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Linux NetWorking
Brian Dolan-Goecke

Atlanta, Georgia

October 8-12, 2001

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Brian Dolan-Goecke

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Contact

Email: Brian@Goecke-Dolan.com WebSite: www.Goecke-Dolan.com/Brian Phone: (612) 759-0967

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Linux Networking
Linux is a powerful operating system and tool. One of the reasons for this is the flexibility of Linux Networking. We will look at what advantages Linux networking has, why Linux Networking has made Linux a powerful platform. Also we will look at what exciting advances are being made with Linux Networking that will rocket Linux into the future.

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My Experience
Unix user/admin for 16 years Self-Taught networking HP OpenView Certified Veritas NerveCenter Certified

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Linux Networking

"Recent changes in the areas of both software and hardware are combining to revolutionize networking." -- Marcio Saitio, Director of Technology Cyclades Corporation

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Revolution

Linux is positioned to ride the wave of the next revolution in the computer industry

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Next Revolution
Further integration of - Network Devices - Servers/Services No longer a clear definition between network and other devices Added functionality to network devices

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Why Linux?
Open Source Flexibility Security

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Open Source

Open Source is a key to the popularity of Linux today.

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Open Source

Open Source has allowed Linux to grow and expand beyond markets

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Open Source

Open Source has allowed Linux to become a fertile growing ground for new ideas

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Open Source

Has made Linux a popular "first port" platform for new embedded hardware.

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Linux Flexibility

Not locked to one protocol/stack Uses "common" Unix API's and interfaces

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Linux Flexibility

Ability to add and modify where needed/wanted

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Linux Security

Allow you to manage your own level of security

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Revolution Examples

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Example Linux Machines

Router Web Server VPN Server Network Monitor Traffic Recorder

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Packaged Software Solutions

Linux Routers Linux Firewalls Linux VPN Servers Linux Data/Stats Servers

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Example Linux Devices

Linux Routers Cyclades Terminal Server Running Linux Sun Cobalt server

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Linux Routers

NetMax - www.netmax.com Linux Router Project - www.linuxrouter.org

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Linux Data Collection/NMS

MRTG on Linux Debian Telemetry Box Distribution www.debian.org/News/2001/20010125

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Tools for the Revolution

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Revolution Tools
Linux Kernel 2.4 Linux Kernel Devices Linux Kernel Software Server Network Applications Other
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Linux 2.4 Kernel

Improved TCP/IP IPTables NFS Version 3 Rewritten Firewall/NAT ATM Networking Kernel Web Daemon "Soft Net"
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Device Support

WAN Cards LAN Cards Wireless More...

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LAN Devices
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Token Ring FDDI ATM Other...

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WAN Devices
T1 CSU/DSU High Speed Serial Synchronous Serial HSSI T3 Other...
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Wireless Devices
Lucent/Orinoco/WavelanIEEE/... (802.11.b) Aviator/Raytheon 2.4MHz Xricom Netwave AirSurfer AT&T/Lucent Wavelan Aironet 4500/4800

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Protocols
IPv4 IPv6 DECNet ARCNet PPP (rewritten in 2.4) HDLC
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Kernel Software
Masquarding IPChains/IPTables Kernel Daemons QoS Managment Specialized Soft Devices

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Masquarding/NAT

An important key to Linux networking Really brought Linux to being a Router Is more flexible than other propriety solutions

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IP Tables/IP Chains
IP Chains gave great control to admin IP Tables will continue that will added flexibility Port Forwarding Packet Filtering

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QoS
TOS Support Packet Mangling Packet Filtering MAC address matching More....

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Kernel Daemons

Khttp Knfs

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Kernel Http Daemon

Strange but true Is a fast server

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Kernel NFS

Better NFS support Supports NFSv3 Better user and file managment

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Specialized Soft Devices

MultLink Devices VPN/Tunneling Devices Network Block Device PPP

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MultiLink Devices

Ethernet Bonding EQL

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Linux VPN/Tunneling

GRE Tunneling FreeSwan IPSec More...

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Additional Linux Servers

Samba Apache Dhcpd Routed Radius

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Additional Applications

Network Monitor Packet Sniffer NMS Other

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Network Monitor
Big Brother MRTG / Cricket / ... Spong

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Packet Sniffer

tcpdump Advance Packet Sniffer (APS) Ethereal Gnusniff

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Netwok Management Systems

OpenNMS - www.opennms.org

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Other

Zebra - Route server and reflection daemon

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To Come

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Linux Network Future

Continued driver support Continued device support BlueTooth

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Resources

Linux Router Project - www.LinuxRouter.org Linux Network OS Resource - www.NetLinOS.org Introduction to Networking OnLine Bookwww.linuxports.com/howto/intro_to_networking/

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Articles

"Linux and Networking: The Next Revolution" By Marcio Saito Linux Journal, November 2000 Page 134-136

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Books
Linux IP Stacks Commentary By Stephen T. Satchelld andH.B.J. Clifford ISBN 1-57610-470-2 www.coriolis.com The Cathedral & the Bazaar Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary Eric S. Raymond ISBN 0-596-00108-8 www.ora.com Linux Routers By Tony Mancill Prentice Hall ISBN: 0-13-086113-8
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