Best Unix DNS & Bind
What DNS does, how it works, and when you need to use it How to find your own place in the Internet's namespace Setting up name servers Using MX records to route mail Configuring hosts to use DNS name servers Subdividing domains (parenting) Securing your name server: restricting who can query your server, preventing unauthorized zone transfers, avoiding bogus servers, etc. Cricket was hostmaster@hp.com for over three years, and then joined HP's Professional Services Organization to co-found HP's Internet Consulting Program.Cricket left HP in 1997 to form Acme Byte & Wire, a DNS consulting and training company, with his friend Matt Larson. Since then Paul has worked on various HP products during his 19 year career: HP JetDirect software, HP OfficeJet fax firmware, HPPhoto web site, and HP Photosmart Premier software.Paul and his wife Katherine live in San Diego California with their two cats, Gracie and Tiffany.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Given how easy it is to screw your environment to the floor by messing up these files, you really need this book if you manage bind."
"That is not to say that this book is all inclusive, no book can contain every piece of knowledge you need/desire, especially on such a complex topic."
"The fifth edition (not sure about the others) even covers, albeit a little too briefly, how to deal with reverse lookup zones with subnet masks that do not fall on octet boundaries."
"Excellent book."
"This book had an example that was easy to follow."
"I debated between purchasing from Amazon or DRM Free from the publisher but went with Amazon because of how easy it is to read kindle store books from any IP device these days."
"While I have long had a rudimentary understanding, the nuances of networking remained a mystery until I found this book."
What DNS does, how it works, and when you need to use it How to find your own place in the Internet's namespace Setting up name servers Using MX records to route mail Configuring hosts to use DNS name servers Subdividing domains (parenting) Securing your name server: restricting who can query your server, preventing unauthorized zone transfers, avoiding bogus servers, etc. He joined Hewlett-Packard after graduation and worked for HP for nine years. Cricket was hostmaster@hp.com for over three years, and then joined HP's Professional Services Organization to co-found HP's Internet Consulting Program. Since then Paul has worked on various HP products during his 19 year career: HP JetDirect software, HP OfficeJet fax firmware, HPPhoto web site, and HP Photosmart Premier software.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Given how easy it is to screw your environment to the floor by messing up these files, you really need this book if you manage bind."
"That is not to say that this book is all inclusive, no book can contain every piece of knowledge you need/desire, especially on such a complex topic."
"The fifth edition (not sure about the others) even covers, albeit a little too briefly, how to deal with reverse lookup zones with subnet masks that do not fall on octet boundaries."
"Excellent book."
"This book had an example that was easy to follow."
"I debated between purchasing from Amazon or DRM Free from the publisher but went with Amazon because of how easy it is to read kindle store books from any IP device these days."
"While I have long had a rudimentary understanding, the nuances of networking remained a mystery until I found this book."
* Discusses key topics such as DNS security and APIs. Ronald Aitchison is the founder of Zytrax, Inc., a company that specializes in the design, development, and marketing of IP network solutions and services.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Very good book for Bind services."
"This book is not only readable, but detailed."
"PROS: I support 300K IP over several DNS servers. This is a good quick referance."
"O livro é ótimo, ele é tão didático que, se alguém que não entenda nada de DNS ler esse livro, vai aprender tudo sem dificuldades."
"The third part of the book is dedicated to securing DNS configurations with topics ranging from simple administrative issues (chroot jails) through securing DNS updates and zone transfers with TSIG and DNSSEC.bis which is covered very extensively in chapter 11. There is of course plenty of on-line reference information on these two topics (including the author's very good DNS for Rocket Scientists) but I like to have reference information on hardcopy (in the event my DNS servers fail, and I can't reach the on-line documentation :-) ). In part 5 the author shortly covers programming with the BIND API and the resolver libraries, and he follows that with an interesting chapter on DNS Messages and Records, good to have if you want to sniff your way through DNS traffic."
"He even covers the implementation of a secure DNS server."
"while the reference from Paul Albitz/Cricket Liu is sometimes hard to read and long winded, this text from Mr. Aitchinson covers everything and yet stays very clear and simple."
"This book is a must have for anyone that wants to use Bind 9 for the first time."
