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This site covers Linux networking specific topics. It does not cover general networking questions, these are covered under the more general Wikipedia Computer Networks [2]. See the External Links section for other useful resources.

General

Protocols [10]

  • Netlink [11]
  • Amateur Radio [12]
    AX.25 [13]/ NET/ROM [14] ROSE [15]
  • TCP [16] Transmission Control Protocol
  • DCCP [17] Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
  • IPv4 [18] IP version 4 - The standard Internet Protocol
  • IPv6 [19] IP version 6 - The "next generation" Internet Protocol
  • LLC [20] 802.2 - Logical Link Control
  • MPLS [21] Multi Protocol Label Switching
  • NetBEUI [22] NetBIOS Extended User Interface
  • SCTP [23] Stream Control Transmission Protocol
  • TIPC [24] Transparent Inter Process Communication

Drivers

Device Performance Enhancements

  • GSO [32] Generic Segmentation Offload
  • I/OAT [33] I/O Acceleration
  • GRO [34] Generic Receive Offload
  • NAPI [35] New API
  • TOE [36] TCP Offload Engine
  • TSO [37] TCP Segmentation Offload
  • UFO [38] UDP Fragmentation Offload

Hardware

Security

Mobility

Administration

Testing

Resources

 

Documentation Links

 

Related Links

 

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Links:
[1] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/tags/networking
[2] http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Computer_Network
[3] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/todo
[4] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/network_overview
[5] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/kernel_flow
[6] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/sk_buff
[7] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/neighboring_subsystem
[8] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/socket_locks
[9] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/linux-wireless-subsystem-80211-rami-rosen
[10] http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Communications_protocol
[11] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/netlink
[12] http://www.linux-ax25.org/wiki/Main_Page
[13] http://www.linux-ax25.org/wiki/AX.25
[14] http://www.linux-ax25.org/wiki/NET/ROM
[15] http://www.linux-ax25.org/wiki/ROSE
[16] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tcp
[17] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/dccp
[18] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/ipv4
[19] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/ipv6
[20] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/llc
[21] http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Multiprotocol_Label_Switching
[22] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/netbeui
[23] http://lksctp.sourceforge.net
[24] http://tipc.sf.net
[25] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/ethernet
[26] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/bridge
[27] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/bonding
[28] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/vlan
[29] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tunneling
[30] http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org
[31] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/wireless
[32] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/gso
[33] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/i/oat
[34] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/node/add/wiki?gids[]=5066
[35] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/napi
[36] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/toe
[37] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tso
[38] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/ufo
[39] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/motherboards
[40] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/network-adapters
[41] http://www.ipsec-howto.org/t1.html
[42] http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant
[43] http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/netfilter
[44] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/802.11
[45] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/mobile_ip
[46] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/iproute2
[47] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/net-tools
[48] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/iputils
[49] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/netkit
[50] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/ethtool
[51] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/traceroute
[52] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/networkmanager
[53] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/etcnet
[54] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tcp_testing
[55] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/performance_testing
[56] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/pktgen
[57] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/netem
[58] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/current_events
[59] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/mailing_lists
[60] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/conferences
[61] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/blogs
[62] http://vger.kernel.org/~davem/skb.html
[63] http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Networking
[64] http://www.makelinux.net/kernel_map
[65] http://developer.osdl.org/dev/opendrivers/
[66] http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/How_to_edit_a_page
[67] http://wiki.linux-nfs.org/
[68] http://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/
[69] http://linux-mm.org/