Chapter 16. Networking

In This Chapter

• Laying the Foundation: The localhost Interface

• Checking Connections with ping, traceroute, and mtr

• Networking with TCP/IP

• IPv6 Basics

• Network Organization

• Hardware Devices for Networking

• Using Network Configuration Tools

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

• Wireless Networking

• Beyond the Network and onto the Internet

• Common Configuration Information

• Configuring Digital Subscriber Line Access

• Configuring Dial-Up Internet Access

• Troubleshooting Connection Problems

• References

One of the benefits of open-source technology in general and Linux is particular is that it can be used effortlessly across several networking environments and the Internet. With strong support for the standard ...

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