Sukrit saw fit to inform LI that:
>thanks for taking the time to read this...
and thanks for taking the time to compose such a long post :)
>1. compiling my own kernel
>2. Linux directory structure
>3. Linux administration
>4. Networking, internet
>5. Programing in Linux
Howtos for all these are available in the books you mentioned - the
unleashed series that is. Or try http://www.google.com/linux to search
for several howtos on this. A good starting point is
http://www.zen-data.com/linux-instruct.html - you can also try
http://www.local.net/~jgo (both are a set of howtos - the zen-data page
has advanced stuff like kernel recompiling, admin etc etc, the jgo site
has everything from basic to advanced)
>Basically I want to understand what drives linux.. I believe the
http://www.gnu.org is one of the main forces that drive linux.
>ultimate is reading the source code but I'll get around to it
>later... First let me learn how to telnet into my ISP's server...what's
$ telnet your.isps.server [$ being the prompt you are at]
$ ftp ftp.somewhere.com
the same commands, apply.
>Could you also please suggest some books on Networking... I have desktop
>computer... And my exposure to networks is nil... expect for www...
The unleashed books have a good set of fundae about networking, but you
won't be able to implement 'em without a few comps, some cable and a hub
... :)
>1. basics of networks.
>2. about IP addresses, sub net mask...
>3. some basic network utils and their function like Ping, whois (they
Tannenbaum will teach you all you want to know about networking (or will
kill you with its sheer weight).
>are just names I have read here and there), gopher, archie etc.
ping to find out if a server is connected, live and responding
whois - find out something about a domain - who is the admin, tech and
billing contact, who hosts it etc etc.
>4. TCP/IP and other protocols or whatever....
tannenbaum
>5. www
internet for dummies
>I won't mind if the networking book is maybe academic... if it has the
>latest and the practical info... I have networks in my third year so...
your lecturer will prescribe tannenbaum (and you'll most likely see that
depending on a set of old question papers / most common questions will
help you pass with flying colors - this _is_ India after all ...) :)
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Suresh Ramasubramanian | sureshr at staff.juno.com
Parkinson's Fourth Law:
The number of people in any working group tends to increase
regardless of the amount of work to be done.
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