UNIX Fundamentals: Network Administration

Overview/Description
An open-source system with many variants, UNIX is one of the most widely used OSes in the world. It has gained success in personal use markets such as desktop PCs (with UNIX-based operating systems like Linux and Mac OSX), and in smartphones with the Android OS. Its used by individuals, companies, and organizations for a variety of applications. Commercial UNIX systems include Oracle Solaris, IBM AIX, and HP-UX. One of the things that makes UNIX so popular is its sophisticated network administration features. Administrators can exert precise controls over UNIX systems, both locally (workstation) and remotely (network and Internet). This course is an overview of UNIX network administration, including TCP/IP networking, implementing DHCP and DNS, using UNIX with Apache server, and file sharing with NFS and Samba.

Target Audience
Individuals and companies who want to get a thorough grounding in UNIX principles and operation.

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

UNIX Fundamentals: Network Administration

configure the network interface with ifconfig

perform name resolution

create new network routes

configure network settings that need to initialize automatically at boot time.

implement DHCP on a network

implement BIND

configure a zone file

install and run Apache

configure Apache

implement TCP/IP networking

implement DNS on a network

implement Apache

establish access permissions for NFS

mount remote file systems

configure Samba shares

authenticate clients

recognize how to troubleshoot Samba

share files with NFS

configure Samba and authenticate clients