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a. Free Software Foundation <http://www.fsf.org> | a. Free Software Foundation <http://www.fsf.org> | ||
b. IOSN <http://www.iosn.net> | b. IOSN <http://www.iosn.net> | ||
c. Linux Documentation Project <http://www.ldp.org>, <http://www.linuxdoc.org> | c. Linux Documentation Project <http://www.ldp.org>, <http://www.linuxdoc.org> | ||
d. Internet Standards and RFCs <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs> | d. Internet Standards and RFCs <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs> | ||
e. Internet Society / NSRC Workshop Resources <http://www.ws.isoc.org> | e. Internet Society / NSRC Workshop Resources <http://www.ws.isoc.org> | ||
f. Network Startup Resource Center <http://www.nsrc.org> | f. Network Startup Resource Center <http://www.nsrc.org> | ||
g. UNESCO Free Software Portal <http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_freesoft/index.shtml> | g. UNESCO Free Software Portal <http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_freesoft/index.shtml> | ||
h. Networking and Information Technology Observatory <http://www.sdnp.undp.org/observatory> - click on the “open source” theme | |||
h. Networking and Information Technology Observatory <http://www.sdnp.undp.org/observatory> - click on the “open source” theme. | |||
===Linux software download and documentation=== | ===Linux software download and documentation=== | ||
a. Source Forge <http://www.sourceforge.net> | a. Source Forge <http://www.sourceforge.net> | ||
b. Kernel .org <http://www.kernel.org> | b. Kernel .org <http://www.kernel.org> | ||
c. Freshmeat <http://www.freshmeat.net> | c. Freshmeat <http://www.freshmeat.net> | ||
d. RPMFind <http://www.rpmfind.net> | d. RPMFind <http://www.rpmfind.net> | ||
e. DNS/BIND <http://www.isc.org/bind> | e. DNS/BIND <http://www.isc.org/bind> | ||
f. Sendmail <http://www.sendmail.org> | f. Sendmail <http://www.sendmail.org> | ||
g. SSL <http://www.openssl.org> | g. SSL <http://www.openssl.org> | ||
h. SSH <http://www.openssh.org> | h. SSH <http://www.openssh.org> | ||
===Security-related sites=== | ===Security-related sites=== | ||
a. Security Focus <http://www.securityfocus.com> | a. Security Focus <http://www.securityfocus.com> | ||
b. CERT <http://www.cert.org> | b. CERT <http://www.cert.org> | ||
===Forums=== | ===Forums=== | ||
a. Slashdot <http://www.slashdot.org> | a. Slashdot <http://www.slashdot.org> | ||
b. Linux Online <http://www..linux.com> | b. Linux Online <http://www..linux.com> | ||
===Events=== | ===Events=== | ||
a. APRICOT <http://www.apricot.net> | a. APRICOT <http://www.apricot.net> | ||
b. NANOG <http://www.nanog.org> | b. NANOG <http://www.nanog.org> | ||
c. AfNOG <http://www.afnog.org> | c. AfNOG <http://www.afnog.org> | ||
d. SANOG <http://www.sanog.org> | d. SANOG <http://www.sanog.org> | ||
e. O’Reilly Open Source Conference <http://www.oreilly.com> | e. O’Reilly Open Source Conference <http://www.oreilly.com> | ||
===Useful mailing lists=== | ===Useful mailing lists=== | ||
a. ISP-Linux <http://www.isp-linux.com> | a. ISP-Linux <http://www.isp-linux.com> | ||
b. NANOG <http://www.nanog.org> | b. NANOG <http://www.nanog.org> | ||
c. AfNOG <http://www.afnog.org> | c. AfNOG <http://www.afnog.org> | ||
d. SANOG <http://www.sanog.org> | d. SANOG <http://www.sanog.org> | ||
e. NSP Security Mailing List <http://puck.nether.net/nsp-sec> | e. NSP Security Mailing List <http://puck.nether.net/nsp-sec> | ||
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===O’Reilly Books=== | ===O’Reilly Books=== | ||
Practical Internet and UNIX Security | Practical Internet and UNIX Security | ||
Linux in a Nut Shell | Linux in a Nut Shell | ||
Building Secure Servers with Linux | Building Secure Servers with Linux | ||
DNS and BIND | DNS and BIND | ||
Essential System Administration | Essential System Administration | ||
Linux Security Cookbook | Linux Security Cookbook | ||
Network Troubleshooting Tools | Network Troubleshooting Tools | ||
Other O’Reilly books on FOSS are also highly recommended. | Other O’Reilly books on FOSS are also highly recommended. | ||
===Other Books=== | ===Other Books=== | ||
Unix Unleashed. System Administrator’s Edition. India: Techmedia. | Unix Unleashed. System Administrator’s Edition. India: Techmedia. | ||
Special Edition - Using Linux. 3rd Edition. India: Prentice Hall of India Ltd. | Special Edition - Using Linux. 3rd Edition. India: Prentice Hall of India Ltd. | ||
Tanenbum, A. Computer Networks. Prentice Hall. | Tanenbum, A. Computer Networks. Prentice Hall. | ||
===Free BSD References=== | ===Free BSD References=== | ||
The FreeBSD handbook is a full guide on FreeBSD. | The FreeBSD handbook is a full guide on FreeBSD. | ||
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ | http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ | ||
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-communication.html | http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-communication.html | ||
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking.html | http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking.html | ||
[[Category:FOSS Network Infrastructure and Security]] | [[Category:FOSS Network Infrastructure and Security]] | ||
Revision as of 08:12, 30 May 2007
Foreword — List of Abbreviations — Introduction to FOSS and GNU/Linux — Network Concepts and Architectures — Major Networking Functions with FOSS — Security Functions with FOSS — Network Planning — Further References — Glossary — About the Author — Acknowledgements — About APDIP — About IOSN
The most useful resource for further reading is the Internet. Here are some useful sites on the Internet.
