SuSE Enterprise Linux 10 Network Administration

Course:   SUSE10NA
Duration:   5 Days
Level:   III
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Course 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.

Topics Covered In This Course

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
What You Can Expect

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

Who Should Take This Course

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

Recommended Prerequisites

Delegates should be practicing SuSE Linux administrators.

Training Style

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

Related Courses
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SUSE10A1
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