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--prefix: 4.1.5.2. Installation, files, and directories (SSH, The Secure Shell)
7.5.8. Locating the ssh Executable (SSH, The Secure Shell)
recommended setting: 10.2. Compile-Time Configuration (SSH, The Secure Shell)
P command (sendmail): 10.5.6. Defining Mail Precedence (TCP/IP Network Administration)
packages
Apache, locating names of: 11.1.1. Using the Red Hat Package Manager (TCP/IP Network Administration)
installed package information: A.1.2. Solaris Packages (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
installing in Solaris: A.1.2. Solaris Packages (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
integrity: A.1.2. Solaris Packages (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Red Hat Package Manager: A.1.3. Red Hat Package Manager (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
removing: A.1.2. Solaris Packages (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
wrapper, security: 12.5.1. wrapper (TCP/IP Network Administration)
12.5.1.1. tcpd access control files (TCP/IP Network Administration)
packages, auditing: 10.10.7.1. Auditing packages (Building Internet Firewalls)
Unix: 11.6. Running a Security Audit (Building Internet Firewalls)
packet altering: 4.1. What Does a Packet Look Like? (Building Internet Firewalls)
IP (see IP)
packet analyzers: 5.1. Traffic Capture Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.6. Packet Analyzers (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
packet capture
access to traffic: 5.2. Access to Traffic (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
analysis tools: 5.5. Analysis Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.6. Packet Analyzers (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
checking email clients: 10.1.1. Email (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
ethereal tool: 5.6.1.1. Using ethereal (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
host-monitoring tools: 8.1. What, When, and Where (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
8.2. Host-Monitoring Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Microsoft Windows tools: 5.8. Microsoft Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
network-monitoring tools: 8.1. What, When, and Where (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
8.4. Network-Monitoring Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
point-monitoring tools: 8.1. What, When, and Where (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
8.3. Point-Monitoring Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
promiscuous mode and: 5.3. Capturing Data (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
remote packet capture: 8.5. RMON (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
restricting tools and privileges: 5.7.2. Protecting Yourself (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
retransmitting captured packets: 9.1.1.3. Other tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
security and privacy issues: 5. Packet Capture (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.7. Dark Side of Packet Capture (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
SNMP agents: 7.2.1.7. snmpstatus (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
7.2.1.8. Agents and traps (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
snmpnetstat tool: 7.2.1.6. snmpnetstat (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
snoop tool: 5.5.10. Other Packet Capture Programs (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
tcpdump tool: 5.4. tcpdump (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
techniques: 5.3. Capturing Data (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
traffic capture tools: 5.1. Traffic Capture Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Packet Capture Library (libpcap): 13.5.3. Capture filters (Managing NFS and NIS)
packet category: 7.5.3.1. BIND 8 categories (DNS and Bind)
packet filtering: 5.1. Some Firewall Definitions (Building Internet Firewalls)
5.2. Packet Filtering (Building Internet Firewalls)
8. Packet Filtering (Building Internet Firewalls)
12.7. Firewalls (TCP/IP Network Administration)
implementations, on general-purpose computers: 8.9. Packet Filtering Implementations for General-Purpose Computers (Building Internet Firewalls)
on Windows NT: 8.9.5. Windows NT Packet Filtering (Building Internet Firewalls)
by address: 8.6. Filtering by Address (Building Internet Firewalls)
administering systems: 8.4. Packet Filtering Tips and Tricks (Building Internet Firewalls)
bastion hosts, protection for: 10.10.4. Controlling Inbound Traffic (Building Internet Firewalls)
bugs in packages: 5.2.2.1. Current filtering tools are not perfect (Building Internet Firewalls)
conventions for: 8.8.3. It Should Allow Simple Specification of Rules (Building Internet Firewalls)
dynamic: 8.1.2. Stateful or Dynamic Packet Filtering (Building Internet Firewalls)
examples of: 8.12. Putting It All Together (Building Internet Firewalls)
with exterior router: 6.3.4. Exterior Router (Building Internet Firewalls)
inbound vs. outbound: 8.8.6. It Should Apply Rules Separately to Incoming and Outgoing Packets, on a Per-Interface Basis (Building Internet Firewalls)
with interior router: 6.3.3. Interior Router (Building Internet Firewalls)
perimeter, encryption and: 5.5.1. Where Do You Encrypt? (Building Internet Firewalls)
routers
configuring: 8.2. Configuring a Packet Filtering Router (Building Internet Firewalls)
choosing: 8.8. Choosing a Packet Filtering Router (Building Internet Firewalls)
rules for: 8.5. Conventions for Packet Filtering Rules (Building Internet Firewalls)
8.11. What Rules Should You Use? (Building Internet Firewalls)
8.12. Putting It All Together (Building Internet Firewalls)
24.2.2. Packet Filtering Rules (Building Internet Firewalls)
in screened subnet architecture: 24.1.2. Packet Filtering Rules (Building Internet Firewalls)
editing offline: 8.4.1. Edit Your Filtering Rules Offline (Building Internet Firewalls)
IP addresses in: 8.4.4. Always Use IP Addresses, Never Hostnames (Building Internet Firewalls)
reloading: 8.4.2. Reload Rule Sets from Scratch Each Time (Building Internet Firewalls)
sequence of: 8.8.5. It Should Apply Rules in the Order Specified (Building Internet Firewalls)
updating: 8.4.3. Replace Packet Filters Atomically (Building Internet Firewalls)
with screened host architecture: 6.2. Screened Host Architectures (Building Internet Firewalls)
by service: 8.7. Filtering by Service (Building Internet Firewalls)
snoop and: 13.7.1. Packet Filters (TCP/IP Network Administration)
by source port: 8.7.4. Risks of Filtering by Source Port (Building Internet Firewalls)
stateful: 8.1.2. Stateful or Dynamic Packet Filtering (Building Internet Firewalls)
testing: 8.8.8. It Should Have Good Testing and Validation Capabilities (Building Internet Firewalls)
tools for: B.3. Packet Filtering Tools (Building Internet Firewalls)
where to do: 8.10. Where to Do Packet Filtering (Building Internet Firewalls)
packet filters: 11.3.1.1. Packet filters (DNS and Bind)
packet injection tools: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
custom packets generators: 9.1.1. Custom Packets Generators (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
emulators: 9.2.1. NISTNet (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
