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SuSE Enterprise Linux 10 Network Administration




SUMMARY:   SuSE Linux 10 Network Administration shows delegates how to install basic network services and configure DNS, DHCP, NFS, Apache web server, and other servers.

AUDIENCE:   This course is designed for any practicing SuSE Linux administrators who are interested in configuring and managing network services.

PREREQUISITES:   Delegates should be practicing SuSE Linux administrators.

DURATION:   5 Days.

APPROACH:   This course is presented as a series of short tutorials with extensive practical experiences

OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Describe the basic architecture of TCP/IP
• Explain SuSE network services
• Configure the Network Interface and Web Connectivity
• Appreciate Login Services
• Configure telnet and ftp
• Configure SSH
• Control Berkeley 'r' commands
• Appreciate the need for name services
• Configure DNS, NIS and DHCP
• Build LDAP services
• Understand File Sharing
• Configure NFS services
• Configure Samba
• Understand the need for e-mail services
• Configure sendmail
• Configure PostFix
• Configure the Apache httpd Web Server

COURSE CONTENT:  

I CONFIGURING THE NETWORK



  • Networking fundamentals
  • Manage network interfaces
  • Manage routing
  • Configure the network with NetworkManager and command line tools
  • Provide secure remote access with OpenSSH
  • Enable remote administration with YaST

 


 


II CONFIGURE NETWORK SERVICES



  • Manage xinetd
  • Enable ftp
  • Configure xntp

 


III DNS



  • DNS principles
  • Background and history of BIND
  • Installing and configuring the BIND software
  • Configuring clients and servers
  • Access, logging and security
  • Troubleshooting

 


IV DHCP



  • DHCP principles
  • DHCP implementation
  • DHCP clients and Servers
  • DHCP relay server
  • Troubleshooting DHCP

 


V OpenLDAP



  • LDAP principles
  • What is OpenLDAP?
  • Installing an OpenLDAP server
  • Adding, querying and deleting information
  • Authentication
  • Replication

 


VI CONFIGURE THE NETWORK FILE SYSTEM (NFS)



  • Configure NFS on the client and the server

 


VII MAIL SERVERS



  • Mail Server Principles
  • Sendmail vs Postfix
  • postfix architecture
  • Managing postfix
  • Configuring postfix
  • Spam and virus control

 


VIII OpenSLP



  • What is OpenSLP
  • SLP Agents
  • Configuring SLP

 


IX APACHE WEB SERVER



  • Apache fundamentals
  • Installing apache
  • Apache services
  • Configuring Apache for virtual hosts …..

 


X SAMBA



  • Build a Samba server
  • Configure a file server
  • Configure a print server
  • Configure user authentication

 


XI NETWORK MONITORING



  • Network monitoring principles
  • Benefit from Nagios, Ethereal and tcpdump
  • Manage network devices


 


XII SECURITY CONCEPT



  • Linux security model
  • General principles of host and network security

 


 


XIII HOST SECURITY



  • Securing physical access
  • Filesystem security
  • Security updates
  • Documentation

           


XIV CRYPTOGRAPHY



  • Principles of cryptography
  • Use YaST to create CA and certificates
  • GPG

 


XV NETWORK SECURITY



  • Principles of network security
  • TCP Wrappers
  • Managing SSL

 


XVI FIREWALLS



  • Firewall principles
  • Firewall components
  • Firewall architectures
  • Packet filters, iptables and NAT
  • Configure gateways including Squid, Dante

 


XVII VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS



  • VPN principles
  • IPSec connectivity and traffic

 


XVIII INTRUSION DETECTION and RESPONSE



  • What are Instrusions
  • Current status of intrusions
  • Log Files
  • Intrusion detection and response

 


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