Networking

The topic areas covered include:

• Configuration of network hardware and network protocols such as:

  • Ethernet and Token-Ring adapters for setting up a local-area network (LAN).

  • ISDN adapters, modems, and PPP for setting up a wide-area network (WAN).

  • The TCP/IP network protocol suite which is needed for Internet services.

  • The NetBIOS interface to TCP/IP.

  • The IPX/SPX network protocol suite which is needed for NetWare Services.

• Configuration of TCP/IP and Internet services such as:

  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers which can provide configuration parameters to network clients.

  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers on which network clients can upload and download files.

  • Domain Name System (DNS) servers which network clients can use to resolve domain names to IP addresses.

  • Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers which can be used to synchronize the clocks of all the systems on a network.

• Configuration of IPX/SPX and NetWare Services including:

  • NetWare UNIX Connectivity (NUC) which allows access to NetWare from UnixWare systems.

  • NetWare print services which allow you to manage NetWare print resources from UnixWare systems.

  • NetWare Directory Services (NDS) which allow you to maintain information about the resources that are available on a network.

• Configuration of VisionFS File and Print Services which allow Windows clients to access files and printers on UNIX systems.

• Configuration of other network services such as:

  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) which provides TCP/IP-based directory services.

  • Network File System (NFS) which allows computers on a network to mount and access remote filesystems as though they were local.

  • Network Information Service (NIS) which centralizes and simplifies the management of files which are in common use by several systems.

  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) which allows remote monitoring and control of networked systems.