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Mastering Linux Network Administration

You're reading from   Mastering Linux Network Administration Master the skills and techniques that are required to design, deploy, and administer real Linux-based networks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781784399597
Length 260 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Setting up Your Environment FREE CHAPTER 2. Revisiting Linux Network Basics 3. Communicating Between Nodes via SSH 4. Setting up a File Server 5. Monitoring System Resources 6. Configuring Network Services 7. Hosting HTTP Content via Apache 8. Understanding Advanced Networking Concepts 9. Securing Your Network 10. Troubleshooting Network Issues Index

Installing missing firmware on Debian systems

Many distributions of Linux prefer to include only free software and drivers by default, and Debian falls into that category. The reason for this can be due to moral decisions or licensing restrictions, but the result may be that a specific network card or hardware device ceases to function out of the box. Commonly, this is very typical with wireless cards. One example of this is Intel wireless cards. While these typically work without any tinkering needed when it comes to end-user distributions (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and so on), Enterprise distributions such as Debian often don't include these and force you to jump through additional hoops. The reason for this is because the software required for these cards to function isn't open-source, so the decision was made to not include it in the default repositories. Thankfully, this usually isn't too difficult to rectify providing you know the steps.

On Debian systems, there is a non-free...

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