load generators: 9.1.2. Load Generators (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
using packet sniffers with: 9.1.1.2. nemesis (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Packet InterNet Groper (see ping tools)
packet pair software: 4.2.2.4. Packet pair software (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
packet sniffers: 7.2. Security Concerns (Essential SNMP)
7.2. Security Concerns (Essential SNMP)
5.1. Traffic Capture Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.1. Traffic Capture Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
capture and retransmission: 9.1.1.3. Other tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
detecting: 5.7.2. Protecting Yourself (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
SNMP messages and: 7.1. Overview of SNMP (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
switches and: 5.7.1. Switch Security (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
using with packet generators: 9.1.1.2. nemesis (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
packet sniffing attacks: 13.1.6. Packet Sniffing (Building Internet Firewalls)
protecting against: 13.1.10. Protecting Services (Building Internet Firewalls)
Packet socket option (Linux kernel configuration): 5.1.3. Linux Kernel Configuration (TCP/IP Network Administration)
packet stretch measurements: 4.2.2.4. Packet pair software (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
packet switching networks: 1.5.1.1. The datagram (TCP/IP Network Administration)
packets: 4. Packets and Protocols (Building Internet Firewalls)
5.1. Some Firewall Definitions (Building Internet Firewalls)
22.4.2. traceroute (Building Internet Firewalls)
1.3.1. Datagrams and packets (Managing NFS and NIS)
1.3.1. Datagrams and packets (Managing NFS and NIS)
1.3. TCP/IP Protocol Architecture (TCP/IP Network Administration)
1.5.1.1. The datagram (TCP/IP Network Administration)
(see also datagrams)
accepted/dropped, logging: 8.8.7. It Should Be Able to Log Accepted and Dropped Packets (Building Internet Firewalls)
analysis summary: 5.4.2.3. Controlling what's displayed (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
blocking: 7.2. Security Concerns (Essential SNMP)
3.3.2.2. Interpreting results (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
capturing (see packet capture)
capturing, BSD Unix support: 5.1.5.2. The pseudo-device statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
characteristics: 5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics. (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
customized packets: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
9.1.1. Custom Packets Generators (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
damaged: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
data link layer (7-layer model): 1.2.1. Frames and network interfaces (Managing NFS and NIS)
datagrams in UDP: 2.1. SNMP and UDP (Essential SNMP)
DHCPDISCOVER: 3.6.2.1. How DHCP works (TCP/IP Network Administration)
DHCPOFFER: 3.6.2.1. How DHCP works (TCP/IP Network Administration)
dropped: 9.1.2.1. spray (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
duplicate: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
encrypting: F.2.1. Configuring SNMPv3 for a Cisco Router (Essential SNMP)
envelopes: 1.2.1. Frames and network interfaces (Managing NFS and NIS)
fields in: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
filtering: 12.7. Firewalls (TCP/IP Network Administration)
filters: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics. (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
flooding networks with: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
forged: 8.2.3. Default Permit Versus Default Deny (Building Internet Firewalls)
forged ARP packets: 5.7.1. Switch Security (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
fragmentation: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
fragmentation, avoiding: 6.1.6.5. Maximum transmission unit (TCP/IP Network Administration)
fragmenting: 4.1.1.2. IP layer (Building Internet Firewalls)
4.2.3. IP Fragmentation (Building Internet Firewalls)
gateways: 1.5.1.1. The datagram (TCP/IP Network Administration)
handling (by router): 8.3. What Does the Router Do with Packets? (Building Internet Firewalls)
headers in: 5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics. (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics. (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
9.1.1.1. hping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
headers of: 4.1. What Does a Packet Look Like? (Building Internet Firewalls)
Hello (OSPF): 7.4.3. Open Shortest Path First (TCP/IP Network Administration)
hexadecimal: 5.4.2.3. Controlling what's displayed (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.6.1.1. Using ethereal (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
9.1.1.1. hping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
host status information: C.3.10. snmpstatus (Essential SNMP)
ICMP: 22.4.3. Other ICMP Packets (Building Internet Firewalls)
inbound vs. outbound: 8.2.2. Be Careful of "Inbound" Versus "Outbound" Semantics (Building Internet Firewalls)
intervals between: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
length: 3.3.3.3. Ping of Death (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics. (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
limiting capture: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
listing number sent: 2.1.3. netstat (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
load generators: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
lost packets: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.2.2.3. bing (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.3. Capturing Data (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
9.1.2.1. spray (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
MTU (maximum transmission unit): 1.5.1.3. Fragmenting datagrams (TCP/IP Network Administration)
number captured: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.6.1.1. Using ethereal (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.6.1.1. Using ethereal (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
8.3.1.1. Interactive mode (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
number sent: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.1.1. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.2.2.2. pathchar (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
9.1.1.1. hping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
9.1.2.1. spray (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
offsets in headers: 5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics. (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
out-of-order: 5.5.3. tcpflow (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
oversized packets: 3.3.3.3. Ping of Death (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
path discovery: 4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
patterns for data: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
performance measurements: 4.2.1. Performance Measurements (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
ping and: 3.3.2. How ping Works (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
