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Linux: Powerful Server Administration

By : Jonathan Hobson, William Leemans, Uday Sawant, Oliver Pelz
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Linux: Powerful Server Administration

By: Jonathan Hobson, William Leemans, Uday Sawant, Oliver Pelz

Overview of this book

Linux servers are frequently selected over other server operating systems for their stability, security and flexibility advantages.This Learning Path will teach you how to get up and running with three of the most popular Linux server distros: Ubuntu Server, CentOS 7 Server, and RHEL 7 Server. We will begin with the Ubuntu Server and show you how to make the most of Ubuntu’s advanced functionalities. Moving on, we will provide you with all the knowledge that will give you access to the inner workings of the latest CentOS version 7. Finally, touching RHEL 7, we will provide you with solutions to common RHEL 7 Server challenges.This Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products: 1)Ubuntu Server Cookbook 2)CentOS 7 Linux Server Cookbook, Second Edition 3)Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Cookbook
Table of Contents (6 chapters)

Chapter 3. Configuring Your Network

The recipes we'll be covering in this chapter are as follows:

  • Creating a VLAN interface
  • Creating a teamed interface
  • Creating a bridge
  • Configuring IPv4 settings
  • Configuring your DNS resolvers
  • Configuring static network routes

Introduction

This chapter will attempt to explain how to use NetworkManager, which is the default network configuration tool and daemon in RHEL 7. It is a set of tools that makes networking simple and straightforward.

Configuring your network can be hard at times, especially when using the more exotic configuration options in combination with well-known configuration scripts. The NetworkManager allows you to easily configure your network without needing to edit the configuration files manually.

Tip

You can still edit the network configuration files located in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts using your preferred editor; however, by default, NetworkManager does not notice any changes you make. You'll need to execute the following...