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Linux in Action
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Linux in Action

by David Clinton
September 2018
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
13h 43m
English
Manning Publications
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Chapter 14. Troubleshooting network issues

This chapter covers

  • Using TCP/IP networking to manage network problems
  • Troubleshooting networks and network interfaces
  • Managing DHCP connectivity
  • Configuring DNS for address translation
  • Troubleshooting inbound network connectivity

When I was a lad, getting new software for a PC meant either writing it yourself or driving to a store and purchasing a box containing a program stored on one or more 5.25” floppy drives. As often as not, remote collaboration required a dot matrix printer and the post office. Streaming videos? Don’t make me laugh. I can’t remember if my first PC even had a modem. If it did, I certainly never used it.

These days, network connectivity is as integral to computing as keyboards ...

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