3.3.2.2. Interpreting results (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
protocol trees for: 5.6.1.1. Using ethereal (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
rate of sending: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
retransmitting after capture: 9.1.1.3. Other tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
round-trip times: 3.3.2. How ping Works (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
routing: 1.5.1.1. The datagram (TCP/IP Network Administration)
routing tables: 2.4. The Routing Table (TCP/IP Network Administration)
setup or teardown: 5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics. (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
size: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
3.3.3.3. Ping of Death (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.2.2.2. pathchar (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.2.2.3. bing (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
8.3.1.2. Web mode (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
9.1.1.1. hping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
9.1.2.1. spray (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
9.1.2.2. MGEN (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
sniffing (see packet sniffers)
13.1.10. Protecting Services (Building Internet Firewalls)
5. Packet Capture (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
programs: 13.1.6. Packet Sniffing (Building Internet Firewalls)
SNMP packets: 7.2.1.2. Configuration and options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
snoop and: 13.5.1. snoop (Managing NFS and NIS)
source-routed: 10.10.3. Turning Off Routing (Building Internet Firewalls)
spray tool: 9.1.2.1. spray (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
structure: 4.1. What Does a Packet Look Like? (Building Internet Firewalls)
TCP: 4.3.1. TCP (Building Internet Firewalls)
timeouts for: 4.1.1. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
timestamps in: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
truncating: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
TTL field: 4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
UDP: 4.3.2. UDP (Building Internet Firewalls)
see also datagrams: 1.3.1. Datagrams and packets (Managing NFS and NIS)
packets option
BGP: B.8.4. The bgp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
EGP tracing: B.8.5. The egp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
packets parameter (gated): B.8.8. The icmp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
packets, TCP format: 3.4.1. Establishing the Secure Connection (SSH, The Secure Shell)
.pag files: 3.3.5. Map files (Managing NFS and NIS)
makedbm utility: 3.3.6. Map naming (Managing NFS and NIS)
page cache: 16.5.3. Memory usage (Managing NFS and NIS)
page mapping system, buffer cache: 7.3.2. Client I/O system (Managing NFS and NIS)
page process: 11.3.3. Which Services Should You Leave Enabled? (Building Internet Firewalls)
PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules): 21.4.2. Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) (Building Internet Firewalls)
4.3.3. PAM (SSH, The Secure Shell)
5.5.1.11. PAM authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
authentication using: 5.5.1.11. PAM authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
configuration: 12.2.2.2. Password authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
panic category: 7.5.3.1. BIND 8 categories (DNS and Bind)
pap-max-authreq option (pppd): A.2. The PPP Daemon (TCP/IP Network Administration)
PAP (Password Authentication Protocol): 6.3.4. PPP Daemon Security (TCP/IP Network Administration)
pap-restart option (pppd): A.2. The PPP Daemon (TCP/IP Network Administration)
pap-secrets file: 6.3.4. PPP Daemon Security (TCP/IP Network Administration)
pap-timeout option (pppd): A.2. The PPP Daemon (TCP/IP Network Administration)
papcrypt option (pppd): A.2. The PPP Daemon (TCP/IP Network Administration)
papers, security-related: A.8. Papers (Building Internet Firewalls)
PAR (Positive Acknowledgment with Re-transmission): 1.6.2. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP Network Administration)
parallel (MIME data subtype): 3.4.4. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (TCP/IP Network Administration)
parameter statements (dhcpd): D.3.2. Configuration Parameters (TCP/IP Network Administration)
parameters
boot parameters
confusion, case study: 15.3. Boot parameter confusion (Managing NFS and NIS)
diskless clients: 8.3.4. Managing boot parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
clnt_idle_timeout: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
clnt_max_conns: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
define m4 macro: E.3.1. define (TCP/IP Network Administration)
dhcpd.conf file: 9.5.1. dhcpd.conf (TCP/IP Network Administration)
gated
aggregate statement: B.11. Aggregate Statements (TCP/IP Network Administration)
bgp statement: B.8.4. The bgp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
egp statement: B.8.5. The egp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
icmp statement: B.8.8. The icmp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
isis statement: B.8.3. The isis Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
kernel statement: B.8.10. The kernel Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
ospf statement: B.8.1. The ospf Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
rip statement: B.8.2. The rip Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
routerdiscovery statement: B.8.9. The routerdiscovery Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
smux statement: B.8.6. The smux Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
static statements: B.9. static Statements (TCP/IP Network Administration)
in performance measurement: 12.2.2.1. General steps (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
iptables command: 12.7.2.1. Defining iptables filter rules (TCP/IP Network Administration)
mount
retrans: 18.1.2. Timeout period calculation (Managing NFS and NIS)
timeo mount: 18.1.2. Timeout period calculation (Managing NFS and NIS)
MRTG: 13.1. Using MRTG (Essential SNMP)
13.3. Graphing Other Objects (Essential SNMP)
13.3. Graphing Other Objects (Essential SNMP)
nfs_max_threads: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
nfs3_max_transfer_size: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
nfs_nra: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
nfs_shrinkreaddir: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
nfs_write_error_to_cons_only: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
OpenView xnmgraph: 9.2.2. OpenView Graphing (Essential SNMP)
Perl: E.2. SNMP Operations (Essential SNMP)
printcap file: 9.2.1.1. The printcap file (TCP/IP Network Administration)
RMON: 9.1.1.1. RMON configuration (Essential SNMP)
9.1.1.1. RMON configuration (Essential SNMP)
rsize: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
SNMP objects as: 7.1. Overview of SNMP (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
SNMP settings: 7.1. Parameter Settings (Essential SNMP)
SystemEDGE: 7.3.5.2. Advanced configuration (Essential SNMP)
11.2.1. Extensibility for Unix and Windows NT (Essential SNMP)
11.2.2. Added Extensibility for Windows NT (Essential SNMP)
-t timeout: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
