Table of Contents for

TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd Edition

P

P command (sendmail), Defining Mail Precedence

packages, Using the Red Hat Package Manager, wrapper, tcpd access control files–tcpd access control files

Apache, locating names of, Using the Red Hat Package Manager

wrapper, security, wrapper, tcpd access control files–tcpd access control files

packet filtering, Firewalls, Packet Filters

snoop and, Packet Filters

Packet socket option (Linux kernel configuration), Linux Kernel Configuration

packet switching networks, The datagram

packets, TCP/IP Protocol Architecture, The datagram, The datagram, The datagram, Fragmenting datagrams, The Routing Table, How DHCP works, How DHCP works, The pseudo-device statement, Maximum transmission unit, Open Shortest Path First, Firewalls

(see also datagrams)

capturing, BSD Unix support, The pseudo-device statement

DHCPDISCOVER, How DHCP works

DHCPOFFER, How DHCP works

filtering, Firewalls

fragmentation, avoiding, Maximum transmission unit

gateways, The datagram

Hello (OSPF), Open Shortest Path First

MTU (maximum transmission unit), Fragmenting datagrams

routing, The datagram

routing tables, The Routing Table

packets option, The bgp Statement, The egp Statement

BGP, The bgp Statement

EGP tracing, The egp Statement

packets parameter (gated), The icmp Statement

PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), PPP Daemon Security

pap-max-authreq option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

pap-restart option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

pap-secrets file, PPP Daemon Security

pap-timeout option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

papcrypt option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

PAR (Positive Acknowledgment with Re-transmission), Transmission Control Protocol

parallel (MIME data subtype), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

parameter statements (dhcpd), Configuration Parameters

parameters, The printcap file, dhcpd.conf, Defining iptables filter rules, The ospf Statement, The rip Statement, The isis Statement, The bgp Statement, The egp Statement, The smux Statement, The icmp Statement, The routerdiscovery Statement, The kernel Statement, static Statements, Aggregate Statements, define–define

define m4 macro, define–define

dhcpd.conf file, dhcpd.conf

gated, The ospf Statement, The rip Statement, The isis Statement, The bgp Statement, The egp Statement, The smux Statement, The icmp Statement, The routerdiscovery Statement, The kernel Statement, static Statements, Aggregate Statements

aggregate statement, Aggregate Statements

bgp statement, The bgp Statement

egp statement, The egp Statement

icmp statement, The icmp Statement

isis statement, The isis Statement

kernel statement, The kernel Statement

ospf statement, The ospf Statement

rip statement, The rip Statement

routerdiscovery statement, The routerdiscovery Statement

smux statement, The smux Statement

static statements, static Statements

iptables command, Defining iptables filter rules

printcap file, The printcap file

parity command (dip), The dip Script File

parse (gated), Trace Statements

partial (MIME data subtype), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

PASS command (POP), Post Office Protocol

pass-filter option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

passive (gated), Interface Statements

passive keyword (routed command), Running RIP with routed

passive option (pppd command), PPP Server Configuration, The PPP Daemon

configuring PPP servers, PPP Server Configuration

passive parameter (gated), The bgp Statement

PASSLENGTH (passwd file value), The Shadow Password File

passwd command (Solaris), The Shadow Password File

passwd file, PPP Server Configuration, Configuring a Samba Server, The Shadow Password File, Looking for Trouble, Sample script

default values, The Shadow Password File

PPP servers, configuring, PPP Server Configuration

sample script, Sample script

security considerations, Looking for Trouble

Password Authentication Protocol (PAP), PPP Daemon Security

password command (dip), Dial-Up PPP, The dip Script File

password parameter (gated), The smux Statement

passwords, Open Shortest Path First, Configuring a Samba Server, Improved user authentication, User Authentication, The Shadow Password File–The Shadow Password File, The Shadow Password File, Choosing a Password, One-Time Passwords, OPIE–OPIE

