Purpose and Audience for This Book
This book was written to provide a single reference for network
administration in a Linux environment. Beginners and experienced
users alike should find the information they need to cover nearly all
important administration activities required to manage a Linux
network configuration. The possible range of topics to cover is
nearly limitless, so of course it has been impossible to include
everything there is to say on all subjects. We've
tried to cover the most important and common ones. Beginners to Linux
networking, even those with no prior exposure to Unix-like operating
systems, have found earlier editions of this book good enough to help
them successfully get their Linux network configurations up and
running and get them ready to learn more.There are many books and other sources of information from which you
can learn any of the topics covered in this book in greater depth.
We've provided a bibliography when you are ready to
explore more.