Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

This chapter describes the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite of networking software. TCP/IP is a powerful and flexible industry-standard way of connecting multiple computers to other machines.

The topics discussed in this chapter are:

• Planning Your TCP/IP Network
• Installation and Configuration for TCP/IP
• TCP/IP Protocols
• TCP/IP Local Area Network Adapter Cards
• TCP/IP Network Interfaces
• TCP/IP Addressing
• TCP/IP Name Resolution
• TCP/IP Address and Parameter Assignment - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Preboot Execution Environment Proxy DHCP Daemon (pxed)
• Boot Image Negotiation Layer Daemon (BINLD)
• TCP/IP Daemons
• TCP/IP Routing
• Mobile IPv6
• Virtual IP Address (VIPA)
• EtherChannel
• Path MTU Discovery
• Serial Line Interface Protocol (SLIP)
• Asynchronous Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Subsystem
• TCP/IP Quality of Service (QoS)
• TCP/IP Problem Determination
• TCP/IP Reference

Note: Most of the tasks discussed in this chapter require root authority.