aging, The Shadow Password File

authentication, OSPF, Open Shortest Path First

databases, user authentication (Apache), Improved user authentication

one-time, One-Time Passwords, OPIE–OPIE

OPIE, OPIE–OPIE

Samba, Configuring a Samba Server

selecting, Choosing a Password

user authentication, User Authentication, The Shadow Password File–The Shadow Password File

shadow password files, The Shadow Password File–The Shadow Password File

Path fields (sendmail), Defining Mailers

path section (Solaris PPP configuration), Solaris PPP

pattern matching, sendmail rewrite rules, Pattern Matching

PCM (pulse code modulation), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

peer subclause (gated), The bgp Statement

peeras parameter (gated), The egp Statement

peers, A Data Communications Model, Network Services, Border Gateway Protocol, The bgp Statement

BGP, Border Gateway Protocol, The bgp Statement

network servers, Network Services

performance, Obtaining an IP Address, Maximum transmission unit, Performance Tuning Directives–Performance Tuning Directives

address translation, Obtaining an IP Address

Apache, directives, Performance Tuning Directives–Performance Tuning Directives

packet fragmentation, avoiding, Maximum transmission unit

perimeter networks (firewalls), Firewalls

permanent addresses, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, dhcpd.conf

assigning (dhcpd.conf file), dhcpd.conf

fixed (DHCP), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

persist option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

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

phquery mailer, MAILER

PID option (xinetd), Controlling Access with xinetd

pid-file option (named), The options Statement

PidFile directive (httpd.conf file), Defining Where Things Are Stored

ping command, Internet Control Message Protocol, The Minimal Routing Table, Diagnostic Tools, Testing Basic Connectivity, The ping Command

diagnostic troubleshooting, Diagnostic Tools

implementing, The ping Command

routing tables and, The Minimal Routing Table

troubleshooting with, Testing Basic Connectivity

pkgadd command, Solaris device drivers, Using Dynamically Loadable Modules

plain text (MIME data subtype), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

plugin option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

plumb option (loopback interface configuration), The Interface Name

point-to-point connections, defining (ifconfig command), Point-to-point

Point-to-Point Protocol, The Serial Protocols (see PPP)

pointers, Creating Domains and Subdomains, Creating Domains and Subdomains

name server record, Creating Domains and Subdomains

pointopoint (gated), Interface Statements

poison reverse (routing), Running RIP with routed

policies, Border Gateway Protocol, Writing a Security Policy

routing, BGP and, Border Gateway Protocol

security, creating, Writing a Security Policy

policy (gated), Trace Statements

policy routing database (NFSnet), Internet Routing Architecture

polls (EGP), Exterior Gateway Protocol

POP (Post Office Protocol), Post Office Protocol–Post Office Protocol, Post Office Protocol, POP Server, MAILER

commands, Post Office Protocol

MAILER command, MAILER

servers, configuring, POP Server

port (named), The BIND 9 options statement

port command (dip), Dial-Up PPP, The dip Script File

Port directive (httpd.conf file), Basic Configuration Directives

port numbers, Transmission Control Protocol, Addressing, Routing, and Multiplexing, Protocols, Ports, and Sockets, Port Numbers, Port Numbers, Port Numbers

data delivery, Addressing, Routing, and Multiplexing

Unix, Port Numbers

port parameter (gated), The smux Statement

port= option (vfstab file), The vfstab and fstab files

portmapper, Port Numbers

ports, A Data Communications Model, DNS, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Post Office Protocol, Internet Message Access Protocol, How DHCP works, Running sendmail as a Daemon

DHCP, How DHCP works

DNS, DNS

IMAP, Internet Message Access Protocol

POP, Post Office Protocol

sendmail, Running sendmail as a Daemon

SMTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

PortSentry (automated system monitoring), Automated Monitoring

Positive Acknowledgment with Re-transmission (PAR), Transmission Control Protocol

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

PostScript (MIME data subtype), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), The pseudo-device statement, The Serial Protocols, Installing PPP, The PPP Daemon, Dial-Up PPP–Dial-Up PPP, chat, PPP Daemon Security–PPP Daemon Security, PPP Server Configuration–PPP Server Configuration, Solaris PPP

