Understanding Linux Network Internals

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Understanding Linux Network Internals ISBN  0596002556 Release Date  01 December 2005 Category  Linux Tags  linux,   internals,   understanding,   internal,   "understanding linux network internals",   "linux network",   "network internals",   linux kernel,   "linux network internals",   network,   0596002556,   christian benvenuti,   understanding linux network internals,   unix internals,   "understanding linux",   benvenuti,   "understanding linux network",   kernel internals,   embedded linux,   linux network internals,   redhat linux,   internal service+linux,   linux tcp stack,   linux administration,   linux internals,   This book @Amazon  View Tools Google Search Web flazx.com

Description Linux is popular partly because of its efficient and feature-rich network stack. If you've been wondering how Linux carries out the complicated tasks assigned to it by the IP protocols--or if you just want to learn about modern networking through real-life examples--Understanding Linux Network Internals is your guide. Like the popular O'Reilly book Understanding the Linux Kernel, this book clearly explains the concepts behind system functioning and teaches you how to follow the actual C code that implements it. Although some background in the TCP/IP protocols is helpful, readers can learn a great deal from this text about the protocols themselves and their uses. And having grasped the concepts enumerated in this book, readers with a knowledge of C can use the book's code walk-throughs to figure out exactly what this sophisticated part of the Linux kernel is doing. Part of the difficulty in understanding networks--and implementing them--is that the tasks are broken up and performed at many different times by different pieces of code. One of the strengths of this book is to integrate the pieces and show you the relationships between far-flung functions and data structures. Understanding Linux Network Internals is both a big-picture discussion and a no-nonsense guide to the details of Linux networking. Author Christian Benvenuti, an operating system designer specializing in networking, explains much more than how Linux code works. He shows the purposes of major networking features and the trade-offs involved in choosing one solution over another. A large number of flowcharts and other diagrams enhance the book's understandability. Topics in this book include: Key problems with networking Network interface card (NIC) device drivers System initialization Layer 2 (link-layer) tasks and implementation Layer 3 (IPv4) tasks and implementation Neighbor infrastructure and protocols (ARP) Bridging Routing ICMP Other books on Linux The Linux Cookbook, Second Edition Ubuntu Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition (Expert's Voice in Linux) OpenSUSE 11.0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Bible Building Embedded Linux Systems, Second Edition Fedora 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible Ubuntu: The Complete Reference (Complete Reference Series) Learning the vi and Vim Editors Ubuntu Unleashed 2008 Edition: Covering 8.04 and 8.10 (4th Edition) (Unleashed) Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide (Exam LPI 199) (Book & CD Rom) Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Third Edition (Beginning from Novice to Professional) Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible Essential Linux Device Drivers (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series) Linux Bible, 2008 Edition: Boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions Fedora Unleashed, 2008 Edition (8th Edition) (Unleashed)