If you are looking for information about tcp/ip networking that this HOWTO does not cover, then you might try the following sources, as they provide some very useful information.
Olaf Kirch has written a substantial document as part of the
Linux Documentation Project entitled the Linux Network
Administration Guide. This is an excellent document. It covers all
aspects of setting up and using the tcp/ip networking under Linux, including
NFS, UUCP, mail, News, nameserver etc.
Olaf's book supplements this HOWTO, taking up where this document leaves off. This document covers the installation and configuration of the NET code, i.e. `How to put your machine on the net'. If you are new to unix networking, then I strongly urge you to obtain a copy and read it first. It will answer a lot of questions for you that are not within the scope of this document.
The current release version is available in:
sunsite.unc.edu
/pub/Linux/docs/linux-doc-project/network-guide/*
There are various versions of the document in this directory. The most common formats are supported, being plain ascii, Postscript, DVI, Latex and groff.
The Linux Network Administrators Guide is Copyright (c) by Olaf Kirch.
There are now quite a variety of companies publishing Linux documentation so if you want to avoid having to retrieve and print the document yourself you should have little trouble finding Olaf's book in a bound form over the counter at any good bookshop.
You should also read the other HOWTO documents relevant to networking with Linux.
They are:
The Ethernet-HOWTO, which you should read if you intend using an ethernet card with Linux. It includes a lot of detail on how to select, install and configure an ethernet card for Linux and on how to diagnose problems related to the ethernet driver.
The PPP-HOWTO if you intend using PPP.
The IPX-HOWTO if you would like information relating to IPX support for Linux.
The Serial-HOWTO if you intend using SLIP or PPP in server mode.
The NIS-HOWTO if you are interested in running a version of Sun's Network Information Service.
The HAM-HOWTO if you are interested in configuring and running amateur radio software.
The Mail-HOWTO and the News-HOWTO for some specific information on setting up Mail and News on your system.
The UUCP-HOWTO if you will be connecting to the net via UUCP.
The Firewall-HOWTO if you want to build a Linux based Firewall gateway for your network.
If you are after some basic tutorial information on tcp/ip networking generally, then I recommend you take a look at the following documents:
If you are after some more detailed information on tcp/ip networking then I highly recommend:
"Internetworking with TCP/IP"
by Douglas E. Comer
ISBN 0-13-474321-0
Prentice Hall publications.
If you are wanting to learn about how to write network applications in a Unix compatible environment then I also highly recommend:
"Unix Network Programming"
by W. Richard Stevens
ISBN 0-13-949876-1
Prentice Hall publications.
If your copy of this document is more than two months old then I strongly recommend you obtain a newer version. The networking support for Linux is changing very rapidly with new enhancements and features, so this document also changes fairly frequently. The latest released version of this document can always be retrieved by anonymous ftp from:
sunsite.unc.edu
/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/NET-2-HOWTO
/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/NET-2-HOWTO{-html.tar,ps,dvi}.gz
or via the World Wide Web from the
Linux Documentation Project Web Server, at page:
NET-2-HOWTO
or directly from me, <94004531@postoffice.csu.edu.au>. It will
also be posted to the newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,
comp.os.linux.answers and news.answers from time to time.
You can find news.answers FAQ postings, including this one, archived
on rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet.
Please send any comments, updates, or suggestions to me,
<94004531@postoffice.csu.edu.au>. The sooner I get feedback, the
sooner I can update and correct this document. If you find any problems
with it, please mail me directly as I now very rarely read the newsgroup.
You might also catch me as terryd on the #linpeople IRC
channel on the undernet IRC network.