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• names
• • and netgroups: Netgroups
  • domains: Domain names
• naming
• • decentralized name management: DNS versus NIS
  • diskless clients: Changing a client's name
  • domains, hierarchical: Domain names
  • filesystems: Naming schemes
  • • NFS: System Administration Using the Network File System
  • maps: Map naming
  • mount points: Mount point constructions
• ncsize, boot and: Kernel configuration
• ND: NFS support for diskless clients
• netgroups: Using netgroups
• netgroups map: Enabling NIS on client hosts
• • Working with the maps
  • Netgroups
  • building other netgroups: Netgroups
  • hostname field, NFS clients: Netgroups
  • hostname, formats: Hostname formats in netgroups
  • password file and: Netgroups
  • source: Netgroups
• netid.byname map: Files managed under NIS
• netinstall, client configuration: Setting up a diskless client
• netmasks database: Multiple interfaces
• netmasks map, ifconfig: Subnetwork masks
• netstat: Routers and their routing tables
• • and local network interface: Local network interface
  • local physical network interface: Local network interface
• Network Address Translation, firewall and: Using NFS through firewalls
• network analyzers: Network analyzers
• • capture filters: Capture filters
  • ethereal: ethereal / tethereal
  • read filters: Read filters
  • snoop: snoop
• Network Disk (see Network Disk)
• Network File System (see NFS)
• Network Information Service (see NIS)
• • Network Information Service Operation
• network layer (7-layer model): Network layer
• • datagrams: Datagrams and packets
  • IP addressing: IP host addresses
• network numbers
• • classes: IPv4 address classes
  • IPv4, addresses: IPv4 address classes
• network stack: Networking overview
• • see also protocol stack: Networking overview
• networking
• • overview: Networking overview
  • protocols: Networking overview
  • • ISO 7-layer model: Networking overview
  • routing: Network layer
• networks
• • architecture, dataless clients: Dataless clients
  • ATM: ATM and FDDI networks
  • bandwidth, bottlenecks: Problem areas
  • bridges: Network partitioning hardware
  • broadcast addresses: Broadcast addresses
  • cabling: Local network interface
  • carrier sense transmission: Collisions and network saturation
  • collisions
  • • errors: Local network interface
    • saturation: Collisions and network saturation
  • congestion: Network congestion and network interfaces
  • connectivity, ping and: Using ping to check network connectivity
  • debugging: Debugging Network Problems
  • design, NIS: NIS network design
  • domains, dividing into: Dividing a network into domains
  • FDDI: ATM and FDDI networks
  • gateways: Network partitioning hardware
  • hubs: Network partitioning hardware
  • infrastructure: Network infrastructure
  • interface: Physical and data link layers
  • • Frames and network interfaces
    • defined: Physical and data link layers
    • Ethernet interface: Frames and network interfaces
    • local networks: Local network interface
    • loopback interface: Frames and network interfaces
  • interfaces, listing: Examining interfaces
  • layers: Network layer
  • logical: Network partitioning hardware
  • management: Preface
  • partitions
  • • hardware: Network partitioning hardware
    • low-bandwith networks: Network infrastructure
  • ping: Debugging Network Problems
  • reliability issues: Adjusting for network reliability problems
  • repeaters: Network partitioning hardware
  • routers: Network partitioning hardware
  • saturation: Collisions and network saturation
  • services: Internet and RPC server configuration
  • • ARPA: Internet and RPC server configuration
    • ftp: Internet and RPC server configuration
    • Internet: Internet and RPC server configuration
    • telnet: Internet and RPC server configuration
    • see also services: Internet and RPC server configuration
  • stack: Networking overview
  • switches: Network partitioning hardware
  • traffic
  • • ethereal/tethereal: ethereal / tethereal
    • filtering: Protocol filtering
    • measuring: Collisions and network saturation
  • utilization, measuring: Collisions and network saturation
• NFS: Preface
• • ACLs and: ACLs and NFS
  • behavior characterization, performance tuning and: Characterization of NFS behavior
  • client I/O: Client I/O system
  • client-side failover: Replication
  • clients
  • • hostname field, netgroups: Netgroups
    • troubleshooting: NFS client problems
  • components: NFS components
  • diagnostic tools: NFS Diagnostic Tools
  • • administration: NFS administration tools
    • publicly available: Publicly available diagnostics
    • statistics: NFS statistics
  • diskless clients, support: NFS support for diskless clients
  • and DOS: PC/NFS Clients
  • • see also PC/NFS: PC/NFS Clients
  • encryption: NFS security
  • environment, large: System Administration Using the Network File System
  • errno values: NFS errno values
  • error messages: Asynchronous NFS error messages
  • • debugging case study: Asynchronous NFS error messages
  • file locking
  • • hangs: Diagnosing NFS lock hangs
    • mandatory: Mandatory locking and NFS
    • Windows and: NFS and Windows lock semantics
  • file locking and: NFS and file locking
  • filehandles: Pathnames and filehandles
  • filesystems
  • • exporting: Exporting filesystems
    • mounting: System Administration Using the Network File System
    • • Mounting filesystems
    • naming: System Administration Using the Network File System
  • firewalls: Using NFS through firewalls
  • future, version 4 and: NFS Version 4
  • groups, passing: RPC security
  • idempotent requests: Statelessness and crash recovery
  • I/O operations, biod daemon: Setting up NFS
  • IPsec: NFS and IPSec
  • Kerberos and, enabling: Enabling Kerberized NFS
  • kernel code: NFS kernel code
  • local filesystems: System Administration Using the Network File System
  • lockd daemon: Setting up NFS
  • NLM, lock state: Examining lock state on NFS/NLM servers
  • overview: Preface
  • • Networking Fundamentals
  • pathnames: Pathnames and filehandles
  • PC/NFS overview: PC/NFS Clients
  • performance
  • • bottlenecks: Identifying NFS performance bottlenecks
    • • Network Performance Analysis
    • measuring: Measuring performance
  • protocol
  • • crashes: Statelessness and crash recovery
    • statelessness, design and: Statelessness and crash recovery
  • remote filesystems: System Administration Using the Network File System
  • replication: Replication
  • retransmissions, identifying: Identifying NFS retransmissions
  • RPC and: System Administration Using the Network File System
  • • maps: NFS RPC procedures
  • RPC procedures: NFS RPC procedures
  • • retransmission: Request retransmission
  • RPC requests, randomness: Characterization of NFS behavior
  • security: NFS security
  • • future of: NFS security futures
    • increasing: Stronger security for NFS
    • increasing, transition: Planning a transition from NFS/sys to stronger NFS security
    • RPC: RPC security
    • services: Security services
  • security level: How secure are NIS and NFS?
