Linux networking
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computing: software: operating systems: Linux: networking
Overview
This is a general guide to Linux networking, mostly as a collection point for links to relevant articles.
Related Pages
- dnsmasq is a daemon for providing DNS and DHCP services on a Linux server. It can be used to replace those services typically provided by residential router/gateway hardware, but with much more flexibility (and without having to lose the network connection whenever a change is made).
- nsswitch.conf tells Linux's domain name resolver what methods to use for resolving domain names both within the local network (if any) and on the internet.
- Samba: when communication with Windows is part of the picture, the configuration of Samba may be relevant.