Index
I
i\ (sed command), 248
i command, 314, 319
I command, vi text editor, 319
IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), IP addresses and, 146
IBM chipsets, XFree86 support, 84
IC (Integrity Check) field, WIP, 390
I2C protocol, kernel configuration, 634
ICAT Metabase Web site, 695
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), connectivity and, 171
id (GNU shell utility), description, 230
IDE devices, configuring support, 629, 631
ide-nodma command, 59
IDSL (ISDN DSL), description, 381
IEEE 1394, configuring support, 632-633
ieee newsgroups, description, 478
IEEE standards, wireless networks, 389
IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), IP addresses and, 148
if command, Tcl, 803-804
if statements, Perl, 772-773
ifconfig command, 170
if-then-else structure, 755
IIT chipsets, XFree86 support, 84
image command, FTP, 495
image objects, DocBook, 344-345
images, CD-ROM with book, 284
imap, RPMs, 451
implicit rules, make utility, 723
<important> element, DocBook, 346
incident handling, 699
incident handling (security policies), 652
%include option, kickstart, 71
incoming.conf file, INN, 485
incremental backups, 578-579
indent, description, 228
inews, newsgroups and, 475
info files, 713-715
infrared devices, kernel configuration, 633
Infrared-HOWTO file, 191
infrastructure mode, wireless networks, 389
IngresII-HOWTO file, 191
inheritance, Java, 846
init, display manager and, 252-254
init command, run levels, changing, 559
init process
initscripts, 560-561
overview, 554-555
init.d directory, 562
initscripts
overview, 560-561
servers
starting automatically at boot time, 563-568
starting/stopping, 561-562
inittab file
actions, 557-559
examining, 855-856
fields, meanings of, 557-559
INN (InterNetNews) server
configuration, 480-481
control files, 482
ctlinnd, 482
expire, 481
incoming.conf file, 485
inn.conf file, 482-483
parameters, 483
innd, 481
introduction, 474
news feeds, 484-485
newsgroups and, 475
nnrpd, 481
nntpsend, 482
readers.conf file, 485-486
starting, 486-487
innd news server, INN and, 481
InputDevice section, XF86Config file, 91
inserting
lines, ed text editor, 313
text
Emacs editor, 328-329
vi text editor, 319
install (GNU file utility), description, 231
install option, kickstart, 66-67
installation
anaconda, 32
boot commands, 58-60
boot disk, 21
boot processing, watching, 32
CD-ROM drive, 23
from CD-ROM method, 61
devices, manual, 55
drivers and, 20
FTP method, 61
FTP software, 492-493
GRUB and, 22
from hard drive, 61
hardware checklist, 24-25
HTTP method, 61
Java SDK, 835-836
J2EE SDK, 881-882
kernel, 642-643
kernel RPMs, 621
kickstart, starting, 61-62
kudzu utility, 35
language support, 21, 44
to laptops, 71-72
LILO, 39-41
mail software, 450-451
man pages, groff, 337-338
monitoring process, 33-34
mtools, 368
networks and, 22
new installations, 21
news software, 475
NFS method, 61
operating system updates, security and, 657
partitioning and, 20, 21-22
passwords, root, 22
PC preparation, 23-30
Perl, 762
phases, 34
completion, 51-54
configuration, 39-46
getting ready to install, 35-36
partitioning and using hard disk, 36-39
selecting package groups, 47-51
process overview, 20-23
root password, 22
RPM (Red Hat Package Manager), 609-610
RPM, package groups, 606
Samba, checking status, 544
software, 14, 350
package groups, 22
security considerations, 653
source files, kernel, 624
SRPMs, 617
system administration and, 13, 350
system requirements, 24-25
time zone, 22
Tomcat server, Apache, 439
Tripwire application, 673-674
troubleshooting
booting from boot disk, 57
fatal signal 11 error, 57
text mode installation, 55
X, 56-57
upgrades, 21
Web servers, Apache, 421-422
Installation-HOWTO file, 191
installer, booting, 30-32
installer boot disk, creating, 29-30
int data type (Java), 852
Integrated Micro Solutions (IMS) video cards, XFree86 support, 85
integrity, 655
Intel sound cards, Linux driver module, 127
Intel video cards, XFree86 support, 85
interactive option, kickstart, 67
interfaces
CUPS Web Interface, printer administration, 111-114
Java, 857
Mozilla Web browser, 419-420
status, networking diagnostics, 170
interlaced refresh, display, 77
Internet
cable modems, 378
connections, 384-388
CD-ROM with book, 284
connections, 16-17
IP masquerading and, 406-407
dial-up networking and, 378-379
SLIP accounts, 397-398
DSL line, 378
connecting with, 379-384
Ethernet and, 380
firewalls, configuring, 682-687
security, network administration and, 14-15
Internet access (security policies), 651
Internet Configuration Wizard, PPP connections, 400-401
Internet services
remote logins, 680-681
securing
disabling services, 676-679
overview, 676
Internet services (security policies), 651
Intranet-Server-HOWTO file, 191
I/O, redirection, 213-214
I/O addresses, serial ports, 968
I2O drivers, configuring support, 633
IP addresses
APNIC and, 146
ARIN and, 146
classes, 145-146
DHCP and, 150
dial-up networking and, 396
DNS and, 150-152
/etc/hosts.allow conf file, 167
/etc/networks configuration file, 166
/etc/resolv.conf file, 167
hostnames, /etc/host.conf file, 166
IANA and, 146
IPv6, 148-149
masquerading, connection sharing and, 406-407
network addresses, 144
extracting, 147
supernets, 147
network cards, specifying, 42-43
network masks, 147
RIPE and, 146
routing table, 171
subnets, 147
ip command, 173-174
IP masquerading, Internet connection sharing and, 406-407
IP spoofing, 655
IPCHAINS-HOWTO file, 192
IP-Masquerade-HOWTO file, 192
IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), 106-107
IPSec, 655
iptables
packet filtering, 689-692
remote sessions and, 691
IPv6, IP addresses and, 148-149
IPX (Internet Packet Exchange), introduction, 10
IPX-HOWTO file, 192
IRQs, serial ports, 968
isa command, 59
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
description, 381
kernel configuration, 633
ISO (International Organization for Standardization), 510
ISP-Hookup-HOWTO file, 192
ISPs (Internet Service Providers), newsgroups and, 474
reading news, 476-479
ISP-Setup-RedHat-HOWTO file, 192
Italian-HOWTO file, 192
itemized lists, DocBook, 344
IV (Initialization Vector), WIP, 390