tunable: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
wsize: C. Tunable Parameters (Managing NFS and NIS)
parent domains: 2.3. Delegation (DNS and Bind)
3.2.5. Registering Your Zones (DNS and Bind)
(see also domains)
contacting administrator of: 3.2.3.1. The us domain (DNS and Bind)
registering: 3.2.5. Registering Your Zones (DNS and Bind)
parent-level aliases: 9.7.1. Removing Parent Aliases (DNS and Bind)
parent zones, contacting administrators of: 8.3. Registering Name Servers (DNS and Bind)
parentheses ()
grouping data: A.1. Master File Format (DNS and Bind)
in SOA records: 4.2.4. SOA Records (DNS and Bind)
parenting: 9. Parenting (DNS and Bind)
guidelines for: 9.1. When to Become a Parent (DNS and Bind)
highlights of: 9.8. The Life of a Parent (DNS and Bind)
subdomains and
creating: 9.4. How to Become a Parent: Creating Subdomains (DNS and Bind)
in-addr.arpa domain: 9.5. Subdomains of in-addr.arpa Domains (DNS and Bind)
transitioning to: 9.7. Managing the Transition to Subdomains (DNS and Bind)
parity command (dip): A.1.1. The dip Script File (TCP/IP Network Administration)
parse (gated): B.4. Trace Statements (TCP/IP Network Administration)
parser category: 7.5.3.1. BIND 8 categories (DNS and Bind)
parsing DNS responses: 15.2.7. Parsing DNS Responses (DNS and Bind)
partial (MIME data subtype): 3.4.4. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (TCP/IP Network Administration)
partial-slave name servers: 8.2.3. Partial-Slave Servers (DNS and Bind)
benefits of: 8.2.3. Partial-Slave Servers (DNS and Bind)
registering name servers and: 8.3. Registering Name Servers (DNS and Bind)
partitioned networks
hardware: 17.2. Network partitioning hardware (Managing NFS and NIS)
and NIS: 17.4.1. NIS in a partitioned network (Managing NFS and NIS)
partitioning
diskless clients and: 8.1. NFS support for diskless clients (Managing NFS and NIS)
diskless nodes and: 17.4.2. Effects on diskless nodes (Managing NFS and NIS)
low-bandwidth networks: 17.3. Network infrastructure (Managing NFS and NIS)
NIS and: 17.4.1. NIS in a partitioned network (Managing NFS and NIS)
NLM and: 11.2.2.3. Network partition (Managing NFS and NIS)
partitions, manipulating: 12.4. Veritas Disk Check (Essential SNMP)
PASS command (POP): 3.4.2. Post Office Protocol (TCP/IP Network Administration)
pass-filter option (pppd): A.2. The PPP Daemon (TCP/IP Network Administration)
passive fingerprinting: 6.3.1. Stack Fingerprinting (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
passive (gated): B.6. Interface Statements (TCP/IP Network Administration)
passive keyword (routed command): 7.4.1.1. Running RIP with routed (TCP/IP Network Administration)
passive option (pppd command): A.2. The PPP Daemon (TCP/IP Network Administration)
configuring PPP servers: 6.3.5. PPP Server Configuration (TCP/IP Network Administration)
passive (or PASV) mode, FTP: 17.1.1. Packet Filtering Characteristics of FTP (Building Internet Firewalls)
passive parameter (gated): B.8.4. The bgp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
PASSLENGTH (passwd file value): 12.2.1. The Shadow Password File (TCP/IP Network Administration)
passphrases: F.2.1. Configuring SNMPv3 for a Cisco Router (Essential SNMP)
F.2.2. Configuring SNMPv3 for Net-SNMP (Essential SNMP)
F.2.2.1. Using snmpusm to manage users (Essential SNMP)
F.2.2.2. Simplifying commands by setting defaults (Essential SNMP)
2.4.2. Generating Key Pairs with ssh-keygen (SSH, The Secure Shell)
batch or cron jobs: 11.1.2.1. Storing the passphrase in the filesystem (SSH, The Secure Shell)
changing: 2.4.4. If You Change Your Key (SSH, The Secure Shell)
SSH1: 6.2.1. Generating RSA Keys for SSH1 (SSH, The Secure Shell)
choosing a secure passphrase: 10.5. Key Management (SSH, The Secure Shell)
limitations: 2.5. The SSH Agent (SSH, The Secure Shell)
protecting: 7.4.5.7. Backgrounding a remote command, take two (SSH, The Secure Shell)
selection: 6.2.4. Selecting a Passphrase (SSH, The Secure Shell)
specifying
SSH1: 6.2.1. Generating RSA Keys for SSH1 (SSH, The Secure Shell)
troubleshooting, prompting for passphrase of wrong key: 12.2.2.4. Public-key authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
passwd command (Solaris): 12.2.1. The Shadow Password File (TCP/IP Network Administration)
passwd file: 9.3.1. Configuring a Samba Server (TCP/IP Network Administration)
default values: 12.2.1. The Shadow Password File (TCP/IP Network Administration)
domains and: 4.4. Managing multiple domains (Managing NFS and NIS)
PPP servers, configuring: 6.3.5. PPP Server Configuration (TCP/IP Network Administration)
sample script: E.4.5.1. Sample script (TCP/IP Network Administration)
security considerations: 12.4.2. Looking for Trouble (TCP/IP Network Administration)
passwd map, root entry: 3.2.2. Installing the NIS master server (Managing NFS and NIS)
passwd.byname map: 3.3. Files managed under NIS (Managing NFS and NIS)
3.3.6. Map naming (Managing NFS and NIS)
passwd.byuid map: 3.3.6. Map naming (Managing NFS and NIS)
password aging: 26.1.2. Managing Your Accounts (Building Internet Firewalls)
password authentication
SSH1: 3.4.2.1. Password authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
troubleshooting: 12.1.2. Server Debugging (SSH, The Secure Shell)
Password Authentication Protocol (PAP): 6.3.4. PPP Daemon Security (TCP/IP Network Administration)
password command (dip): 6.3.2. Dial-Up PPP (TCP/IP Network Administration)
A.1.1. The dip Script File (TCP/IP Network Administration)
password expiration warnings: 5.6.2. Expired Account or Password (SSH, The Secure Shell)
password files
maps, generating: 3.3.6. Map naming (Managing NFS and NIS)
netgroups map and: 3.3.2. Netgroups (Managing NFS and NIS)
nicknames: 3.3.7. Map structure (Managing NFS and NIS)
updates: 4.2.4. Password file updates (Managing NFS and NIS)
password hashes, system accounts: 3.2.2. Installing the NIS master server (Managing NFS and NIS)
password parameter (gated): B.8.6. The smux Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
password prompting
SSH1: 7.4.5.2. Password prompting in SSH1 (SSH, The Secure Shell)
password prompts, suppression with batch mode: 7.4.5.4. Batch mode: suppressing prompts (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PasswordAuthentication: 5.5.1.1. Password authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PasswordExpireWarningDays: 5.6.2. Expired Account or Password (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PasswordGuesses: 5.4.3.5. Failed logins (SSH, The Secure Shell)
5.4.3.5. Failed logins (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PasswordPrompt: 7.4.5.3. Password prompting in SSH2 (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PasswordPromptHost: 7.4.5.2. Password prompting in SSH1 (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PasswordPromptLogin: 7.4.5.2. Password prompting in SSH1 (SSH, The Secure Shell)
passwords: 21.1. What Is Authentication? (Building Internet Firewalls)
21.1.2. Something You Know (Building Internet Firewalls)
2.2. SNMP Communities (Essential SNMP)
(see also community strings)
for packet filters: 8.4.5. Password Protect Your Packet Filters (Building Internet Firewalls)
on PostScript printers: 17.6. Printing Protocols (Building Internet Firewalls)
in SSH: 18.2.5.3. SSH client authentication (Building Internet Firewalls)
