L

LAN (local-area network), 10-11

LAWN (local-area wireless network), 170

LeBlanc, Dee-Ann, Linux For Dummies, 8th Edition, 341

library, 234-235, 294-295

licenses, 384

Linux For Dummies, 8th Edition (LeBlanc), 341

Linux For Dummies Quick Reference, 3rd Edition (Hughes and Navratilova), 341

Linux operating system

as alternative to Windows, 15, 71, 342-343

command shell, 350

development history, 139, 341

Fedora distribution, 344

GNOME desktop, 348-349

installing, 345-346

Linux-Mandriva distribution, 344

logging off, 348

logging on, 346-348

network configuration, 352-354

restarting networking services, 354-355

Samba, 355-361

shutting down, 348

Slackware distribution, 344

StarOffice program suite, 342

SuSE distribution, 344

Unix, 71, 139

user accounts, 351-352

X Window System, 342

Linux-Mandriva distribution, 344

List Folder Contents permission, 253

List Folder/Read Data permission, 254

local backup, 308-309, 381

local resources, 21-22

local user accounts, 238

local-area network (LAN), 10-11

local-area wireless network (LAWN), 170

log off, 24-25

log on, 24-25

log out, 24-25

logging off

Linux operating system log off, 348

network log off, 39

logging on

Linux operating system logon, 346-348

network logon, 24-25

network operating system (NOS) logon, 149

logical addressing, 394

logical operations, 109

login, 24-25

logon name, 24, 243

logon script

benefits of using, 325-326

creating, 249-250

defined, 245

logs

counter logs, 275-277

event logs, 290-291

network performance, 275-277

trace logs, 275

Lowe, Doug, Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition, 3

lower layers of the OSI Model, 391