BSD Unix support, The pseudo-device statement

chat scripts, chat

configuring Solaris, Solaris PPP

dialup connections, configuring, Dial-Up PPP–Dial-Up PPP

installing, Installing PPP

overview, The Serial Protocols

pppd command, The PPP Daemon

security, PPP Daemon Security–PPP Daemon Security

servers, configuring, PPP Server Configuration–PPP Server Configuration

ppp/options file, The PPP Daemon

ppp/options.device file, The PPP Daemon

pppd command, The PPP Daemon, The PPP Daemon, The PPP Daemon, chat, PPP Daemon Security–PPP Daemon Security, PPP Daemon Security, PPP Server Configuration, The PPP Daemon, The PPP Daemon, Signal Processing

authentication protocols, PPP Daemon Security

dedicated connection configuration, The PPP Daemon

invoking dial-up scripts, chat

options, The PPP Daemon, The PPP Daemon

PPP servers, configuring, PPP Server Configuration

security, PPP Daemon Security–PPP Daemon Security

signal processing, Signal Processing

syntax, The PPP Daemon

ppprc file (ppd), The PPP Daemon

PRDB (policy routing database), Internet Routing Architecture

precedence command (sendmail), Defining Mail Precedence

predictor1 option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

preference (gated), Interface Statements

preference parameter, The rip Statement, The isis Statement, The bgp Statement, The egp Statement, The routerdiscovery Statement, static Statements, Aggregate Statements

gated aggregate statement, Aggregate Statements

gated bgp statement, The bgp Statement

gated egp statement, The egp Statement

gated isis statement, The isis Statement

gated rip statement, The rip Statement

gated routerdiscovery statement, The routerdiscovery Statement

gated static statements, static Statements

prefix-length (IP addresses), Address Structure

Presentation Layer (OSI Model), A Data Communications Model

primary servers, BIND, Resolvers, and named

print command (dip), The dip Script File

print jobs, commands, Using LPD

print servers, Print Services, Print Servers

network services, print servers, Print Servers

printcap file, The printcap file–The printcap file

printcap name parameter (smb.config file), Configuring a Samba Server

printconf-gui, The printcap file

Printer Driver field (printconf-gui), The printcap file

printer services, Sharing Unix Printers, Line Printer Daemon, The printcap file–The printcap file, Using LPD, Line Printer Service

Line Printer, configuring, Line Printer Service

lpd, Line Printer Daemon, The printcap file–The printcap file

printcap file, The printcap file–The printcap file

lpr command, Using LPD

overview, Sharing Unix Printers

printers, sharing, Samba, Sharing printers through Samba–Sharing printers through Samba

printing parameter (smb.config file), Configuring a Samba Server

private key, Encryption

private networks, Connected and Non-Connected Networks

privgroup option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

pro domain, The Domain Hierarchy

process field (inittab file), Understanding /etc/inittab

process status command, httpd, locating, Installing Apache Software

processes, httpd, managing, Managing the Swarm

procmail mailer, MAILER

prog mailer, Defining Mailers

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

promiscuous mode (Ethernet), enabling and disabling, Promiscuous mode

proposed standards (RFCs), Protocol Standards

proto parameter (gated), Aggregate Statements

proto= option (vfstab file), The vfstab and fstab files

protocol field (inet.conf file), The Internet Daemon

protocol numbers, Passing datagrams to the transport layer, Protocols, Ports, and Sockets, Protocol Numbers

datagram headers, Passing datagrams to the transport layer

protocols, TCP/IP Features, Protocol Standards–Protocol Standards, Protocol Standards, Protocol Standards, A Data Communications Model, A Data Communications Model, TCP/IP Protocol Architecture, Network Access Layer, Internet Layer, Internet Protocol, The datagram, Routing datagrams, Fragmenting datagrams, Passing datagrams to the transport layer, Internet Control Message Protocol, Transport Layer, User Datagram Protocol, Transmission Control Protocol, Application Layer, Interior Routing Protocols, Routing Information Protocol, Running RIP with routed–Running RIP with routed, RIP Version 2, Open Shortest Path First, Exterior Routing Protocols, Exterior Gateway Protocol, Border Gateway Protocol, Choosing a Routing Protocol, Gateway Routing Daemon, Analyzing Protocol Problems, Packet Filters–Modifying analyzer output, Protocol Case Study, The gated Command

