How do you learn networking from an Ubuntu/Linux perspective?

**birdfoot** · February 25th, 2012

I don't know a lot about linux or networking, though I do know the basics.

I've looked at a lot of free networking materials on the net but they all seem to teach things from a windows perspective (eg, they use windows commands).

Are there any kinds of free material (ebooks, courses, podcasts etc) on the web to learn networking from a linux perspective, using linux commands and linux programs?

**raja.genupula** · February 25th, 2012

We have many

look at that.
hope it helps you .

all the best.

**efflandt** · February 25th, 2012

Are you familiar with man and apropos terminal commands? man is to read about specific commands (ie, the manual). apropos helps you search for commands related to some word, to look up with man.

So start with man apropos (you can use cursor keys or PageUp/PageDown, or q to quit). Then try apropos network, or apropos network | less if you want to easily scroll up and down the list.

Then see man pages for ifconfig, route, resolv.conf, and NetworkManager.

Some commands to try:

Code:

ifconfig -a
route -n
cat /etc/resolv.conf
cat /etc/hostname
cat /etc/hosts

**birdfoot** · March 12th, 2012

Originally Posted by raja.genupula

We have many

look at that.
hope it helps you .

all the best.

Originally Posted by efflandt

Are you familiar with man and apropos terminal commands? man is to read about specific commands (ie, the manual). apropos helps you search for commands related to some word, to look up with man.

So start with man apropos (you can use cursor keys or PageUp/PageDown, or q to quit). Then try apropos network, or apropos network | less if you want to easily scroll up and down the list.

Then see man pages for ifconfig, route, resolv.conf, and NetworkManager.

Some commands to try:

Code:

ifconfig -a
route -n
cat /etc/resolv.conf
cat /etc/hostname
cat /etc/hosts

Thanks very much guys, but is there maybe something a bit more laymen friendly?

**birdfoot** · March 12th, 2012

Sorry I meant that that 2nd reply was a bit too technical and dry.

The first pdf from the search in the first link is over 12 years old. The other results are not very helpful.

**birdfoot** · March 13th, 2012

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**kevdog** · March 13th, 2012

What specifically do you need to know? A lot of networking jargon and info spans OS types -- IP addressess, tcp, udp, etc.

**birdfoot** · April 5th, 2012

Originally Posted by kevdog

What specifically do you need to know? A lot of networking jargon and info spans OS types -- IP addressess, tcp, udp, etc.

Well I've just noticed that there are a lot of commands that they use in beginning networking that are from windows. I don't think the commands are the same in Linux, unless I'm wrong. Also, many GUI features available to get information about and configure network connections are not available in Linux (as far as I know).

**wildmanne39** · April 5th, 2012

Hi, to be honest there is no easy way, I have been studying and working with wireless issues for the better part of a year, I have learned everything from google and watching some good people in the networking section work and asking questions when needed.

I started by pasting the commands they used into the terminal to study the information that was outputed.