Chapter 11. Networking Overview

Table of Contents

Copyright
How to Use this Chapter
Conventions Used in this Document
General Information about Linux Networking
Linux Networking Resources
Where to Get some non Linux-Specific Network Information
Generic Network Configuration Information
What Do I Need to Start?
Routing
Ethernet Information
Supported Ethernet Cards
General Ethernet Information
Using 2 or More Ethernet Cards in The Same Machine
IP-Related Information
DNS
DHCP And DHCPD
Using Common PC Hardware
ISDN
PLIP
PPP
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
Serial NULL Modem cable
Parallel Port Cable (PLIP Cable)
10base2 (Thin Coax) Ethernet Cabling
Twisted-Pair Ethernet Cable

Copyright

This chapter is based on a HOWTO by Joshua D. Drake {POET}, which original is hosted by the The Linux Review web site.

The NET-3/4-HOWTO, NET-3, and Networking-HOWTO, information on how to install and configure networking support for Linux. Copyright (c) 1997 Terry Dawson, 1998 Alessandro Rubini, 1999 Joshua D. Drake {POET} - thelinuxreview.com/ is a FREE document. You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

Modifications from v1.6.9, July 03, 2000, (C)opyright 2000 - 2002 MandrakeSoft.


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