Networking and related issues

Table of Contents

20. Introduction to TCP/IP Networking

20.1. Audience

20.2. Supported Networking Protocols

20.3. Supported Media

20.3.1. Serial Line

20.3.2. Ethernet

20.4. TCP/IP Address Format

20.5. Subnetting and Routing

20.6. Name Service Concepts

20.6.1. /etc/hosts

20.6.2. Domain Name Service (DNS)

20.6.3. Network Information Service (NIS/YP)

20.6.4. Other

20.7. Next generation Internet protocol - IPv6

20.7.1. The Future of the Internet

20.7.2. What good is IPv6?

20.7.3. Changes to IPv4

21. Setting up TCP/IP on NetBSD in practice

21.1. A walk through the kernel configuration

21.2. Overview of the network configuration files

21.3. Connecting to the Internet with a modem

21.3.1. Getting the connection information

21.3.2. resolv.conf and nsswitch.conf

21.3.3. Creating the directories for pppd

21.3.4. Connection script and chat file

21.3.5. Authentication

21.3.6. pppd options

21.3.7. Testing the modem

21.3.8. Activating the link

21.3.9. Using a script for connection and disconnection

21.3.10. Running commands after dialin

21.4. Creating a small home network

21.5. Setting up an Internet gateway with IPNAT

21.5.1. Configuring the gateway/firewall

21.5.2. Configuring the clients

21.5.3. Some useful commands

21.6. A common LAN setup

21.7. Connecting two PCs through a serial line

21.7.1. Connecting NetBSD with BSD or Linux

21.7.2. Connecting NetBSD and Windows NT

21.7.3. Connecting NetBSD and Windows 95

22. The Internet Super Server inetd

22.1. Overview

22.2. What is inetd?

22.3. Configuring inetd - /etc/inetd.conf

22.4. Services - /etc/services

22.5. Protocols - /etc/protocols

22.6. Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) - /etc/rpc

22.7. Allowing and denying hosts - /etc/hosts.{allow,deny}

22.8. Adding a Service

22.9. When to use or not to use inetd

22.10. Other Resources

23. The Domain Name System

23.1. DNS Background and Concepts

23.1.1. Naming Services

23.1.2. The DNS namespace

23.1.3. Resource Records

23.1.4. Delegation

23.1.5. Delegation to multiple servers

23.1.6. Secondaries, Caching, and the SOA record

23.1.7. Name Resolution

23.1.8. Reverse Resolution

23.2. The DNS Files

23.2.1. /etc/namedb/named.conf

23.2.2. /etc/namedb/localhost

23.2.3. /etc/namedb/zone.127.0.0

23.2.4. /etc/namedb/diverge.org

23.2.5. /etc/namedb/1.168.192

23.2.6. /etc/namedb/root.cache

23.3. Using DNS

23.4. Setting up a caching only name server

23.4.1. Testing the server

24. Mail and news

24.1. sendmail

24.1.1. Configuration with genericstable

24.1.2. Testing the configuration

24.1.3. Using an alternative MTA

24.2. fetchmail

24.3. Reading and writing mail with mutt

24.4. Strategy for receiving mail

24.5. Strategy for sending mail

24.6. Advanced mail tools

24.7. News with tin

25. Miscellaneous networking topics

25.1. Bridge

25.1.1. Bridge example

25.2. Network File System (NFS)

25.2.1. NFS setup example

25.3. Setting up NFS automounting for /net with amd(8)

25.3.1. Introduction

25.3.2. Actual setup

25.4. IPv6 Connectivity & Transition via 6to4

25.4.1. Getting 6to4 IPv6 up & running

25.4.2. Obtaining IPv6 Address Space for 6to4

25.4.3. How to get connected

25.4.4. Security Considerations

25.4.5. Data Needed for 6to4 Setup

25.4.6. Kernel Preparation

25.4.7. 6to4 Setup

25.4.8. Quickstart using pkgsrc/net/hf6to4

25.4.9. Known 6to4 Gateway

25.4.10. Tunneling 6to4 through an IPFilter firewall

25.4.11. Conclusion & Further Reading