on web pages: 15.2.1. Inadvertent Release of Information (Building Internet Firewalls)
aging: 12.2.1. The Shadow Password File (TCP/IP Network Administration)
authentication: 5.5.1.1. Password authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
authentication, OSPF: 7.4.3. Open Shortest Path First (TCP/IP Network Administration)
automatically generated: 21.2. Passwords (Building Internet Firewalls)
cracking: 21.2. Passwords (Building Internet Firewalls)
3.11.1. Password Cracking (SSH, The Secure Shell)
creating in SNMPv3: F.2.1. Configuring SNMPv3 for a Cisco Router (Essential SNMP)
F.2.2. Configuring SNMPv3 for Net-SNMP (Essential SNMP)
databases, user authentication (Apache): 11.4.4.2. Improved user authentication (TCP/IP Network Administration)
default SNMPv3 configurations: F.2.2.2. Simplifying commands by setting defaults (Essential SNMP)
encrypting: F.2.1. Configuring SNMPv3 for a Cisco Router (Essential SNMP)
engine IDs and: F.2.2.1. Using snmpusm to manage users (Essential SNMP)
false authentication and: 13.1.4. False Authentication of Clients (Building Internet Firewalls)
local files: 3.3.1. Working with the maps (Managing NFS and NIS)
NIS security and: 12.3. Password and NIS security (Managing NFS and NIS)
root password: 12.3.1. Managing the root password with NIS (Managing NFS and NIS)
one-time: 21.1.3. Something You Have (Building Internet Firewalls)
21.3.1. One-Time Password Software (Building Internet Firewalls)
12.2.3. One-Time Passwords (TCP/IP Network Administration)
OPIE: 12.2.4. OPIE (TCP/IP Network Administration)
one-time passwords: 4.3.5. Compilation Flags (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PROM: 12.3.2. Making NIS more secure (Managing NFS and NIS)
protecting: 12.3. Password and NIS security (Managing NFS and NIS)
"one-time" use for authentication, SSH1: 3.4.2.5. One-time passwords (SSH, The Secure Shell)
Samba: 9.3.1. Configuring a Samba Server (TCP/IP Network Administration)
security risks: 2.4. Authentication by Cryptographic Key (SSH, The Secure Shell)
3.1.3. Authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
selecting: 12.2.2. Choosing a Password (TCP/IP Network Administration)
SNMP community strings: 6.6. Politics and Security (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
7.1. Overview of SNMP (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
stealing with network taps: 1.2.1.3. Information theft (Building Internet Firewalls)
tables in SNMPv3: F.2. Configuring SNMPv3 (Essential SNMP)
time-based: 21.5. Kerberos (Building Internet Firewalls)
Unix: 21.2. Passwords (Building Internet Firewalls)
unknown entries: 12.3.3. Unknown password entries (Managing NFS and NIS)
user authentication: 12.2. User Authentication (TCP/IP Network Administration)
shadow password files: 12.2.1. The Shadow Password File (TCP/IP Network Administration)
user updates: 4.2.4. Password file updates (Managing NFS and NIS)
verifying for email accounts: 10.1.1. Email (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Windows NT: 21.2. Passwords (Building Internet Firewalls)
PASV command: 11.2.1. The FTP Protocol (SSH, The Secure Shell)
patch cabling: 3.2. Testing Adapters (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
5.2. Access to Traffic (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
patch devices: 5.2. Access to Traffic (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
patchadd utility: 8.7.1. Dataless clients (Managing NFS and NIS)
patches: 26.3.2. Keeping Your Systems up to Date (Building Internet Firewalls)
for HP-UX: 6.4.3. HP's HP-UX (DNS and Bind)
for IRIX: 6.4.6. Silicon Graphics' IRIX (DNS and Bind)
Path fields (sendmail): 10.5.8. Defining Mailers (TCP/IP Network Administration)
path section (Solaris PPP configuration): 6.3.6. Solaris PPP (TCP/IP Network Administration)
pathchar bandwidth tools: 4.2.2.2. pathchar (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
A.4. Sources for Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
A.4. Sources for Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
PathName field, NFS log record: 14.6. NFS server logging (Managing NFS and NIS)
pathnames, NFS: 7.2.5. Pathnames and filehandles (Managing NFS and NIS)
paths
available paths in routing tables: 2.1.3. netstat (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
characteristics
listing all devices on paths: 4.1.2. Complications with traceroute (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
performance: 4.2. Path Performance (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
traceroute discovery: 4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
counting hops on: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
discovery: 4.1.1. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.1.2. Complications with traceroute (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
ISP network access: 4.2.3.4. Other related tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
performance
bandwidth measurements: 4.2.2. Bandwidth Measurements (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
measurements: 4.2.1. Performance Measurements (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Microsoft Windows: 4.3. Microsoft Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
throughput measurement: 4.2.3. Throughput Measurements (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
traffic measurements: 4.2.4. Traffic Measurements with netstat (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
unreachable networks: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
pattern expression in log files: 11.2.2. Log File Management (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
pattern matching, sendmail rewrite rules: 10.6.1. Pattern Matching (TCP/IP Network Administration)
patterns
for packet data: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
of usage: 8.1. What, When, and Where (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
pcbind service: 11.3.4.2. Other RPC services (Building Internet Firewalls)
pchar bandwidth tool: 4.2.2.2. pathchar (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
A.4. Sources for Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
PCM (pulse code modulation): 3.4.4. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (TCP/IP Network Administration)
PC/NFS
configuration: 10.3. Configuring PC/NFS (Managing NFS and NIS)
current use: 10.1. PC/NFS today (Managing NFS and NIS)
file permissions: 10.4.2. Checking file permissions (Managing NFS and NIS)
implementation features: 10.1. PC/NFS today (Managing NFS and NIS)
limitations of: 10.2. Limitations of PC/NFS (Managing NFS and NIS)
mounting filesystems: 10.4.1. Mounting filesystems (Managing NFS and NIS)
overview: 10. PC/NFS Clients (Managing NFS and NIS)
printing: 10.5. Printer services (Managing NFS and NIS)
reasons to use: 10.2.2. Why PC/NFS? (Managing NFS and NIS)
Samba and: 10.2.1. NFS versus SMB (CIFS) (Managing NFS and NIS)
usage issues: 10.4. Common PC/NFS usage issues (Managing NFS and NIS)
Windows Network Neighborhood integration: 10.4.1. Mounting filesystems (Managing NFS and NIS)
pcnfsd: 10.5. Printer services (Managing NFS and NIS)
PDUs (Protocol Data Units)
differences in trap formats: 2.6.7. SNMP Notification (Essential SNMP)
formats for SNMP operations: 2.6. SNMP Operations (Essential SNMP)
