Authored by FreeBSD committer Michael W. Lucas, this book is your comprehensive guide to using FreeBSD.
This second edition of Lucas' seminal work has been entirely reworked and rewritten, and Lucas believes it to be his best work to date. It is the result of his passion for FreeBSD and the support of the FreeBSD community.
A wide range of topics are covered, including installation, networking, security, network services, system performance, kernel tuning, filesystems, SMP, upgrading, crash debugging, and much more.
- Use advanced security features like packet filtering, virtual machines, and host-based intrusion detection
- Build custom live FreeBSD CDs and bootable flash
- Manage network services and filesystems
- Use DNS and set up email, IMAP, web, and FTP services for both servers and clients
- Monitor your system with performance-testing and troubleshooting tools
- Run diskless systems
- Manage schedules, remap shared libraries, and optimize your system for your hardware and your workload
- Build custom network appliances with embedded FreeBSD
- Implement redundant disks, even without special hardware
- Integrate FreeBSD-specific SNMP into your network management system.
Whether you're just getting started with FreeBSD or you've been using it for years, you'll find this book to be the definitive guide to FreeBSD that you've been waiting for.