Best Unix Shell
But whether you are a newcomer or a Unix power user, you'll find yourself thumbing through the goldmine of information in the new edition of Unix Power Tools to add to your store of knowledge. The book includes articles abstracted from other O'Reilly books, new information that highlights program tricks and gotchas, tips posted to the Net over the years, and other accumulated wisdom.Affectionately referred to by readers as "the" Unix book, UNIX Power Tools provides access to information every Unix user is going to need to know. This detail-filled book distinguishes itself from other guides for Unix gurus with its organizational structure (it's a series of articles that can be absorbed sequentially or individually) and carefully designed and executed index. Topics covered: How to work efficiently, elegantly, and creatively with the Unix tool suite, as well as (to a lesser extent) with Perl and Python scripts.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Articles are logically organized in chapters so you can read the book from cover to cover if you wish."
"Back in 1995 I started working at a client and all the UNIX guys had this book on their desk."
"This book is a good reference for some one who knows Linux, it is a collection of articles on how to do things."
"A great refresher/reference and learning tool."
"This book is a "keeper!""
"Came in on time and new condition, as advertised."
"Great reference book for someone new to unix, but familiar with general programming."
Best Unix Administration
Their perspective on the variations among systems is valuable for anyone who runs a heterogeneous computing facility.”. The twentieth anniversary edition of the world’s best-selling UNIX system administration book has been made even better by adding coverage of the leading Linux distributions: Ubuntu, openSUSE, and RHEL. It details best practices for every facet of system administration, including storage management, network design and administration, email, web hosting, scripting, software configuration management, performance analysis, Windows interoperability, virtualization, DNS, security, management of IT service organizations, and much more. Trent holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Colorado.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"There's a reason this book receives glowing reviews, and it doesn't have much to do with what's in it. I am so accustomed to really miserable, overly verbose tech writing by people who are clearly not good writers that finding this book blew me away. - The writing style assumes you are busy and treats your time as valuable. In this book is practical wisdom and tested/tried techniques to get you started on most things you will do as an admin."
"They cover the main topics, the differences in major releases, and show you exactly where to go for more detailed information, if needed. And a great sense of humour throughout, like the LESS guy dumping the MORE coffin into the sea on the cover of the book. If you bought both the Unix and Linux versions of the 3rd, it could hurt a bit to spend another $XX for this edition, but it is worth it."
"I love this book to use for reference and also to read cover to cover."
"This is generally a very comprehensive book on Unix, Linux and System Administration practices."
"To be honest, I did forget quite a few stuff I have learned over the last two years like setting up a samba server or doing remote backups since I really didn't have the means at home to review, study, and drill into my head all of that stuff over and over again. From sshing, kernel drivers, software installation, basic tcp/ip networking, DNS, to setting up a mail server."
"I am in IT and would recommend this book to my colleagues or someone just getting into IT."
"The book should have given hands on examples instead of only the options for the various commands."
Best AIX Operating System
Essential System Administration: Tools and Techniques for Linux and Unix Administration, 3rd Edition
Essential System Administration ,3rd Edition is the definitive guide for Unix system administration, covering all the fundamental and essential tasks required to run such divergent Unix systems as AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Tru64 and more. It describes all the usual administrative tools that Unix provides, but it also shows how to use them intelligently and efficiently.Whether you use a standalone Unix system, routinely provide administrative support for a larger shared system, or just want an understanding of basic administrative functions, Essential System Administration is for you. She has written eight books, including Essential System Administration (now in its third edition), Essential Windows NT System Administration and the Windows 2000 Desktop Reference (all from O'Reilly Media, Inc.) and Exploring Chemistry with Electronic Structure Methods (Gaussian, Inc.).
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Read this for things you don't see in other text."
"If you just install Ubuntu, Suse or Mepis from a cd on some retired winders box you might not ever "administrate" your system, but you could if you knew how."
"I'll keep this short and to the point, since the numerous other reviews already speak to what this book has to offer: It's not cheap, but it is worth every penny."
"This book is still surprisingly valuable many years after its first publication."
"It's not the kind of book you're going to read from cover to cover, and I may never look at 600 of its 1100+ pages, but I still consider it a required book on my shelf, and I refer to it a 2-3 times a month."
"As a veteran software developer who has found himself suddenly in a system administrator role for multiple Solaris and Red Hat systems, this book has been my salvation."
"Yet another bible from the Lords of Linux!"
"Way more information that I needed but it was also very informative."