Resources on the Web
General reading/references
a. Free Software Foundation <http://www.fsf.org>
b. IOSN <http://www.iosn.net>
c. Linux Documentation Project <http://www.ldp.org>, <http://www.linuxdoc.org>
d. Internet Standards and RFCs <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs>
e. Internet Society / NSRC Workshop Resources <http://www.ws.isoc.org>
f. Network Startup Resource Center <http://www.nsrc.org>
g. UNESCO Free Software Portal <http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_freesoft/index.shtml>
h. Networking and Information Technology Observatory <http://www.sdnp.undp.org/observatory> - click on the “open source” theme.
Linux software download and documentation
a. Source Forge <http://www.sourceforge.net>
b. Kernel .org <http://www.kernel.org>
c. Freshmeat <http://www.freshmeat.net>
d. RPMFind <http://www.rpmfind.net>
e. DNS/BIND <http://www.isc.org/bind>
f. Sendmail <http://www.sendmail.org>
g. SSL <http://www.openssl.org>
h. SSH <http://www.openssh.org>
Security-related sites
a. Security Focus <http://www.securityfocus.com>
b. CERT <http://www.cert.org>
Forums
a. Slashdot <http://www.slashdot.org>
b. Linux Online <http://www..linux.com>
Events
a. APRICOT <http://www.apricot.net>
b. NANOG <http://www.nanog.org>
c. AfNOG <http://www.afnog.org>
d. SANOG <http://www.sanog.org>
e. O’Reilly Open Source Conference <http://www.oreilly.com>
Useful mailing lists
a. ISP-Linux <http://www.isp-linux.com>
b. NANOG <http://www.nanog.org>
c. AfNOG <http://www.afnog.org>
d. SANOG <http://www.sanog.org>
e. NSP Security Mailing List <http://puck.nether.net/nsp-sec>
List of FOSS most commonly used by ISPs
Operating system
Debian Linux <http://www.debian.org>
FreeBSD <http://www.freebsd.org>
Accounting authorization authentication
Cistron Radius <http://www.radius.cistron.nl>
FreeRadius <http://www.freeradius.org>
Freeside <http://www.sisd.com/freeside>
Domain Name Server
BIND <http://www.isc.org/products/BIND>
MAIL servers and related software
Sendmail <http://www.sendmail.org>
Exim <http://www.exim.org>
CourierImap <http://www.inter7.com/courierimap>
SpamAssassin <http://www.spamassassin.org>
Majordomo <http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo>
Web -related software
Apache <http://www.apache.org>
PHP <http://www.php.net>
Proxy and caching servers
Squid <http://www.squid-cache.org>
Security-related
Iptables <http://www.netfilter.org>
Snort <http://www.snort.org>
OpenSSH <http://www.openssh.org>
OpenSSL <http://www.openssl.org>
Network management system
MRTG <http://www.mrtg.org>
Netsaint <http://www.netsaint.org>
Nmap <http://www.nmap.org>
Ntop <http://www.ntop.org>
Browsers and e-mail clients
Firefox Internet Browser <http://www.firefox.com>
Mozilla <http://www.mozilla.org>
Thunderbird E-mail Client <http://www.firefox.com>
Books
Linux Books tends to get obsolete very quickly. But they are still a handy reference, when your access to the Internet is limited.
O’Reilly Books
Practical Internet and UNIX Security
Linux in a Nut Shell
Building Secure Servers with Linux
DNS and BIND
Essential System Administration
Linux Security Cookbook
Network Troubleshooting Tools
Other O’Reilly books on FOSS are also highly recommended.
Other Books
Unix Unleashed. System Administrator’s Edition. India: Techmedia.
Special Edition - Using Linux. 3rd Edition. India: Prentice Hall of India Ltd.
Tanenbum, A. Computer Networks. Prentice Hall.
Free BSD References
The FreeBSD handbook is a full guide on FreeBSD.
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-communication.html
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking.html