  • server thread: nfsd and NFS server threads
  • servers
  • • caches, duplicate request: Request retransmission
    • logging mechanics: NFS server logging mechanics
    • remove request: Request retransmission
    • troubleshooting: NFS server problems
  • setup: Setting up NFS
  • Solaris, export and: Exporting filesystems
  • statd daemon: Setting up NFS
  • superusers, mapping: Superuser mapping
  • symbolic links, resolving: Resolving symbolic links in NFS
  • system administration: System Administration Using the Network File System
  • over TCP: NFS over TCP is your friend
  • TCP comparison: NFS over TCP
  • traffic
  • • file transfer size and: Characterization of NFS behavior
    • volumes: Characterization of NFS behavior
  • version 3: NFS Version 3
  • • diagnostic tools: Version 2 and Version 3 differences
    • PC/NFS and: PC/NFS today
  • virtual nodes: Network File System Design and Operation
  • WANs and: NFS over wide-area networks
  • write permissions, restricting: NFS security
  • write throughput, bottlenecks and: NFS writes (NFS Version 2 versus NFS Version 3)
• NFS protocol, implementation and: NFS protocol and implementation
• NFS RPC mixture (see RPC mixture)
• NFS Server Logging utility: NFS server logging
• • FTP and: NFS server logging
• nfsbug utility: nfsbug
• nfsd daemon: Setting up NFS
• • NFS protocol and implementation
  • nfsd and NFS server threads
  • /etc/dfs/dfstab and: NFS administration tools
  • maximum number of threads: Choosing the number of server threads
  • overloaded servers and: Identifying NFS performance bottlenecks
  • port monitoring: Port monitoring
  • threads: NFS server threads
• nfsd threads
• • context switching: Context switching overhead
  • I/0, CPU loading: CPU loading
  • maximum: Choosing the number of server threads
  • server performance tuning: NFS server threads
• NFS/dh
• • checklist: NFS/dh checklist
  • enabling: Enabling NFS/dh
• nfslogd daemon
• • configuration: Other configuration parameters
  • log cycling: NFS log cycling
  • log files and: The nfslogd daemon
• nfs_max_threads parameter: Tunable Parameters
• nfs3_max_transfer_size parameter: Tunable Parameters
• nfs_nra parameter: Tunable Parameters
• nfs_shrinkreaddir parameter: Tunable Parameters
• nfsstat
• • results: Identifying NFS retransmissions
  • RPC statistics: Identifying NFS retransmissions
• nfsstat -c, client-side statistics: NFS statistics
• nfsstat -s, server statistics: NFS statistics
• nfsstat command: Replication
• nfsstat utility
• • NFS RPC calls: Measuring performance
  • RPC mixtures: Benchmarking
• NFSWATCH: NFSWATCH
• nfs_write_error_to_cons_only parameter: Tunable Parameters
• nicknames, maps: Files managed under NIS
• • Map structure
• NIS+: NIS+
• NIS management: Basics of NIS management
• NIS protocol, procedure calls: The ypserv daemon
• NIS tools
• • key lookup: Key lookup
  • map information: Other NIS map information
• NLM
• • client crashes: Client crash
  • file locking recovery: NLM recovery
  • lock state: Examining lock state on NFS/NLM servers
  • partitioning: Network partition
  • server crash: Server crash
• NLM protocol: NFS and file locking
• • The NLM protocol
• No space left on device error message: Asynchronous NFS error messages
• nodes, dataless, management: Dataless clients
• nsswitch.conf file, NIS on client host: Enabling NIS on client hosts
• NT Domain: NT Domain
• null map, automounter: The null map
• null procedure, RPC: NFS statistics

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