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initscripts
overview, 560-561
servers
starting automatically at boot time, 563-568
starting/stopping, 561-562
INN (InterNetNews) server
configuration, 480-481
control files, 482
ctlinnd, 482
expire, 481
incoming.conf file, 485
inn.conf file, 482-483
parameters, 483
innd, 481
introduction, 474
news feeds, 484-485
newsgroups and, 475
nnrpd, 481
nntpsend, 482
readers.conf file, 485-486
starting, 486-487
installation
anaconda, 32
boot commands, 58-60
boot disk, 21
boot processing, watching, 32
CD-ROM drive, 23
from CD-ROM method, 61
devices, manual, 55
drivers and, 20
FTP method, 61
FTP software, 492-493
GRUB and, 22
from hard drive, 61
hardware checklist, 24-25
HTTP method, 61
Java SDK, 835-836
J2EE SDK, 881-882
kernel, 642-643
kernel RPMs, 621
kickstart, starting, 61-62
kudzu utility, 35
to laptops, 71-72
LILO, 39-41
mail software, 450-451
man pages, groff, 337-338
monitoring process, 33-34
mtools, 368
networks and, 22
new installations, 21
news software, 475
NFS method, 61
operating system updates, security and, 657
passwords, root, 22
PC preparation, 23-30
Perl, 762
phases, 34
completion, 51-54
configuration, 39-46
getting ready to install, 35-36
partitioning and using hard disk, 36-39
selecting package groups, 47-51
process overview, 20-23
root password, 22
RPM (Red Hat Package Manager), 609-610
RPM, package groups, 606
Samba, checking status, 544
package groups, 22
security considerations, 653
source files, kernel, 624
SRPMs, 617
system requirements, 24-25
time zone, 22
Tomcat server, Apache, 439
Tripwire application, 673-674
troubleshooting
booting from boot disk, 57
fatal signal 11 error, 57
text mode installation, 55
X, 56-57
upgrades, 21
Web servers, Apache, 421-422
interfaces
CUPS Web Interface, printer administration, 111-114
Java, 857
Mozilla Web browser, 419-420
status, networking diagnostics, 170
Internet
cable modems, 378
connections, 384-388
CD-ROM with book, 284
connections, 16-17
IP masquerading and, 406-407
dial-up networking and, 378-379
SLIP accounts, 397-398
DSL line, 378
connecting with, 379-384
Ethernet and, 380
firewalls, configuring, 682-687
security, network administration and, 14-15
IP addresses
APNIC and, 146
ARIN and, 146
classes, 145-146
DHCP and, 150
dial-up networking and, 396
DNS and, 150-152
/etc/hosts.allow conf file, 167
/etc/networks configuration file, 166
/etc/resolv.conf file, 167
hostnames, /etc/host.conf file, 166
IANA and, 146
IPv6, 148-149
masquerading, connection sharing and, 406-407
network addresses, 144
extracting, 147
supernets, 147
network cards, specifying, 42-43
network masks, 147
RIPE and, 146
routing table, 171
subnets, 147