECTION003600000">Outlook on the Following Chapters</A></H1>
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The next few chapters will deal with configuring for
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TCP/IP networking, and with running some major applications.
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Before getting our hands dirty with file editing and the like,
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we will examine IP a little closer in chapter-<A HREF="node23.html#tcpip"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A>. If you
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already know about the way IP-routing works, and how address resolution
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is performed, you might want to skip this chapter.
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Chapter-<A HREF="node41.html#hardware"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> deals with the very basic configuration issues,
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such as building a kernel and setting up your Ethernet board.
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The configuration of your serial ports is covered in a separate
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chapter, because the discussion does not apply to TCP/IP networking
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only, but is also relevant for UUCP.
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Chapter-<A HREF="node58.html#iface"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> helps you to set up your machine for TCP/IP
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networking. It contains installation hints for stand-alone hosts with
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only loopback enabled, and hosts connected to an Ethernet. It will also
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introduce you to a few useful tools you can use to test and debug your
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setup. The next chapter discusses how to configure hostname
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resolution, and explains how to set up a name server.
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<P>
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This is followed by two chapters featuring the configuration and use of
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SLIP and PPP, respectively. Chapter <A HREF="node92.html#slip"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> explains how to establish
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SLIP connections, and gives a detailed reference of dip, a
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tool that allows you to automate most of the necessary steps.
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Chapter-<A HREF="node107.html#ppp"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> covers PPP and pppd, the PPP daemon you
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need for this.
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Chapter <A HREF="node124.html#appl"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> gives a short introduction to setting up some of the
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most important network applications, such as rlogin, rcp,
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etc, in chapter-<A HREF="node124.html#appl"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A>. This also covers how services are managed
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by the inetd super, and how you may restrict certain
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security-relevant services to a set of trusted hosts.
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<P>
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The next two chapters discuss NIS, the Network Information System, and
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NFS, the Network File System. NIS is a useful tool to distribute
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administrative information such as user passwords in a local area
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network. NFS allows you to share file systems between several hosts in
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your network.
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Chapter <A HREF="node146.html#uucp"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> gives you an extensive introduction to the
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administration of Taylor UUCP, a free implementation of the UUCP suite.
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The remainder of the book is taken up by a detailed tour of electronic
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mail and Usenet News. Chapter-<A HREF="node186.html#mail"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> introduces you to the central
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concepts of electronic mail, like what a mail address looks like, and
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how the mail handling system manages to get your message to the
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recipient.
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Chapters-<A HREF="node198.html#smail"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> and-<A HREF="node218.html#sendmail"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> each cover the setup of
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smail and sendmail, two mail transport agents you can use
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for . This book explains both of them, because smail is
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easier to install for the beginner, while sendmail is more
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flexible.
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<P>
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Chapters-<A HREF="node255.html#news"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> and-<A HREF="node259.html#cnews"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> explain the way news are managed in
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Usenet, and how you install and use C-news, a popular software package
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for managing Usenet news. Chapter-<A HREF="node274.html#nntp"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> briefly covers how to set
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up an NNTP daemon to provide news reading access for your local network.
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Chapter-<A HREF="node280.html#newsreaders"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> finally shows you how to configure and
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maintain various newsreaders.
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<P>
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<HR><A HREF="node1.html"><IMG WIDTH=65 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="contents" SRC="contents_motif.gif"></A> <BR>
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<B> Next:</B> <A HREF="node23.html">Issues of TCP/IP Networking</A>
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<B>Up:</B> <A HREF="node3.html">Introduction to Networking</A>
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Andrew Anderson <BR>
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Thu Mar 7 23:22:06 EST 1996</I>
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