CentOS Linux Network Services

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CentOS Linux Network Services

versions 6 and 7

About the Book

We're all familiar with services like mail, the Web, FTP, etc... By reading this book you'll be able provide these services in your own network. We'll see how to set up the following services:

  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • SSH and VNC
  • Web
  • FTP
  • Mail
  • Firewall
  • LDAP

About the Author

Antonio Vazquez
Antonio Vazquez

Antonio Vazquez is an IT Professional who's been working with Linux for more than a decade. He's a Red Hat Certified Engineer (Certificate Number 130-104-474), and currently also holds SUSE, Oracle Linux and LPI certifications as well. At the present moments he works for a public institution and is in charge of almost a thousand of Linux servers spread across the country providing Web services, FTP services, file services, etc..

Table of Contents

  • Preface
    • Audience
    • Conventions
    • Feedback
  • 1.- Installation
    • 1.1.- CentOS 6
    • 1.1.- CentOS 7
  • 2.- Basic administration
    • 2.1.- Basic commands
    • 2.2.- Creating and editing files
    • 2.3.- Redirecting output
    • 2.4.- Installing software
    • 2.5.- Graphical environment
    • 2.6.- Other useful commands
    • 2.7.- SELinux
  • 3.- Networking
    • 3.1.- IPv4
    • 3.2.- IPv6
    • 3.3.- Networking tools
  • 4.- DNS
    • 4.1.- DNS Service
    • 4.2.- Installing a DNS server
    • 4.3.- Installing a master server
    • 4.4.- Client configuration
    • 4.5.- Slave servers and zone transfers
    • 4.6.- DNSSEC
    • 4.7.- Diagnostic tools
    • 4.8.- Troubleshooting
    • 4.9.- Log files
  • 5.- DHCP
    • 5.1.- Installing a DHCP server
    • 5.2.- Troubleshooting and diagnostic tools
    • 5.3.- DHCP and DNS Dynamic update
  • 6.- Remote access
    • 6.1.- Telnet
    • 6.2.- ssh
    • 6.3.- vnc
  • 7.- Web Server
    • 7.1.- Installing the Apache Web Server
    • 7.2.- Name resolution
    • 7.3.- Configuring the Web site
    • 7.4.- Virtual Hosts
    • 7.5.- Restrict access
    • 7.6.- PHP support
    • 7.7.-HTTPS
  • 8.- FTP Server
    • 8.1.- Installing an FTP server on CentOS
    • 8.2.- Connecting from a Linux client
    • 8.3.- Connecting from a Windows client
    • 8.4.- Analyzing the FTP protocol with telnet
    • 8.5.- Secure FTP
  • 9.- Mail Server
    • 9.1.- Communication between local users
    • 9.2.- Communication between remote systems
    • 9.3.- Mail service and DNS
    • 9.4.- Routing mails.
    • 9.5.- Using a mail client
    • 9.6.- SMTP Authentication
    • 9.7.- Secure connections
    • 9.8.- Spam
    • 9.9.- Webmail
  • 10.- Firewalls
    • 10.1.- Firewall in Centos 6.
    • 10.2.- Firewall in CentOS 7.
  • 11.- OpenLDAP
    • 11.1.- Installing OpenLDAP
    • 11.2.- Adding more objects
    • 11.3.- Editing objects
    • 11.4.- Deleting objects
    • 11.5.- Securing LDAP connections with TLS.
    • 11.6.- Authenticating users with LDAP
    • 11.7.- PHPLDAPAdmin
    • 11.8.- Troubleshooting

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