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<H2><A NAME=SECTION00345000000000000000>1.4.5 Networking</A></H2>
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Interested in communicating with the world? Yes? No? Maybe?
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Linux supports the two primary
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networking protocols for UNIX systems: <b>TCP/IP</b> and <b>UUCP</b>.
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TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, for acronym
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aficionados) is the set of
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networking paradigms that allow systems all over the world to communicate
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on a single network known as the Internet. With Linux, TCP/IP, and a
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connection to the network, you can communicate with users and machines
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across the Internet via electronic mail, USENET news, file transfers with
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FTP, and more. There are many Linux systems currently on the Internet.
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Most TCP/IP networks use Ethernet as the physical network transport.
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Linux supports many popular Ethernet cards and interfaces for personal
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computers, including the D-Link pocket Ethernet adaptor for laptops.
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However, because not everyone has an Ethernet drop at home,
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Linux also supports <b>SLIP</b> (Serial Line Internet Protocol), which allows
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you to connect to the Internet via modem. In order to use SLIP, you'll need
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to have access to a SLIP server, a machine connected to the network which
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allows dial-in access. Many businesses and universities provide
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such SLIP servers. In fact, if your Linux system has an Ethernet connection
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as well as a modem,
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you can configure it as a SLIP server for other hosts.
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NFS (Network
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File System) allows your system to seamlessly share files with other
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machines on the network. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) allows you to
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transfer files between other machines. Other applications include
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<tt>sendmail</tt>, a system for sending and receiving electronic mail using
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the SMTP
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protocol; NNTP-based electronic news systems such as C-News and INN;
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<tt>telnet</tt>, <tt>rlogin</tt>, and <tt>rsh</tt>, which allow you to login and
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execute commands on other machines on the network; and <tt>finger</tt>,
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which allows you to get information on other Internet users. There are
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literally tons of TCP/IP-based applications and protocols out there.
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The full range of mail and news readers are available for Linux, such as
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<tt>elm</tt>, <tt>pine</tt>, <tt>rn</tt>, <tt>nn</tt>, and <tt>tin</tt>. Whatever your
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preference, you can configure your Linux system to send and receive
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electronic mail and news from all over the world.
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If you have experience with TCP/IP applications on other UNIX systems,
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Linux will be very familiar to you. The system provides a standard socket
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programming interface, so virtually any program which uses TCP/IP can be
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ported to Linux. The Linux X server also supports
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TCP/IP, allowing you to display applications running on other
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systems on your Linux display.
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In Chapter <A HREF="node197.html#chapadvanced">5</A> we'll discuss configuration
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and setup of TCP/IP, including SLIP, for Linux.
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UUCP (UNIX-to-UNIX Copy) is an older mechanism used to transfer files,
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electronic mail, and electronic news between UNIX machines. Classically,
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UUCP machines connected to each other over the phone lines via modem,
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but UUCP is able to transport over a TCP/IP network as well. If you do not
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have access to a TCP/IP network or a SLIP server, you can configure your
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system to send and receive files and electronic mail using UUCP. See
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Chapter <A HREF="node197.html#chapadvanced">5</A> for more information.
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