peak periods of activity, monitoring: 8.1.2. Capacity Planning (DNS and Bind)
peer subclause (gated): B.8.4. The bgp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
peeras parameter (gated): B.8.5. The egp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
peering arrangements: 4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.2.3.4. Other related tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
peers: 1.2. A Data Communications Model (TCP/IP Network Administration)
BGP: 7.5.2. Border Gateway Protocol (TCP/IP Network Administration)
B.8.4. The bgp Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
network servers: 3. Network Services (TCP/IP Network Administration)
PenguiNet: 13.3. Table of Products (SSH, The Secure Shell)
per-account authorization files: 5.4.1.6. Per-account authorization files (SSH, The Secure Shell)
configuration failure: 12.2.3.4. Per-account authorization files (SSH, The Secure Shell)
per-account configuration: 4.1.5. Compile-Time Configuration (SSH, The Secure Shell)
5.3. Server Configuration: An Overview (SSH, The Secure Shell)
8. Per-Account Server Configuration (SSH, The Secure Shell)
authentication issues: 8.1.2. Authentication Issues (SSH, The Secure Shell)
authentication using PGP (SSH2): 8.2.2.1. SSH2 PGP key authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
CVS: 8.2.6.1. Example: CVS and $LOGNAME (SSH, The Secure Shell)
disabling agent forwarding: 8.2.8. Disabling Forwarding (SSH, The Secure Shell)
disabling port forwarding: 8.2.8. Disabling Forwarding (SSH, The Secure Shell)
"from" option (SSH1, OpenSSH): 8.2.5. Restricting Access by Host or Domain (SSH, The Secure Shell)
limitations: 8.1. Limits of This Technique (SSH, The Secure Shell)
precedence: 8.1.1. Overriding Serverwide Settings (SSH, The Secure Shell)
public key based: 8.2. Public Key-Based Configuration (SSH, The Secure Shell)
rc file: 8.4. The User rc File (SSH, The Secure Shell)
recommended settings: 10.4. Per-Account Configuration (SSH, The Secure Shell)
restriction of access by host or domain: 8.2.5. Restricting Access by Host or Domain (SSH, The Secure Shell)
server: 0.4. Our Approach (SSH, The Secure Shell)
setting idle timeouts: 8.2.7. Setting Idle Timeout (SSH, The Secure Shell)
trusted-host authentication: 8.3. Trusted-Host Access Control (SSH, The Secure Shell)
perfect forward secrecy: 3.4.1. Establishing the Secure Connection (SSH, The Secure Shell)
perfmon monitoring tool: 8.6. Microsoft Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
perfmon utility (Windows): 11.2.2. Added Extensibility for Windows NT (Essential SNMP)
performance
address translation: 4.2.1. Obtaining an IP Address (TCP/IP Network Administration)
Apache, directives: 11.3.7. Performance Tuning Directives (TCP/IP Network Administration)
avoiding bogus name servers and: 10.11. Avoiding a Bogus Name Server (DNS and Bind)
benchmarking: 16.3. Benchmarking (Managing NFS and NIS)
capacity planning and: 8.1.2. Capacity Planning (DNS and Bind)
connectivity loss: 14.3.8. Loss of Network Connectivity (DNS and Bind)
14.3.8. Loss of Network Connectivity (DNS and Bind)
debugging levels and: 13.1. Debugging Levels (DNS and Bind)
DNSSEC and: 11.4.7. DNSSEC and Performance (DNS and Bind)
I/O threads, asynchronous: 7.2. NFS protocol and implementation (Managing NFS and NIS)
mail exchangers and: 5.2. What's a Mail Exchanger, Again? (DNS and Bind)
monitoring name servers: 7.6. Keeping Everything Running Smoothly (DNS and Bind)
MX records and: 16.3. A Limitation of MX Records (DNS and Bind)
NFS, bottlenecks: 16.4. Identifying NFS performance bottlenecks (Managing NFS and NIS)
packet fragmentation, avoiding: 6.1.6.5. Maximum transmission unit (TCP/IP Network Administration)
queries per second: 7.6.2.3. Using the BIND statistics (DNS and Bind)
round robin load distribution and: 10.7. Round Robin Load Distribution (DNS and Bind)
security and: 12.5.5.4. Security and performance (Managing NFS and NIS)
server compensation, slow: 18.1. Slow server compensation (Managing NFS and NIS)
system tuning and: 10.12. System Tuning (DNS and Bind)
troubleshooting: 14.7.4. Lookups Take a Long Time (DNS and Bind)
TTL and: 2.7.1. Time to Live (DNS and Bind)
zone transfers, improving efficiency of: 10.12.1.6. More efficient zone transfers (DNS and Bind)
performance analysis
analytical modeling: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
measurement: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
simulations: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
steps in: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Performance Endpoints software: 4.3. Microsoft Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
performance management in network management software: 6.1.1. Characteristics of Management Software (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
performance measurement: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
(see also performance analysis)
bandwidth: 4.2. Path Performance (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.2.2. Bandwidth Measurements (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
books and resources: B.2.4. Performance (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
bottleneck analysis: 12.2.2.2. Bottleneck analysis (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
in capacity planning: 12.2.2.3. Capacity planning (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
choosing tools: 12.2.2.1. General steps (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
emulators and simulators: 9.2. Network Emulators and Simulators (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
host-monitoring tools: 8.2. Host-Monitoring Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
ISPs: 4.2.3.4. Other related tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
load generators: 9.1.2. Load Generators (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Microsoft Windows: 4.3. Microsoft Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
8.6. Microsoft Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
mrtg and varieties: 8.4.1. mrtg (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
network-monitoring tools: 8.4. Network-Monitoring Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
over time: 8.1. What, When, and Where (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
packet injection: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
path performance: 4.2. Path Performance (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
ping tools: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
point-monitoring tools: 8.3. Point-Monitoring Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
reproducibility: 9.2. Network Emulators and Simulators (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
RMON: 8.5. RMON (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
steps in: 12.2.2.1. General steps (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
terminology: 4.2.1. Performance Measurements (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
throughput: 4.2. Path Performance (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.2.3. Throughput Measurements (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
traffic measurement: 4.2. Path Performance (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
4.2.4. Traffic Measurements with netstat (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
