Red Hat Linux Internet Server

by: Paul G. Sery, Jay Beale

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Your Official Red Hat Linux Guide to Internet Servers

  Reviewed and approved by the experts at Red Hat, this in-depth guide delivers all the know-how you need to set up and manage a state-of-the-art Linux Internet server in a small or medium-sized business or organization.

  Red Hat Linux experts Paul Sery and Jay Beale start with the basics - networking fundamentals, Internet connections, firewalls. They then show you in detail how to establish Web and Internet services, from setting up database connectivity, secure connections, and streaming media to configuring domain name, e-mail, file transfer, and resource-sharing servers. Last but not least, they provide a focused discussion of server management issues and deliver five thorough chapters with the latest advice on keeping your network secure.

  This authorized Red Hat Linux guide is the one resource you need for a secure, high-performance Linux Internet server.

  Proven Red Hat Linux Internet Server Solutions

  Configure either one of two example network typologies

Connect to the Internet via cable or DSL

Establish a stateful IP filtering firewall

Set up Apache 2 Web server and a streaming audio server

Connect a SQL database to the Web server and provide Secure Socket Layer Web connections

Create DNS, SMTP, FTP, and Samba servers

Automate network backups and increase system reliability

Increase security with lock down, intrusion detection, and more

'Finally, what Red Hat users have been waiting for! This book gives a comprehensive array of essential topics with plenty of practical examples that will have you up and running in no time.'

-Mark J. Cox, Senior Director of Engineering, Red Hat

Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

  Part I: Building a Linux Network.

  Chapter 1: Introducing the Example Networks.

  Chapter 2: Configuring Red Hat Linux Networking.

  Chapter 3: Connecting to the Internet via DSL.

  Chapter 4: Building a Firewall.

  Chapter 5: Introducing Basic Troubleshooting.

  Part II: Building a World Wide Web Server.

  Chapter 6: Configuring a Basic Apache Server.

  Chapter 7: Connecting a Database to the Web Server.

  Chapter 8: Building a Simple Audio Streaming Server.

  Part III: Providing Basic Internet Services.

  Chapter 9: Building a Domain Name Server.

  Chapter 10: Creating an SMTP E-mail Server.

  Chapter 11: Configuring FTP.

  Chapter 12: Configuring Samba.

  Part IV: Managing Your Linux Servers.

  Chapter 13: Automating Network Backups.

  Chapter 14: Increasing the Reliability of a Linux Server.

  Part V: Increasing Security.

  Chapter 15: Introducing Basic Server Security.

  Chapter 16: Introducing Secure System Administration.

  Chapter 17: Hardening the System.

  Chapter 18: Introducing Simple Intrusion Detection Systems.

  Chapter 19: Log Monitoring and Incident Response.

  Appendix A: What's Stored at www.wiley.com?

  Appendix B: Configuring a Dial-up Internet Connection.

  Appendix C: Automating Your Server.

  Configuration.

  Appendix D: Using DHCP.

  Index.

  Paul G. Sery works for Sandia National Laboratories, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he designs and manages several networks for the Computer Science Research Institute. His books include Red Hat Linux Network Toolkit and Red Hat Linux 6 in Small Business.

Jay Beale is the founder and president of JJB Security Consulting as well as the lead developer for Bastille Linux, a security product used to harden Linux and HP-UX. A frequent speaker at security conferences, he is the author of Locking Down Linux the Bastille Way.

  Paul G. Sery works for Sandia National Laboratories, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he designs and manages several networks for the Computer Science Research Institute. His books include Red Hat Linux Network Toolkit and Red Hat Linux 6 in Small Business.

Jay Beale is the founder and president of JJB Security Consulting as well as the lead developer for Bastille Linux, a security product used to harden Linux and HP-UX. A frequent speaker at security conferences, he is the author of Locking Down Linux the Bastille Way.