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A shorter index
List of Figures
Introduction to Networking
- History
- UUCP Networks
  - How to Use UUCP
- TCP/IP Networks
  - Introduction to TCP/IP-Networks
  - Ethernets
  - Other Types of Hardware
  - The Internet Protocol
  - IP over Serial Lines
  - The Transmission Control Protocol
  - The User Datagram Protocol
  - More on Ports
  - The Socket Library
- Networking
  - Different Streaks of Development
  - Where to Get the Code
- Maintaining Your System
  - System Security
- Outlook on the Following Chapters
Issues of TCP/IP Networking
- Networking Interfaces
- IP Addresses
- Address Resolution
- IP Routing
  - IP Networks
  - Subnetworks
  - Gateways
  - The Routing Table
  - Metric Values
- The Internet Control Message Protocol
- The Domain Name System
  - Hostname Resolution
  - Enter DNS
  - Name Lookups with DNS
  - Domain Name Servers
  - The DNS Database
  - Reverse Lookups
Configuring the Networking Hardware
- Devices, Drivers, and all that
- Kernel Configuration
  - Kernel Options in 1.0 and Higher
  - Kernel Options in 1.1.14 and Higher
- A Tour of Network Devices
- Ethernet Installation
  - Ethernet Cabling
  - Supported Boards
  - Ethernet Autoprobing
- The PLIP Driver
- The SLIP and PPP Drivers
Setting up the Serial Hardware
- Communication Software for Modem Links
- Introduction to Serial Devices
- Accessing Serial Devices
- Serial Hardware
Configuring TCP/IP Networking
- Setting up the proc Filesystem
- Installing the Binaries
- Another Example
- Setting the Hostname
- Assigning IP-Addresses
- Writing hosts and networks Files
- Interface Configuration for IP
  - The Loopback Interface
  - Ethernet Interfaces
  - Routing through a Gateway
  - Configuring a Gateway
  - The PLIP Interface
  - The SLIP and PPP Interface
  - The Dummy Interface
- All About ifconfig
- Checking with netstat
  - Displaying the Routing Table
  - Displaying Interface Statistics
  - Displaying Connections
- Checking the ARP Tables
- The Future
Name Service and Resolver Configuraton
- The Resolver Library
  - The host.conf File
  - Resolver Environment Variables
  - Configuring Name Server Lookups-- resolv.conf
  - Resolver Robustness
- Running named
  - The named.boot File
  - The DNS Database Files
  - Writing the Master Files
  - Verifying the Name Server Setup
  - Other Useful Tools
Serial Line IP
- General Requirements
- SLIP Operation
- Using dip
  - A Sample Script
  - A dip Reference
    - The Modem Commands
    - echo and term
    - The get Command
    - The print Command
    - Variable Names
    - The if and goto Commands
    - send, wait and sleep
    - mode and default
- Running in Server Mode
The Point-to-Point Protocol
- Untangling the P's
- PPP on
- Running pppd
- Using Options Files
- Dialing out with chat
- Debugging Your PPP Setup
- IP Configuration Options
  - Choosing IP Addresses
  - Routing Through a PPP Link
- Link Control Options
- General Security Considerations
- Authentication with PPP
  - CHAP versus PAP
  - The CHAP Secrets File
  - The PAP Secrets File
- Configuring a PPP Server
Various Network Applications
- The inetd Super-Server
- The tcpd access control facility
- The services and protocols Files
- Remote Procedure Call
- Configuring the r Commands
The Network Information System
- Getting Acquainted with NIS
- NIS versus NIS+
- The Client Side of NIS
- Running a NIS Server
- Setting up a NIS Client with NYS
- Choosing the Right Maps
- Using the passwd and group Maps
- Using NIS with Shadow Support
- Using the Traditional NIS Code
The Network File System
- Preparing NFS
- Mounting an NFS Volume
- The NFS Daemons
- The exports File
- The Automounter
Managing Taylor UUCP
- History
  - More Information on UUCP
- Introduction
  - Layout of UUCP Transfers and Remote Execution
  - The Inner Workings of uucico
  - uucico Command Line Options
- UUCP Configuration Files
  - A Gentle Introduction to Taylor UUCP
  - What UUCP Needs to Know
  - Site Naming
  - Taylor Configuration Files
  - General Configuration Options-- the config File
  - How to Tell UUCP about other Systems-- the sys File
    - System Name
    - Telephone Number
    - Port and Speed
    - The Login Chat
    - Alternates
    - Restricting Call Times
  - What Devices there are-- the port File
  - How to Dial a Number-- the dial File
  - UUCP Over TCP
  - Using a Direct Connection
- The Do's and Dont's of UUCP-- Tuning Permissions
  - Command Execution
  - File Transfers
  - Forwarding
- Setting up your System for Dialing in
  - Setting up getty
  - Providing UUCP Accounts
  - Protecting Yourself Against Swindlers
  - Be Paranoid-- Call Sequence Checks
  - Anonymous UUCP
- UUCP Low-Level Protocols
  - Protocol Overview
  - Tuning the Transmission Protocol
  - Selecting Specific Protocols
- Troubleshooting
- Log Files
Electronic Mail
- What is a Mail Message?