8.1. What, When, and Where (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
types of data collection: 8.1. What, When, and Where (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
understanding current behavior: 1.2. Need for Troubleshooting Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
web servers: 10.1.2. HTTP (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
performance measuring: 16.2. Measuring performance (Managing NFS and NIS)
Performance Monitor: 22.1.4. Performance Monitor and Network Monitor (Building Internet Firewalls)
Performance Monitor tool: 8.6. Microsoft Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
performance registry: 11.2.2. Added Extensibility for Windows NT (Essential SNMP)
performance statistics (MIB-II groups): 2.5. A Closer Look at MIB-II (Essential SNMP)
performance tuning: 13. Network Diagnostic and Administrative Tools (Managing NFS and NIS)
bottlenecks: 17. Network Performance Analysis (Managing NFS and NIS)
client-side: 18. Client-Side Performance Tuning (Managing NFS and NIS)
measuring efforts: 16.2. Measuring performance (Managing NFS and NIS)
server-side: 16. Server-Side Performance Tuning (Managing NFS and NIS)
servers: 16.5. Server tuning (Managing NFS and NIS)
buffers: 16.5.3. Memory usage (Managing NFS and NIS)
CPU loading: 16.5.1. CPU loading (Managing NFS and NIS)
cross-mounting filesystem: 16.5.6. Cross-mounting filesystems (Managing NFS and NIS)
kernel configuration: 16.5.5. Kernel configuration (Managing NFS and NIS)
memory usage: 16.5.3. Memory usage (Managing NFS and NIS)
multihomed: 16.5.7. Multihomed servers (Managing NFS and NIS)
nfsd threads: 16.5.2. NFS server threads (Managing NFS and NIS)
throughput: 16.5.4. Disk and filesystem throughput (Managing NFS and NIS)
performance, with multiple interior routers: 6.5.5. It's Dangerous to Use Multiple Interior Routers (Building Internet Firewalls)
perimeter networks: 5.1. Some Firewall Definitions (Building Internet Firewalls)
6.3.1. Perimeter Network (Building Internet Firewalls)
shared: 6.7.5. A Shared Perimeter Network Allows an "Arms-Length"Relationship (Building Internet Firewalls)
perimeter networks (firewalls): 12.7. Firewalls (TCP/IP Network Administration)
periodic replacement costs: 1.3.2.4. Economic considerations (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Perl: 5.5. Supporting Software (Essential SNMP)
Active Perl web site: 8.6.1. ntop, mrtg, and cricket on Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
books and resources: B.2.8. Scripting (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
cricket and: 8.6.1. ntop, mrtg, and cricket on Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
disk status script: 12.4. Veritas Disk Check (Essential SNMP)
get operations: 8.1. Retrieving a Single MIB Value (Essential SNMP)
h2n utility written in: 7.2.5. Generating Zone Data Files from the Host Table (DNS and Bind)
identifying version of: 13.1. Using MRTG (Essential SNMP)
internal polling scripts: 9.1. Internal Polling (Essential SNMP)
MIB management routines: E.1. MIB Management Routines (Essential SNMP)
monitoring traps with: 10.2.7. Monitoring Traps with Perl (Essential SNMP)
monitoring users and processes: 13.4. Other Data-Gathering Applications (Essential SNMP)
MRTG and: 13.1. Using MRTG (Essential SNMP)
Net\:\:DNS module, programming with: 15.3. Perl Programming with Net::DNS (DNS and Bind)
parameters: E.2. SNMP Operations (Essential SNMP)
querying SystemEDGE extensible agent: 11.2.1. Extensibility for Unix and Windows NT (Essential SNMP)
scripting with: 6.4. Scripts (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
sending traps: 10.3.2. Sending Traps with Perl (Essential SNMP)
12.1. General Trap-Generation Program (Essential SNMP)
set operations: 8.3. Setting a MIB Value (Essential SNMP)
SNMP operations: E.2. SNMP Operations (Essential SNMP)
SNMP Perl module: 8.1. Retrieving a Single MIB Value (Essential SNMP)
E. SNMP Support for Perl (Essential SNMP)
SNMP Support for Perl: 5.5. Supporting Software (Essential SNMP)
10.2.7. Monitoring Traps with Perl (Essential SNMP)
snmpconf script: C.3.13. snmpconf (Essential SNMP)
SNMP_util module: E. SNMP Support for Perl (Essential SNMP)
Socket.pm utility written in: 13.6. Tools (DNS and Bind)
throw core script: 12.3. Throw Core (Essential SNMP)
use statements: E. SNMP Support for Perl (Essential SNMP)
vmstat script: B.1. Using External Data (Essential SNMP)
walk operations: 8.2. Retrieving Multiple MIB Values (Essential SNMP)
web site: 8.1. Retrieving a Single MIB Value (Essential SNMP)
permanent addresses
assigning (dhcpd.conf file): 9.5.1. dhcpd.conf (TCP/IP Network Administration)
fixed (DHCP): 3.6.2. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (TCP/IP Network Administration)
permanent entries, ARP table: 13.2.3. IP to MAC address mappings (Managing NFS and NIS)
permission checking, user information: 0. Preface (Managing NFS and NIS)
Permission Denied error message: 15.6. Asynchronous NFS error messages (Managing NFS and NIS)
permissions
for batch and cron jobs: 11.1.5.1. Least-privilege accounts (SSH, The Secure Shell)
for newly created files: 5.4.2.2. Permissions for newly created files (SSH, The Secure Shell)
mount points, incorrect (debugging case study): 15.5. Incorrect mount point permissions (Managing NFS and NIS)
PC/NFS: 10.4.2. Checking file permissions (Managing NFS and NIS)
revoking: 12.1.2. Enabling transparent access (Managing NFS and NIS)
tcpwrappers and: 11.2.3.1. tcpwrappers (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
PermitEmptyPasswords: 5.6.3. Empty Passwords (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PermitRootLogin: 5.5.2.5. Root access control (SSH, The Secure Shell)
persist option (pppd): A.2. The PPP Daemon (TCP/IP Network Administration)
personal firewalls: 6.6. Politics and Security (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
personnel problems: 1.3.2.2. Ego management (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Peter Principle: 1.3.2.3. Legal and ethical considerations (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
p0f fingerprinting tool: 6.3.1. Stack Fingerprinting (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
A.4. Sources for Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy): 1.4.2. Secure File Transfer (SSH, The Secure Shell)
authentication: 5.5.1.6. PGP authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
SSH2: 8.2.2.1. SSH2 PGP key authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
compile-time configuration: 4.1.5.7. Authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
key authentication
SSH2: 6.1.2. SSH2 Identities (SSH, The Secure Shell)
troubleshooting: 12.2.2.5. PGP key authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
OpenPGP compliance: 4.1.5.7. Authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
vs. SSH: 1.6.2. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PGP program: 12.4.3. Next Steps After Disabling Services (Building Internet Firewalls)
PGP signature of SSH distributions, verification: 4.1.2.2. Verifying with PGP (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PgpKeyFingerprint: 5.5.1.6. PGP authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PgpKeyId: 5.5.1.6. PGP authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PgpKeyName: 5.5.1.6. PGP authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PgpPublicKeyFile: 5.5.1.6. PGP authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PgpSecretKeyFile: 5.5.1.6. PGP authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
