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>This book was written to provide a single reference for network
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administration in a Linux environment. Beginners and experienced users
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alike should find the information they need to cover nearly all
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important administration activities required to manage a Linux network
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configuration. The possible range of topics to cover is nearly
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limitless, so of course it has been impossible to include everything
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there is to say on all subjects. We've tried to cover the most
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important and common ones. We've found that beginners to Linux
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networking, even those with no prior exposure to Unix-like operating
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systems, have found this book good enough to help them successfully
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get their Linux network configurations up and running and get them
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ready to learn more.</P
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>There are many books and other sources of information from which you
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can learn any of the topics covered in this book (with the possible
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new Linux firewall interface, which is not well documented elsewhere)
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in greater depth. We've provided a bibliography for you to use when
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