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Index
D
deleting
characters, GNU files, 238-239
files, Nautilus, 204
lines
ed text editor, 313
vi text editor, 317
text
Emacs editor, 328-329
vi text editor, 319
device drivers, 579-580
kernel configuration and, 625
loadable driver modules, 581
loading/unloading, 582-583
modules.conf file, 583-584
devices
audio, kernel configuration, 636-638
block devices, 580-581
character, 581
kernel configuration, 634
file system, mounting, 361-363
infrared, kernel configuration, 633
installation, manual, 55
network, 581
network-device names, TCP/IP, 163-164
overview, 579
SCSI, configuring support, 632
serial device names, 968-969
sound cards, names, 131
video, kernel configuration, 636-638
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
host name configuration, 43
IP addresses and, 150
network card, IP address, 42-43
newsgroups and, 481
TCP/IP and, 156
dial-up networking
cable modem comparison, 379
DNS and, 396
DSL comparison, 379
Internet connections and, 378-379
IP addresses, 396
PPP accounts, 398-404
CHAP authentication, 404-405
PAP authentication, 404-405
server setup, 407-409
serial-communication software, 395
SLIP accounts, 397-398
TCP/IP and, 395
directories
/ (root directory), 201
Apache Web server configuration, 423
/bin, 201
/boot, 201
changing, 205-206
/dev, 201
/etc, 201
file system and, 199
GNU, 233
/home, 201
/lib, 201
listing, 207-210
/lost+found, 201
management commands, 896
/mnt, 201
navigation commands, 205-206
permissions, 207-210
/proc, 201
/root, 201
root directory, 199
Samba, creating for, 546
/sbin, 201
shell prompt, 206-207
/tmp, 201
/usr, 201
subdirectories, 202
/var, 201
subdirectories, 202-203
disk drives
controller types, 925-927
device names, 930
logical organization, 928-930
physical organization, 927-928
DNS (Domain Name System)
ARPANET and, 508
BIND system, 510-511
caching name server
configuration, 517-526
starting, 526-527
configuration
caching name server, 517-526
resolver library, 516-517
country code domains, 510
definition, 508
dial-up networking and, 396
FQDN, 510
hierarchical domain names, 509-510
IP addresses and, 150-152
primary name server, configuration, 527-528
root domain, 509-510
top-level domains, 509-510
utility programs, dig, 512-515
zone files, resource record types, 521
DocBook
case sensitivity, 342
cautions, 346
character formatting, 346-347
DTD, 339
examples, 346
figures, 345-346
image objects, 344-345
<important> element, 346
introduction, 338-339
itemized lists, 344
links, 347
media objects, 344-345
notes, 346
ordered lists, 344
sample.xml, 339-341
sections, 343
stylesheet processor, 339
stylesheets, 339-343
tables, 345
text editors and, 339
tips, 346
variable lists, 344
warnings, 346
documentation
GNU software development tools, 713-715
kernel variables, 595
online
HOWTO files, 188-199
man pages, 186-188
Samba, SSL support, 545
DOS
CD-ROM with book, 284
commands, mtools utilities, 369-370
file system mounting, 364-365
floppy disks
formatting, 371-372
mounting, 364-365
installer, booting, 31