5.5.1.6. PGP authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
ph (sendmail K command value): E.4.5. The sendmail K Command (TCP/IP Network Administration)
phquery mailer: E.3.5. MAILER (TCP/IP Network Administration)
physical devices, index numbers (ifconfig): 13.2.1.1. Examining interfaces (Managing NFS and NIS)
physical environment and cabling: 3.1.1. Installing New Cabling (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
physical-level addresses: 2.4. Extensions to the SMI in Version 2 (Essential SNMP)
physical link layer (7-layer model): 1.2. Physical and data link layers (Managing NFS and NIS)
physical network interface, netstat and: 17.1.1. Local network interface (Managing NFS and NIS)
physical network segments, IP network numbers: 1.3.5. Virtual interfaces (Managing NFS and NIS)
pid file: 5.3.3. Changing the Configuration (SSH, The Secure Shell)
OpenSSH: 4.3.5. Compilation Flags (SSH, The Secure Shell)
pid-file option (named): C.2.5. The options Statement (TCP/IP Network Administration)
PID option (xinetd): 12.5.2. Controlling Access with xinetd (TCP/IP Network Administration)
PidFile: 5.4.1.3. Process ID file (SSH, The Secure Shell)
5.4.2.2. Permissions for newly created files (SSH, The Secure Shell)
PidFile directive (httpd.conf file): 11.3.4. Defining Where Things Are Stored (TCP/IP Network Administration)
pie charts (SNMPc): 9.2.4. Castle Rock's SNMPc (Essential SNMP)
pin-outs: 3.1.3.2. Cable testers (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Pine: 11.3. Pine, IMAP, and SSH (SSH, The Secure Shell)
concurrent invocations: 11.3.3. Using a Connection Script (SSH, The Secure Shell)
configuring use of SSH instead of rsh: 11.3.1.2. Making Pine use SSH instead of rsh (SSH, The Secure Shell)
.k5login file: 11.4.5. Kerberos-4 in OpenSSH (SSH, The Secure Shell)
mail relaying with SSH: 11.3.2. Mail Relaying and News Access (SSH, The Secure Shell)
remote usernames: 11.3.1.2. Making Pine use SSH instead of rsh (SSH, The Secure Shell)
replacing rsh with ssh: 4.5.4. Pine (SSH, The Secure Shell)
securing IMAP authentication with SSH: 11.3.1. Securing IMAP Authentication (SSH, The Secure Shell)
.pinerc file, configuration: 11.3.1.2. Making Pine use SSH instead of rsh (SSH, The Secure Shell)
ping command: 1.5.2. Internet Control Message Protocol (TCP/IP Network Administration)
4.2.6. Address and Alias Records (DNS and Bind)
2.9.3. Network Diagnostics (Building Internet Firewalls)
22.4.1. ping (Building Internet Firewalls)
diagnostic troubleshooting: 13.2. Diagnostic Tools (TCP/IP Network Administration)
implementing: 13.3.1. The ping Command (TCP/IP Network Administration)
polling only responsive devices: 12.5. Disk-Space Checker (Essential SNMP)
polling with: 6.1.3. Configuring Polling Intervals (Essential SNMP)
Remote Pinger: 11.2. SystemEDGE (Essential SNMP)
rotate option and: 6.1.6. The options Directive (DNS and Bind)
routing tables and: 7.2. The Minimal Routing Table (TCP/IP Network Administration)
SNMPc usage: 6.2.2. Discovery and Filters (Essential SNMP)
troubleshooting with: 13.3. Testing Basic Connectivity (TCP/IP Network Administration)
Ping of Death Attack: 3.3.3.3. Ping of Death (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
ping scanners: 6.2.1. IP Address Management (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
ping tools
alternatives to: 3.3.4. Alternatives to ping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
bandwidth measurements: 4.2.2.1. ping revisited (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
checking client name resolution: 10.1.4. Name Services (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
cyberkit suite: 6.7.1. Cyberkit (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
detecting packet sniffers with: 5.7.2. Protecting Yourself (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
discovering MAC/IP address pairs: 6.2.1. IP Address Management (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
DOS attacks and: 3.3.3.1. Security and ICMP (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
examples: 3.3.2.1. Simple examples (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
functions: 3.3.2. How ping Works (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
generating loads with: 9.1.2. Load Generators (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
graphing round-trip delays: 8.6.2. getif revisited (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
hping tool: 9.1.1.1. hping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
interpreting results: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Microsoft Windows: 3.4. Microsoft Windows (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
options: 3.3.2.3. Options (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
Ping of Death Attack: 3.3.3.3. Ping of Death (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
problems with: 3.3.3. Problems with ping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
running: 3.3.2.4. Using ping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
source web site: A.4. Sources for Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
source web sites: A.4. Sources for Tools (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
testing connectivity with: 3.3. Software Testing with ping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
versions: 3.3.1. ping (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
pinging
connectivity and: 13.2.4. Using ping to check network connectivity (Managing NFS and NIS)
testing network: 15. Debugging Network Problems (Managing NFS and NIS)
PIX firewalls: 7.3.6. Cisco Devices (Essential SNMP)
pkgadd command (Solaris): A.1.2. Solaris Packages (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
pkgadd command, Solaris device drivers: 5.1.1. Using Dynamically Loadable Modules (TCP/IP Network Administration)
pkgchk command (Solaris): A.1.2. Solaris Packages (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
pkginfo package command (Solaris): A.1.2. Solaris Packages (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
pkgrm command (Solaris): A.1.2. Solaris Packages (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
PKIX (Public-Key Infrastructure X.509): C.3.2. Certificates (Building Internet Firewalls)
plain text (clear text) strings: 7.2. Security Concerns (Essential SNMP)
plain text (MIME data subtype): 3.4.4. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (TCP/IP Network Administration)
plaintext: C.2.1. Encryption (Building Internet Firewalls)
3.2. A Cryptography Primer (SSH, The Secure Shell)
planning
capacity planning (see capacity planning)
performance analysis (see performance analysis)
platform architecture: 8.2. Setting up a diskless client (Managing NFS and NIS)
platforms: 0.3. Platforms (Building Internet Firewalls)
SSH implementations for: 0.6. Supported Platforms (SSH, The Secure Shell)
playback attacks: 13.1.4. False Authentication of Clients (Building Internet Firewalls)
playing back captured tcpdump data: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior (Network Troubleshooting Tools)
plenum cabling: 3.1.1. I