Chapter 2. Issues of TCP/IP Networking
In this chapter we turn to the configuration decisions that
you'll need to make when connecting your Linux
machine to a TCP/IP network, including dealing with IP addresses,
hostnames, and routing issues. This chapter gives you the background
you need in order to understand what your setup requires, while the
next chapters cover the tools that you will use.To learn more about TCP/IP and the reasons
behind it, refer to the three-volume set
Internetworking with
TCP/IP (Prentice Hall) by Douglas R. Comer. For
a more detailed guide to managing a TCP/IP network, see
TCP/IP Network
Administration (O'Reilly) by
Craig Hunt.