Linux Networking Cookbook

Contents of This Book

This book is broken into 19 chapters and 3 appendixes:

Chapter 1, Introduction to Linux Networking

This is your high-level view of computer networking, covering cabling, routing and switching, interfaces, the different types of Internet services, and the fundamentals of network architecture and performance.

Chapter 2, Building a Linux Gateway on a Single-Board

In which we are introduced to the fascinating and adaptable world of Linux on routerboards, such as those made by Soekris and PC Engines, and how Linux on one of these little boards gives you more power and flexibility than commercial gear costing many times as much.

Chapter 3, Building a Linux Firewall

Learn to use Linux's powerful iptables packet filter to protect your network, with complete recipes for border firewalls, single-host firewalls, getting services through NAT (Network Address Translation), blocking external access to internal services, secure remote access through your firewall, and how to safely test new firewalls before deploying them on production systems.

Chapter 4, Building a Linux Wireless Access Point

You can use Linux and a routerboard (or any ordinary PC hardware) to build a secure, powerful, fully featured wireless access point customized to meet your needs, including state-of-the-art authentication and encryption, name services, and routing and bridging.

Chapter 5, Building a VoIP Server with Asterisk

This chapter digs into the very guts of the revolutionary and popular Asterisk VoIP server. ...