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CHAPTER 8
Networking Concepts

THESE DAYS IT’S ALMOST A NECESSITY to have your Linux system connected to some type of network. Whether it’s because of the need to share files and printers on a local network or the need to connect to the Internet to download updates and security patches, most Linux systems have some type of network connection.

This chapter looks at how to configure your Linux system to connect to a network as well as how to troubleshoot network connections if things go wrong. There are a few different methods for configuring network settings in Linux. First, the chapter covers the common locations for the configuration files in Linux distributions. Next, it examines the different tools you have at your disposal that help make configuring the network settings easier. After that, the chapter shows some simple network troubleshooting techniques you can use to help find the problem if anything goes wrong.