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Operating System Tools

Notes 13. ............................................. statement is used to inform the server whether or not it should
act as both a BootP and DHCP server or just a DHCP server.
14. server_name [“name”] option defines the ............................................. of the server.
15. ............................................. option defines the maximum length, in seconds, of a lease length.

10.5 Summary

z z DNS is crucial to the operation of the Internet. When you enter www.some-domain.com in
a Web browser, it’s DNS that takes the www host name and translates it to an IP address.

z z BIND is an acronym for the Berkeley Internet Name Domain project, which is a group that
sustains the DNS-related software suite that runs under Linux.
z z File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a TCP protocol for uploading and downloading files between
computers. FTP works on a client/server model.
z z vsftpd is an FTP daemon which is easy to install, set up, and maintain.
z z Apache was first developed on the various Unix/Linux/BSD platforms, and then recently
ported to Win32.

z z Prefix=PREFIX option specifies the directory where the Apache files will be installed.
z z The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is nothing new to many Linux users.
Most people have a DHCP client installed on their computers so they can connect to the
Internet via cable or DSL modems.

z z The configuration file for your DHCP server is the /etc/dhcpd.conf file. This file has
numerous configuration commands that operate the server and provide configuration
information to the clients.

10.6 Keywords

BIND: BIND is an acronym for the Berkeley Internet Name Domain project, which is a group that
sustains the DNS-related software suite that runs under Linux.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol): It is a communications protocol that lets network
administrators centrally manage and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
in an organization’s network.
FTP: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a TCP protocol for uploading and downloading files between
computers.
IIS: IIS (Internet Information Server) is a group of Internet servers (including a Web or Hypertext
Transfer Protocol server and a File Transfer Protocol server) with additional capabilities for
Microsoft’s Windows NT and Windows 2000 Server operating systems.

IP Leasing: A DHCP client initiates a conversation with the server, and the server leases an IP
address to the client for a configurable period of time.
PREFIX: This option specifies the directory where the Apache files will be installed.
Vsftpd: It is a GPL licensed FTP server for UNIX systems, including Linux. It is secure and
extremely fast.
Web server: It is a program that runs on a host computer that serves up web sites.

10.7 Review Questions

1. Explain the concept of installing the FTP server.

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