tailieunhanh - Learning DebianGNU Linux-Chapter 10. Setting Up a Linux-Based LAN

Tham khảo tài liệu 'learning debiangnu linux-chapter 10. setting up a linux-based lan', công nghệ thông tin, hệ điều hành phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 10. Setting Up a Linux-Based LAN This chapter explains how to set up a local-area network LAN that includes a Linux Samba server which lets Microsoft Windows and UNIX systems access shared files and printers hosted by your Linux system. The chapter explains how to administer a simple LAN and describes how to install configure and administer Samba servers and clients. Integrating your Linux system with an existing LAN is no more complicated than setting up your own LAN the chapter also explains how to connect to an existing network. The chapter also explains how to use Linux backup and recovery utilities so that client systems can create and use backups stored on the server. Introduction One of the great strengths of Linux is its powerful and robust networking capabilities. The good news is that everything about Linux s networking setup is open to inspection and completely configurable. Nothing is hidden from the user and no parameters are forced on you. The challenge is to get the most out of this setup for your needs. Basic networking principles don t differ much between Windows and Linux and indeed the principles aren t unfamiliar. This chapter starts with an overview of networking and then looks in more detail at Linux networking on a Local Area Network LAN . In the next two chapters you ll learn about making a dialup Internet connection and setting up Wide Area Network WAN services. Most computers today handle network traffic much as the post office handles mail. Think for example of the steps involved in sending and receiving a letter. Your postal carrier must know where to drop off and where to pick up mail. So your home must have some kind of recognizable interface we call this a mailbox. And whereas your postal carrier may know your neighborhood quite well delivery in other areas will require other carriers. Mail is passed to these other carriers through a gateway we call this the Post Office. Although you can think of the whole postal system as one .