Chapter 19. Explaining Other Common Network Services
IN THIS CHAPTER
- The xinetd Super Server
- Transferring Files with FTP
- Keeping Accurate Time with NTP
- Creating a Network Printer with CUPS
This chapter describes the xinetd, FTP, NTP, and CUPS network services including how to configure them, how to connect to them, and what ports they use so administrators can configure firewalls settings for them.
These four services have one thing in common—when configured, they generally do not require much maintenance other than checking for security updates via Red Hat Network.
The xinetd Super Server
Not all services have their own initialization script for starting, stopping, and checking the status of the daemon. Some network services are controlled ...
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