N

name servers, 910

caching, 910

example, 913-914

forwarding, 910

named daemon (DNS), 921

named.conf configuration file, /etc directory, 368

NAT (Network Address Translation), 538, 631

Nautilus (GNOME), 90, 97-100

burning CDs, 102

Samba shared directories, 727

navigation

command line, keystrokes, 139

vi text editor, 165-166

vsFTPd, 771

Navigator (Mozilla)

controls, 323-324

DOM Inspector, 327

helper applications, 321-322

Java support, 326

plugins, 322-324

preferences, 319-321

Preferences toolbar, 325-326

resizing Web page, 327

tabbed browsing, 327

ncftp, 349-351

ncFTP, application download, 181-182

ncpfs file system, 383

NCSA (National Center for Supercomputing Applications), 774

nedit command, 226

nedit text editor, 163

net top-level domain, 632

netatalk. See also AppleTalk

afpd daemon, 934

AppleDesktop directory, 939

AppleDouble directory, 939

AppleShare file server and, 931

AppleTalk

file types, 941

folder types, 941

host name, 933

server settings, 935-936

AppleTalk printer server and, 932

AppleTalk router and, 932

atalkd daemon (AppleTalk), 934

authentication, 933

clients, 933

daemons, 933

directories

hidden, 939-940

permissions, 940-941

files

copying, 941-942

deleting, 941-942

hidden, 939-940

Linux shell and, 932

moving, 941-942

permissions, 940-941

folders, Linux shell and, 932

Mac OS X, 928-929

Network Trash Folder, 939

papd daemon, 934

printer sharing, 934-943

scripts, atalk (startup), 934

server

settings configuration, 933

setup, 933-937

shares, 932

sharing files, Samba and, 942

startup, 934-935

atalk script, 934

troubleshooting, 944-945

users

guest users, 933

setup, 933-936

volumes, 932

afpd daemon, 934

directory-level security, 939-942

file-level security, 939-942

host-level security, 938

securing shared, 934

sharing, 932-937

sharing setup, 933

user-level security, 938

Netatalk server, 1022

netatalk.conf file, 933

netbios alias option, Samba, 716

netbios name option, Samba, 716

netmasks, IP addresses, 613

NetWare, printers, 680

network administration, servers, 1024

Arpwatch server, 1025

information servers, 1025-1027

NTP (Network Time Protocol) server, 1024

portmap server, 1024

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), 1025

SWAT (Samba Web Administration Tool), 1025

network cards, wireless LANs, 598

Network Configuration window, wireless LAN configuration, 604-607

Network Configuration, installation, 23

Network Device Control window, administration and, 365

network interface, 906

Network Neighborhood, Samba and, 728

network servers, 9

network services

database services, 1027

disabling, intrusion attacks and, 524-525

file server, 1021-1022

Mac OS X, 926-927

security services, 1029

proxy/caching server, 1029

system logging, 1029

VPNs (virtual private networks), 1029

servers

e-mail, 1023

information servers, 1025-1027

login, 1022

network administration, 1024

news, 1023

print, 1024

user services, 1027

remote execution servers, 1027-1029

write-to-all server, 1029

Web server, 1020

Network Trash Folder, netatalk and, 939

Network window, administration and, 365

networks

backups, 483

Amanda, 503-509

clients, configuration for Internet connection, 651-652

connectivity, 8

installation and, configuration, 34

installation from, 25, 44-45

IP addresses, 611

CIDR, 613-614

classes, 612-613

dynamic, 611

netmasks, 613

obtaining, 614-615

static, 611

Konqueror File Manager (KDE), 109

network services

daemons, 1016-1018

running, checklist, 1015-1016

panel configuration, 89

security

firewalls, 528

iptables firewall, 529-540

server configuration, 906-907

DNS server information, 906

host name, 906

network interface, 906

wireless, overview, 596-598

Neverwinter Nights game, Loki Software, 277

New panel option, GNOME Panel menu, 93

newaliases command, 426

news login, 373

news protocol, URLs and, 315

news servers, 1023

dial-up setup and, 637

newsgroups

Mozilla and, 318, 341

reading messages, 343

server connection, 341-342

subscribing to groups, 343

Pan newsreader, 343

NFS (Network File System), 693

command line connection, 947-948

Connect to Server window and, 945-946

daemons, 702-703

directories

mounting, 703

mounting automatically, 704-707

mounting manually, 703-704

mounting on demand, autofs and, 707-708

mounting, hard mounting, 706

mounting, soft mounting, 706

file system sharing, 696

/etc/exports file, 698-701

exporting system, 701-702

/home directory, 709

NFS daemons, 702-703

/project directory, 709

/var/log directory, 709

server, access from Macintosh, 945-948

sharing, /var/spool/mail directory, 708

unmounting, 708

nfs file system, 383

NFS Server configuration window, 696-698

NFS window, Server Settings, 364

NICs (Network Interface Cards)

Ethernet, 590

LANs, 588

Nikon digital cameras as storage device, 306

NIS (Network Information Service), 852

AD and, 862

clients, access, 859

Fedora as client, 854-857

daemon configuration, 856

domain name, 854

/etc/yp.conf file, 855

maps, 857

master server name, 854

slave server names, 854

status, 856

Fedora as master server, 857

map database, 860

maps, 858-860

server daemon configuration, 861

slave server addition, 861

Fedora as slave server setup, 861

groups, domain, /etc/exports file (NFS sharing), 700

shared files, 852-853

NMB daemon, starting, 726

no-password logins, ssh, 482

nroff command, Groff, 226

ntalk, xinetd and, 468

ntfs file system, 384

NTFS partitions, resizing, 63-65

ntp.conf configuration file, /etc directory, 369

nttp protocol, URLs and, 316

numbers

usernames, 413

vi text editor commands, 167

numeric data types, MySQL, 883-884

NVIDIA video cards, gaming, 258