Linux Networking: Presented By

National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Linux Networking Presented By LALAN PRASAD

Roll # CS200118028

Under the guidance of

Mr. Duti Krushna Panda

Lalan Prasad

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Introduction • Networking- Our need and our future. • Linux- A revolution in the field of Operating System. •Linux Networking- The most powerful tool to drive the world. Lalan Prasad

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Networking Principles • Requirements – Hardware • Ethernet • Hubs or Switches • Network Interface Card • Modems

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Networking Principles – Software • NIC card driver. • Red Hat Linux 6.0 OS

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Installing Linux • In terms of networking, two things are important •Partitioning the hard disk Values for root(/) and swap should be entered correctly. • Configuring the NIC Card Values for IP address and Subnet mask should be entered correctly. Lalan Prasad

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Linux Networking

Managing Users and Groups •Tasks to be performed Create users. Delete users. Create groups. Add members to a group. Delete members from a group. Delete groups. Lalan Prasad

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Linux Networking

Managing Printers Types of Printers Remote Printer

Red hat Linux 6.0/Unix server

SMB printer Red Hat Linux 6.0 server

Windows family Os

NCP printer Novell NetWare

Local printer

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Linux Networking

Enabling Users to Access the Internet • Types of Connections Lease Line

Internet

Node

Proxy base d Node

Backbone Server

Internet

Dial-up connectio n Internet Service Provider (ISP)

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Standardizing IP Addresses in a Network • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server Used for assigning IP addresses to each client automatically. Used for large number of clients.

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Standardizing IP Addresses in a Network • Domain Name System (DNS) Server – Used to assign names to IP addresses. – Easier to remember names than numbers. – It maintains a database for storing names and numbers.

Lalan Prasad

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Configuring a Web Server Apache Web Server •Launching Websites. •Uses httpd daemon.

Lalan Prasad

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Enabling Access to Other OS • SAMBA – – – – –

Share a Linux directory tree with Windows computers. Share a Windows directory with Linux computers. Share a Linux printer with Windows computers. Share a Windows printer with Linux computers. It uses SWAT utility tool.

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Enabling Access to Other OS • Network File System (NFS) – Standard for sharing files and printers on a directory with Linux and Unix computers. – It uses three services: • Portmapper-manages the remote procedure call (RPC) connections, which are used by protocols such as NFS. • Nfsd -It translates NFS requests into actual requests on the local file system. • Mountd -It services the requests for mounting and unmounting file systems.

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

Conclusion • Linux provides a safe and secure environment for networking. • It is more reliable.

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National Institute of Science & Technology

Linux Networking

THANK YOU !!!

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