Application Layer, Application Layer

Internet Layer, Internet Layer, Internet Protocol, The datagram, Routing datagrams, Fragmenting datagrams, Passing datagrams to the transport layer, Internet Control Message Protocol

ICMP, Internet Control Message Protocol

IP, Internet Protocol, The datagram, Routing datagrams, Fragmenting datagrams, Passing datagrams to the transport layer

Network Access Layer, Network Access Layer

non-standards track, Protocol Standards

open standards development, Protocol Standards

peers, A Data Communications Model

routing, Interior Routing Protocols, Routing Information Protocol, Running RIP with routed–Running RIP with routed, RIP Version 2, Open Shortest Path First, Exterior Routing Protocols, Exterior Gateway Protocol, Border Gateway Protocol, Choosing a Routing Protocol, Gateway Routing Daemon

BGP, Border Gateway Protocol

EGP, Exterior Gateway Protocol

exterior, Exterior Routing Protocols

gated, Gateway Routing Daemon

interior, Interior Routing Protocols

OSPF, Open Shortest Path First

RIP, Routing Information Protocol

RIP-2, RIP Version 2

routed command, Running RIP with routed–Running RIP with routed

selecting, Choosing a Routing Protocol

stack, A Data Communications Model, TCP/IP Protocol Architecture

headers, TCP/IP Protocol Architecture

standards, TCP/IP Features, Protocol Standards–Protocol Standards

tracing, gated, The gated Command

Transport Layer, Transport Layer, User Datagram Protocol, Transmission Control Protocol

TCP, Transmission Control Protocol

UDP, User Datagram Protocol

troubleshooting, Analyzing Protocol Problems, Packet Filters–Modifying analyzer output, Protocol Case Study

ftp failure, Protocol Case Study

overview, Analyzing Protocol Problems

snoop, Packet Filters–Modifying analyzer output

protocols file (/etc/protocols), Protocol Numbers, Network Information Service

proxy servers, Connected and Non-Connected Networks, Obtaining an IP Address, Obtaining an IP Address, Obtaining an IP Address, Proxy Servers and Caching

caching options, Proxy Servers and Caching

compared to NAT boxes, Obtaining an IP Address

non-connected networks, Connected and Non-Connected Networks

scalability, Obtaining an IP Address

security, Obtaining an IP Address

proxyarp command (dip), The dip Script File

proxyarp option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

ProxyRequests option (proxy server caching), Proxy Servers and Caching

ProxyVia option (proxy server caching), Proxy Servers and Caching

ps command, Apache software, locating, Installing Apache Software

psend command (dip), The dip Script File

pseudo-device statement, BSD Unix kernel configuration, The pseudo-device statement

psn-interval parameter (gated), The isis Statement

PTR (Domain Name Pointer) records, The named.local File, The Reverse Zone File, Domain Name Pointer record

named.local file, The named.local File

reverse zone records, The Reverse Zone File

pty option (pppd), The PPP Daemon

public key encryption, Using Encryption, Secure Shell, Encryption, Public-Key Encryption Tools–Public-Key Encryption Tools, stunnel–stunnel

ssh, Secure Shell

stunnel, stunnel–stunnel

tools, Public-Key Encryption Tools–Public-Key Encryption Tools

public option, The share command, The vfstab and fstab files

share command, The share command

vfstab file, The vfstab and fstab files

pubring.gpg file, Public-Key Encryption Tools

pulse code modulation (PCM), Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions