Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:58:20 -0700 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) To: jfieber@indiana.edu Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Time to do more writing Message-ID: <9512111758.AA00551@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951208211122.28808O-100000@fieber-john.campusview.indiana.edu> (message from John Fieber on Fri, 8 Dec 1995 21:14:12 -0500 (EST))
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>>>>> "John" == John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> writes:
John> On Fri, 8 Dec 1995, Sean Kelly wrote:
>> It looks like the FreeBSD Handbook's part on Network
>> Communication's chapter on Basic Networking's section on
>> Hardwired Terminals in unwritten and unclaimed.
John> The organization is a total mess. I've got a few pieces
John> pieces that were submitted some time ago that should go in,
John> but the organization needs to be ironed out first.
John> If you have a good plan, post an outline here!
Here's an outline, but I have no idea if it's good:
PART x: NETWORKING
Network terminology
Setting up your hosts
Standalone systems
Hostnames, domain names, IP addresses
ISPs and NAPs
The NIC
Attached versus detached networks
Planning for the future
Configuring network hardware and software
Ethernet adapters
Synchronous adapters
Parallel ports for PLIP
Serial ports
Terminals
Modems for dial-in users
PPP
SLIP
UUCP
ISDN
ATM
Loopback devices
Assigning addresses
Routing
Testing your setup
Installing network services
Hostname/address translation
Configuring the resolver: /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/host.conf
Configuring DNS
Becoming a primary DNS server
Secondary servers
Caching servers
Administrating inetd
Setting up an FTP server
Authenticated service
Anonymous service
Setting up an HTTP server
Public domain servers
Commercial servers
CGI
Setting up email services
Mail client programs
Sendmail
biff
Exporting filesystems with NFS
Providing logins
Via the network
Via hardwired terminals
Dial-up connections
Providing access to printers
Providing access to tape drives
Synchronizing systems' times: xntp
Becoming a PPP server
Becoming a SLIP server
RPC and the portmapper
Advanced Network Services
Custom services
/etc/inetd
/etc/services
/etc/rpc and the RPC portmapper
Network security
Kerberos
Secure RPC and Secure NFS
Serving diskless clients and X terminals
Client setup
Server setup
TFTP
BOOTP
rarpd
Routing and bridging
USENET
Using the network
Exploring the World Wide Web
Sending and receiving email
Email addresses
Mailer programs
Metamail standards
Reading network news
Transferring files
FTP
rcp
NFS
Getting user information
finger
rwho
rusers
Logging into remote hosts
telnet
rlogin
Dial-up services
Executing remote commands
rsh and rexec
Using rpcgen and RPC
Programming Internet applications
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