Hi all,

I am looking for recommendations on resources to learn Linux networking. I am primarily hoping for text resources such as books, guides, blog series, articles, etc. I have trouble focusing on videos.

I am mainly targeting linux networking topics, such as how the linux networking stack works, and things like iptables, network namespaces, network interfaces, sockets, NAT, firewalls, internal IP-addressing, subnetting, routing, proxying, internal DNS, and anything that I may not know exists but is related to these concepts and linux networking in general.

Any recommendations?

  • wvstolzing@lemmy.ml
    ·
    10 months ago

    For reference purposes, the manpages. For a more conversational, 'guide for the perplexed'-type book, though, I'd wholeheartedly recommend Michael W. Lucas's 'Networking for sysadmins' book: https://mwl.io/nonfiction/networking#n4sa -- this one helped me understand many of the fundamental concepts.

  • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk
    ·
    10 months ago

    I'm normally someone who'll dig into the weeds on something, but for some reason Linux networking just switches my brain off after about 5 minutes. Something engaging or practical here would be a godsend. Network chuck is someone I've tangentially brushed against, but he seems like he could get the concepts across, is there a series of his that will kind of get me going?

  • PuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.ml
    ·
    10 months ago

    The best thing to do imo is insight thru experience - build your own networks (plural), your own software, secure them then connect them.

    • Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlM
      ·
      10 months ago

      That was honestly what I was trying, but I felt myself blindly following tutorials without understanding what any of those components are or doing. And searching individual terms was not good enough. The concepts seem intertwined, and searching the web only gave me surface level explanations that didn't cut it.

      • chayleaf@lemmy.ml
        ·
        10 months ago

        build some of your own projects then. For example, my router has split routing between sites that require no VPN and normal sites. Find a project to do that isn't covered by tutorials, or read manuals instead of tutorials

      • zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml
        ·
        10 months ago

        I've fallen in the same hole before. tbh in my experience you don't really learn much until things start breaking.