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Linux Networking-HOWTO (Previously the Net-3 Howto)

Current Author: unmaintained

v1.5, August 1999

Original Authors: Terry Dawson (main author), VK2KTJ; Alessandro Rubini (maintainer)

Former Maintainer: Joshua Drake (Poet)

The Linux Operating System boasts kernel based networking support written almost entirely from scratch. The performance of the tcp/ip implementation in recent kernels makes it a worthy alternative to even the best of its peers. This document aims to describe how to install and configure the Linux networking software and associated tools.

1. Introduction.

2. Document History

3. How to use this HOWTO.

4. General Information about Linux Networking.

5. Generic Network Configuration Information.

6. IP- and Ethernet-Related Information

7. Using common PC hardware

8. Other Network Technologies

9. Cables and Cabling

10. Glossary of Terms used in this document.

11. Linux for an ISP ?

12. Acknowledgements

13. Copyright.


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