You should come away from this document with a firm understanding of how to set up your network interfaces using the command-line interface. Also included in this article are some basic troubleshooting hints. This document does not cover hardware.
UNIX system administration, always a thorny problem, is easier with the right tools. In this installment , Teodor presents ideas on the use of Perl to streamline and foolproof system administration. The system configuration engine, cfengine, is an extremely important tool in this context.
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