Table of Contents for

TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd Edition

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B flag (Linux routing table), The Routing Table

backbone parameter (gated), The ospf Statement

backbones (OSPF hierarchy), Open Shortest Path First

background mode (sendmail), The sendmail Command

background parameter (gated), The kernel Statement

base64 (MIME encoding type), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

basic (MIME data subtype), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

bastion host (firewalls), Firewalls

beep command (dip), The dip Script File

Berkeley Internet Name Domain, BIND, Resolvers, and named (see BIND)

Best Current Practices (BCP) RFCs, Protocol Standards

bestmx (sendmail K command value), The sendmail K Command

bg option (vfstab file), The vfstab and fstab files

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), Internet Routing Architecture, Obtaining an autonomous system number, Border Gateway Protocol, The bgp Statement, The bgp Statement

autonomous system numbers, Obtaining an autonomous system number

group types, The bgp Statement

peers, The bgp Statement

bgp parameter (gated), Aggregate Statements

bgp statement (gated), The bgp Statement

bilateral agreements (routing), Internet Routing Architecture

binary (MIME encoding type), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

binary data, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

binary files, security considerations, Looking for Trouble

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain), BIND, Resolvers, and named, BIND: Unix Name Service, BIND Configurations, Configuring the Resolver, A resolver-only configuration, Configuring named, The named.conf File, A caching-only server configuration, Master and slave server configurations, Master and slave server configurations, Zone File Directives, The BIND 9 server statement, The BIND 9 options statement, The BIND 9 logging statement, The BIND 9 zone statement, The BIND 9 controls statement, BIND 9 view Statement

BIND 9, The BIND 9 server statement, The BIND 9 options statement, The BIND 9 logging statement, The BIND 9 zone statement, The BIND 9 controls statement, BIND 9 view Statement

controls statement, The BIND 9 controls statement

logging statement, The BIND 9 logging statement

options statement, The BIND 9 options statement

server statement, The BIND 9 server statement

view statement, BIND 9 view Statement

zone statement, The BIND 9 zone statement

caching-only servers, configuring, A caching-only server configuration

configurations, BIND Configurations

directives, Zone File Directives

master name, configuring, Master and slave server configurations

named command, configuring, Configuring named

named.conf file, The named.conf File

overview, BIND: Unix Name Service

slave, configuring, Master and slave server configurations

Unix DNS, BIND, Resolvers, and named

BindAddress option (multi-homed servers), Multi-Homed Server Options

bit mask, Address Structure, The Natural Mask, The Routing Table

addresses, Address Structure

routing tables, The Routing Table

bitdomain (sendmail database feature), FEATURE

biz domain, The Domain Hierarchy

blackhole (gated), Interface Statements

blackhole option (named), The options Statement

blackhole parameter (gated), static Statements

Boolean values (printcap file), The printcap file

BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol), Reverse Address Resolution Protocol, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, dhcpd.conf

clients, automatic address assignment, dhcpd.conf

DHCP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

bootp command (dip), The dip Script File

BOOTPROTO (Linux configuration value), Assigning an Address

Bootstrap Protocol, dhcpd.conf (see BOOTP)

bootup, Kernel Configuration, Point-to-point, Installing static routes at startup, The share command, The mount command, Using the Red Hat Package Manager

(see also startup files)

Apache daemons, launching, Using the Red Hat Package Manager

ifconfig command-line, persistence of, Point-to-point

mounted directories and, The mount command

share command persistence, The share command

Solaris, Kernel Configuration

Border Gateway Protocol, Internet Routing Architecture (see BGP)

break command (dip), The dip Script File

brief parameter (gated), Aggregate Statements

broadcast (gated), Interface Statements

BROADCAST (Linux configuration value), Assigning an Address

broadcast address argument (ifconfig command), The ifconfig Command

broadcast addresses, The IP Address, Setting the Broadcast Address

assigning, ifconfig command, Setting the Broadcast Address

BROADCAST flag (ifconfig command), Checking the Interface with ifconfig

broadcast GRE over IP option (Linux kernel configuration), Linux Kernel Configuration

broadcast parameter (gated), The rip Statement, The routerdiscovery Statement

rip statement, The rip Statement

routerdiscovery statement, The routerdiscovery Statement

browseable parameter (smb.config file), The smb.conf homes section

BrowserMatch directive (Apache), Performance Tuning Directives

BSD Unix, The BSD Kernel Configuration File, The options statement, The pseudo-device statement, The device statement, Startup Files, Putting ifconfig in the startup scripts, Installing static routes at startup, The vfstab and fstab files

configuration file, The BSD Kernel Configuration File, The options statement, The pseudo-device statement, The device statement

devices statement, The device statement

options statement, The options statement

pseudo-device statement, The pseudo-device statement

default configuration, overriding, Putting ifconfig in the startup scripts

fstab files, The vfstab and fstab files

startup files, Startup Files

static routing, adding to startup scripts, Installing static routes at startup

bsdcomp option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

btree (sendmail K command value), The sendmail K Command

buffer overruns, avoiding, Maximum transmission unit

Bugtraq web site, Use the network to distribute information

Build script, sendmail, compiling, Compiling sendmail

byte numbering, synchronizing, Transmission Control Protocol