The most complete (and important) product of the Linux Documentation Project is arguably the Network Administrator's Guide, usually called NAG. It's freely downloadable, distributable and saleable under the Gnu General Licence.

O'Reilly has worked with the authors to improve the quality and accessibility of the NAG for this book version. All the improvements have been fed back into the original, which means you can download this book for free. In practice, a printed version is so useful--and it costs so much more to produce an inferior print copy for yourself--that you'll want to buy it. But download the digital version to prove it.

Linux is primarily a networking operating system and supports a multitude of networking protocols as well as the near ubiquitous TCP/IP. The NAG tells you everything about TCP/IP, from how to set up networking cards to setting up and deploying DNS. It also goes into the depths of UUCP (the store and forward protocol), Novell's IPX and NCP, SLIP and PPP for dial up networking, firewalls, IP masquerading, routing, Sun's NIS, NFS, Sendmail and Exim for e-mail, NNTP for newsgroups and more besides. What it doesn't cover is interfacing with Windows on networks, which is a function of Samba. If this is what you need, buy O'Reilly's Using Samba as well.

The NAG is the definitive guide to Linux networking whether you're coming to it cold or have previous experience. --Steve Patient

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In all, this is a valuable addition to O'Reilly's already packed stable of Linux titles and I look forward to more from the author. -- Rory Beaton, First Monday, April, 2002

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good for its intended purpose- beginners look elsewhere!, May 22 2001

"salexa" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Linux Network Administrator's Guide (Paperback)

Let me first say that the "Nutshell"-titled books in the O'Reilly series are in general not intended for beginners. This book is a reference manual and is organized as such (alphabetically, by command, etc.)- there are no tutorials here. Beginners are strongly recommended to read the excellent and thorough "Running Linux" by Matt Welsh, also published by O'Reilly. Experienced Unix/Linux users will find this book an indispensable Linux reference, covering all of the commands, switches, and programs commonly found in the distributions(though one might argue that experienced users should be using Linux's man pages for that purpose). Nevertheless, it is an excellent and thorough hard-copy reference for the compendious Linux OS.

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1.0 out of 5 stars some important topics missing, Nov 17 2003

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This review is from: Linux Network Administrator's Guide (Paperback)

There is some good information in this book but way to much important stuff is missing. Stuff that should be in *any* linux networking book that is missing from this one include:

-discussion of dhcpd, the dynamic host config protocall daemon
-discussion of dhcpcd, the dynamic host config protocol client daemon
-the routed daemon
-any other meaningful discussion of dynamic routing in linux
-any discussion of connectivity with Windows machines (SAMBA is not mentioned anywhere in the entire book)

It would not be possible to administer an actual modern network without any of the above. These omissions are unforgivable in my opinion. Definite one star.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Inconsistincies in user reviews, Jan 3 2002

G. Pfeiffer (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linux Network Administrator's Guide (Paperback)

I have not read this book, but want to make a comment about the reviews on this page. Please notice that many people have stated this book did not tell them how to use Linux. It is important to know that the title of the book is NETWORK ADMINISTRATION. Networking is about TCP/IP, FTP and the like. It is not about the file system.

In that light, the negative reviews all came from someone looking for a linux "how to", not a networking guide. The positive reviews came from individuals who knew what this book is about and it met their needs.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Networked yourself
One of first book about TCP/IP services configuration. I really found that this book really usefull. However this book only suitable for beginners.

Published on Sep 17 2001 by krizal

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, BUT
This is a good book BUT it is not perfect. For one, it is way too hard for a beginner. Don't even bother if you're a beginner. Read more

Published on Aug 8 2001 by Eric J. Wu