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"Building Secure Servers with Linux will help you master the principles of reliable system and network security by combining practical advice with a firm knowledge of the technical tools needed to ensure security. The book focuses on the most common use of Linux--as a hub offering services to an organization or the larger Internet--and shows readers how to harden their hosts against attacks. Author Mick Bauer, a security consultant, network architect, and lead author of the popular Paranoid Penguin column in Linux Journal, carefully outlines the security risks, defines precautions that can minimize those risks, and offers recipes for robust security. The book does not cover firewalls, but covers the more common situation where an organization protects its hub using other systems as firewalls, often proprietary firewalls."

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Ellen Messmer writes: Four IBM technical experts on Linux - John Eilert, Maria Eisenhaendler, Dorothea Matthaeus, ingolf Salm - contributed to this 430-page book on deployment, management, debugging and security of Linux on the mainframe. This clearly-written reference work, which gracefully moves from high-level concepts to more gritty technical detail on dozens of topics pertaining to its subject, should be a valuable guide for any network or application administrator thinking about Linux and the mainframe. $49.99.

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Part of the Bruce Perens' Open Source Series, this volume by author Peter Harrison offers prolific advice on maintaining servers, Linux networking and troubleshooting.

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"This book is the culmination of over two years of dodging the obvious: I needed to write a HOWTO to document the things that I was using Linux for in my work, particularly concerning the use of Linux as a router in a variety of scenarios. But the book is not only about routers, it's about running Linux in production and all of the non-technical details which go along with it. This book is not intended to be the authoritative 'be-all end-all' of what can be accomplished with Linux routers, but a HOWTO describing what has worked for me and my employers over the past few years. I have tried to record all of the stupid mistakes I have made along with the arbitrary parts of configuring and running a Linux router so that you won't have to learn them on your own. I fully expect you to far exceed the contents of this book as you further the state of the art." $44.99

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"A collection of industrial-strength, real-world, tested solutions to practical problems. The book contains one hundred independent but related tips, tools, and scripts that solve common but frequently difficult administrative tasks. Some of the hacks are subtle, many of them are non-obvious, and all of them demonstrate the power and flexibility of a Linux system. The book offers hacks devoted to tuning the Linux kernel to make one's system run more efficiently, as well as using CVS or RCS to track the revision to system files." $13.97.

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"Topics covered: The knowledge that's tested on the Linux Professional Institute's exams 101 and 102, which includes everything from basic Linux commands and concepts to installation of the operating system, essential network configuration, and kernel recompilation." $27.97.

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Ellen Messmer writes: This hefty 792-page volume on using the Webmin program to administer Linux will be a welcome addition to the shelf of Linux administrators. The author, Jamie Cameron, designed and created the first version of Webmin back in 1997, and he notes that Webmin, which automates a lot of tasks administrators might otherwise do by hand, can also be used on Solaris, FreeBSD and HP/UX as well. Cameron gallops through a wide range of topics, including securing the Webmin server, configuring users groups, disk and file-sharing, partitioning, DNS Server configuration and dozens more. It's all nicely tied up in the end with an extensive index should you need to quickly find a topic in this encyclopedic reference work.
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"Managing RAID on Linux covers everything system administrators need to know to put together a system that can support RAID. You will learn about the different types of RAID, along with associated technologies and issues, and how to choose the best RAID system for your needs. With a step-by-step, hands-on approach, the author guides you through the installation of either Linux software RAID or a hardware RAID card. The book shows how to build an array and optionally install a high-performance file system." $27.97

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"Safeguard your Linux systems against today's most vicious attacks!; Realistic, step-by-step techniques from one of the world's leading Linux security experts; Covers IP Tables, ARP attacks, adaptive firewalls, VPNs, wireless networks, Samba, monitoring, 2.4 kernel security, and much more; Quick and effective recovery from intrusions; CD-ROM contains important new tools for monitoring networks and locking out hackers."

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"Osborne's RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide, Third Edition provides 100% complete coverage of all objectives for exam RH302. Based on 300,000 hours of IT training experience, the book contains hundreds of practice exam questions and hands-on exercises. The CD-ROM features full practice exam software, an electronic book, and an additional three-part multiple choice, debugging, and installation test." $34.99.

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"From updated step by step installation and troubleshooting instructions to ip tables for firewalls, configuring file and Web servers, and solutions for today's security issues, this handy reference is the one guidebook that helps you do it all." $34.99.

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"Provides all the information needed to master the latest version of Red Hat Linux, covering desktop and server basics for Linux newbies as well as advanced techniques and all the latest bells and whistles for Red Hat veterans: Includes step-by-step instructions that make installation simple and painless; Explains how to take advantage of the new desktop interface; use the Linux shell, file system, and text editor; automate system tasks; and back-up and restore files; Features new to this edition include expanded coverage of using Red Hat Linux with Mac OS X, managing and manipulating file systems and disk tuning, system rescue advice, and details on using VmWare and VNC (virtual network computing). This is the only book on the market that contains Red Hat's three CD-ROM distribution."

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This volume aims at providing an in-depth technical description of how firewalls and VPNs work rather than specific product analysis.

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