- How is Mail Delivered?
- Email Addresses
- How does Mail Routing Work?
  - Mail Routing on the Internet
  - Mail Routing in the UUCP World
  - Mixing UUCP and RFC-822
- Pathalias and Map File Format
- Configuring elm
  - Global elm Options
  - National Character Sets
Getting smail Up and Running
- UUCP Setup
- Setup for a LAN
  - Writing the Configuration Files
  - Running smail
- If You Don't Get Through...
  - Compiling smail
- Mail Delivery Modes
- Miscellaneous config Options
- Message Routing and Delivery
- Routing Messages
  - The paths database
- Delivering Messages to Local Addresses
  - Local Users
  - Forwarding
  - Alias Files
  - Mailing Lists
- UUCP-based Transports
- SMTP-based Transports
- Hostname Qualification
Sendmail+IDA
- Introduction to Sendmail+IDA
- Configuration Files - Overview
- The sendmail.cf File
  - An Example sendmail.m4 File
  - Typically Used sendmail.m4 Parameters
    - Items that Define Paths
    - Defining the Local Mailer
    - Dealing with Bounced Mail
    - Domain Name Service Related Items
    - Defining Names the Local System is Known by
    - UUCP-Related Items
    - Relay Systems and Mailers
    - The Various Configuration Tables
    - The Master Sendmail.mc File
    - So Which Entries are Really Required?
- A Tour of Sendmail+IDA Tables
  - mailertable
  - uucpxtable
  - pathtable
  - domaintable
  - aliases
  - Rarely Used Tables
- Installing sendmail
  - Extracting the binary distribution
  - Building sendmail.cf
  - Testing the sendmail.cf file
  - Putting it all together - Integration Testing sendmail.cf and the tables
- Administrivia and Stupid Mail Tricks
  - Forwarding Mail to a Relay Host
  - Forcing Mail into Misconfigured Remote Sites
  - Forcing Mail to be Transferred via UUCP
  - Preventing Mail from Being Delivered via UUCP
  - Running the Sendmail Queue on Demand
  - Reporting Mail Statistics
- Mixing and Matching Binary Distributions
- Where to Get More Information
Netnews
- Usenet History
- What is Usenet, Anyway?
- How Does Usenet Handle News?
C-News
- Delivering News
- Installation
- The sys file
- The active file
- Article Batching
- Expiring News
- Miscellaneous Files
- Control Messages
  - The cancel Message
  - newgroup and rmgroup
  - The checkgroups Message
  - sendsys, version, and senduuname
- C-News in an NFS Environment
- Maintenance Tools and Tasks
A Description of NNTP
- Introduction
- Installing the NNTP server
- Restricting NNTP Access
- NNTP Authorization
- nntpd Interaction with C-News
Newsreader Configuration
- tin Configuration
- trn Configuration
- nn Configuration
A Null Printer Cable for PLIP
Sample smail Configuration Files
The GNU General Public License
- Preamble
- Terms and Conditions for Copying, Distribution, and Modification
- Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
About this document ...

Andrew Anderson
Thu Mar 7 23:22:06 EST 1996