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Learning RHEL Networking

You're reading from   Learning RHEL Networking Gain Linux administration skills by learning new networking concepts in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785287831
Length 216 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introducing Enterprise Linux 7 FREE CHAPTER 2. Configuring Network Settings 3. Configuring Key Network Services 4. Implementing iSCSI SANs 5. Implementing btrfs 6. File Sharing with NFS 7. Implementing Windows Shares with Samba 4 8. Integrating RHEL 7 into Microsoft Active Directory Domains 9. Deploying the Apache HTTPD Server 10. Securing the System with SELinux 11. Network Security with firewalld Index

Introduction to the Red Hat NetworkManager


The NetworkManager service has been a part of RHEL since version 6 and in its simplest form allows users to configure network configuration settings (such as joining Wi-Fi networks). Of course, this is really necessary when we consider laptop users with a Fedora or an RHEL laptop. This service extends well beyond the GUI and to server products installed with or without the X Server environment.

The NetworkManager service that ships with RHEL 7 is a dynamic network control and configuration daemon to keep network interfaces active while they remain available. As we have seen, the NetworkManager service not only maintains support for the traditional ifcfg- file type, but also extends this support to additional profiles. In this way, we can easily have a static IP address configuration for your laptop for different offices that you may visit, rather than relying on DHCP on each site.

Configuration of the NetworkManager service can be maintained via the...

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