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    Chapter 15. TCP/IP and PPP

    Chapter 15. TCP/IP and PPP

    So, you've staked out your homestead on the Linux frontier, and installed and configured your system. What's next? Eventually you'll want to communicate with other systems — Linux and otherwise — and the Pony Express isn't going to suffice.

    Fortunately, Linux supports a number of methods for data communication and networking. This includes serial communications, TCP/IP, and UUCP. In this chapter and the next, we will discuss how to configure your system to communicate with the world.


      

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