Integrating Linux and Windows

The insider's guide to IPSec for every network professional-updated for the newest standards, techniques, and applications. Using IPSec, companies can build VPNs and other Internet-centered applications with confidence that their data will remain secure. IPSec, Second Edition is the most authoritative, comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date guide to IPSec technology. Two leading authorities in IPSec standardization and implementation cover every facet of IPSec architecture and deployment, review important technical advances since IPSec was first standardized, and present new case studies that show how IPSec can provide end-to-end security in real business environments. Coverage includes: New, in-depth deployment guidance: policy definition, representation, distribution, and management New IPSec enhancements: compression, multicast, key recovery, L2TP support, PKI integration, and more IPSec architecture and components: payloads, headers, Internet Key Exchange, security associations, and more Implementation architecture and techniques, including overlapping and shared security associations, nested and chained tunnels, and more IPSec security in host-to-host, host-to-gateway, and gateway-to-gateway scenarios Establishing secure VPN tunneling A detailed look inside the IPSec kernel IPSec, Second Edition delivers the techniques and insight you need to protect all your digital assets, wherever they are-on the Internet, your intranet, your extranet, or your VPN. Whether you're a networking or Web professional, software developer, or security specialist, you'll find it indispensable. The complete solutions guide for every Linux/Windows system administrator!

• Your complete Linux/Windows integration guide
• Detailed coverage of dual-boot issues, data compatibility, and networking
• Implementing Samba file/print services for Windows workstations
• Providing cross-platform database access

Running Linux and Windows in the same environment? Here's the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute solutions guide you've been searching for!

In Integrating Linux and Windows, top consultant Mike McCune brings together hundreds of solutions for the problems that Linux/Windows system administrators encounter most often. McCune focuses on the critical interoperability issues real businesses face: networking, program/data compatibility, dual-boot systems, and more. You'll discover exactly how to:

• Use Samba and Linux to deliver high-performance, low-cost file and print services to Windows workstations
• Compare and implement the best Linux/Windows connectivity techniques: NFS, FTP, remote commands, secure shell, telnet, and more
• Provide reliable data exchange between Microsoft Office and StarOffice for Linux
• Provide high-performance cross-platform database access via ODBC
• Make the most of platform-independent, browser-based applications
• Manage Linux and Windows on the same workstation: boot managers, partitioning, compressed drives, file systems, and more

For anyone running both Linux and Windows, McCune delivers honest and objective explanations of all your integration options, plus realistic, proven solutions you won't find anywhereelse. This book will help you keep your users happy, your costs under control, and your sanity intact!

The insider's guide to IPSec for every network professional-updated for the newest standards, techniques, and applications. Using IPSec, companies can build VPNs and other Internet-centered applications with confidence that their data will remain secure. IPSec, Second Edition is the most authoritative, comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date guide to IPSec technology. Two leading authorities in IPSec standardization and implementation cover every facet of IPSec architecture and deployment, review important technical advances since IPSec was first standardized, and present new case studies that show how IPSec can provide end-to-end security in real business environments. Coverage includes: New, in-depth deployment guidance: policy definition, representation, distribution, and management New IPSec enhancements: compression, multicast, key recovery, L2TP support, PKI integration, and more IPSec architecture and components: payloads, headers, Internet Key Exchange, security associations, and more Implementation architecture and techniques, including overlapping and shared security associations, nested and chained tunnels, and more IPSec security in host-to-host, host-to-gateway, and gateway-to-gateway scenarios Establishing secure VPN tunneling A detailed look inside the IPSec kernel IPSec, Second Edition delivers the techniques and insight you need to protect all your digital assets, wherever they are-on the Internet, your intranet, your extranet, or your VPN. Whether you're a networking or Web professional, software developer, or security specialist, you'll find it indispensable In this comprehensive guide, a leading Windows/Linux integration consultant shows experienced system administrators exactly how to solve the key problems they face in making Linux and Windows work together seamlessly and cost-effectively. Start by configuring and deploying Samba, transforming a low-cost Linux box into a high-performance file-and-print server for Windows workstations. Learn how to connect Linux and Windows using NFS, FTP, remote commands, secure shell, telnet, and other other techniques. Next, walk through your options for managing Windows and Linux on the same workstation: practical partitioning techniques, administering multiple filesystems; working with boot managers; dealing with compressed drives, CD-ROMs, and more. Finally, compare today's leading approaches for providing data and program compatibility between Linux and UNIX, from emulation and Windows terminals to browser-based applications, StarOffice/Microsoft Office data exchange; database access via ODBC; and more. For all intermediate-to-advanced users and system administrators called upon to integrate Linux and Windows. Annotation This clearly organized, amiably written guide provides solutions for the interoperability issues that come up when Linux and Windows are used together, including: using Samba and Linux for file and print services, implementing the best connectivity techniques, providing reliable data exchange, providing high performance cross-platform database access via ODBC, making the most of platform-independent, browser-based applications, and managing the two systems at the same workstation with boot managers, partitioning, compressed drives, and file systems. McCune is a consultant in Chicago. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) IPSec, Second Edition is the most authoritative, comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date guide to IPSec technology. Two leading authorities cover all facets of IPSec architecture, implementation, and deployment; review important technical advances since IPSec was first standardized; and present new case studies demonstrating end-to-end IPSec security. New coverage also includes in-depth guidance on policies, updates on IPSec enhancements for large-scale enterprise environments, and much more. A guide to IPSec for network professionals. This book covers various facets of IPSec architecture and deployment, reviews important technical advances since IPSec was first standardized, and presents case studies that show how IPSec can provide end-to-end security in real business environments.