Chapter 8. Configuring Basic Networking

THE FOLLOWING LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • 1.109.1 Fundamentals of internet protocols (weight: 4)

  • 1.109.2 Basic network configuration (weight: 4)

  • 1.109.3 Basic network troubleshooting (weight: 4)

  • 1.109.4 Configure client-side DNS (weight: 2)

Configuring Basic Networking

Understanding TCP/IP Networking

Networking involves quite a few components that are built atop one another. These include network hardware, data packets, and protocols for data exchange. Together, these components make up a network stack. The most common network stack today is the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) ...

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