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On 06/10/2018 07:15 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> Hello list, |
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Hi, |
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> I'm trying to learn how to use the "ip" command to manage routing on |
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> one of my boxes, which has two Ethernet interfaces. |
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Cool. There's a LOT that you can do. |
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I will say that you'll likely need other systems [1] to test things like |
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tunnels to / between. |
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There's a LOT that you can do with ip & ilk. Fair warning, you're |
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getting close to "tc". ;-) |
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> Can anyone recommend suitable reading material? I don't mind paying for |
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> a book, provided that it's reasonably up to date and won't bury me in a |
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> morass of bit patterns, OSI transport layers and so on. Just the stuff |
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> that a network admin would need. |
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I don't know of anything that focuses on the "ip" command in particular. |
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But I always found the old Linux Networking HOWTO (NET3-4-HOWTO) to be |
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a good place to start for networking concepts. Then you can fairly |
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easily map them to the "ip" command. |
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The "ip" command can also get into things like bridging which can be fun. |
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Proxy ARP is directly related, but I think outside the scope of the "ip" |
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command. |
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If you thing you're going to be messing with a lot of this and have |
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questions I'd recommend that you join the Linux Advanced Routing and |
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Traffic Control (LARTC) mailing list. It's not as active as it was a |
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decade ago, but there are a few of us regularly answering questions there. |
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If you care about IPv6 (IMHO you should at least familiarize yourself |
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with it) I'd suggest going through the free training that Hurricane |
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Electric offers. You can also get a free tunnel from them to be able to |
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play with IPv6. You'll likely end up using the "ip" command to |
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establish said tunnel. ;-) |
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> TiA. |
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You're welcome. |
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Feel free to drop me an email if you have questions. |
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Grant. . . . |
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