Linux Journal Issue #69/January 2000

Focus

Networks and Communication by Marjorie Richardson

Features

The OpenPhone Project--Internet Telephony for Everyone! by Greg Herlein

Call your friends and family from your computer--a look at the future or the present? With Linux, the future is now.

World Domination by Eric Raymond

Eric takes a serious look at what the world will be like when Linux is the dominant operating system--or is he just kidding.

Advanced Packet Data Testing with Linux by Wesley Erhart, Joseph Bell, Marc Hammons and Mark Mains

At Nortel Networks, we have developed a Linux-based system for testing a second-generation packet radio service. During system development we explored the details of packet radio, the IP internals of the Linux operating system and

BIND Version 8 Features by Eddie Harari

Wondering about the latest version of BIND? Wonder no more. Mr. Harari is back this month to tell us all about it.

Forum

Using the Red Hat Package Manager by Kirk Rafferty

This article will introduce you to RPM by showing you the most common features, namely how to query, install, upgrade and remove packages.

Workings of a Virtual Private Network in Linux--Part 2 by David Morgan

More about securing our commminication with the Internet.

1999 Readers' Choice Awards by Jason Kroll

You voted, we counted--here are the results.

Penguin Playoffs Awards by Peter H. Salus, Marjorie Richardson and Jason Kroll

And the winners are ...

Reviews

Source-Navigator Version 4.2 by Daniel Lazenby

Columns

Linux Apprentice: Simplified IP Addressing by Gene E. Hector

A look at an easy way to figure out what those pesky IP adresses actually mean.

Linux Means Business: Audio and Video Streaming for the Masses by Gerald Crimp

How one company used Linux to provide transmission of live audio and video over the Internet.

Kernel Korner: The Bullet Points: Linux 2.4 by Joseph Pranevich

A look at what's new in the next kernel release.

Cooking with Linux: The PPP Connection by Marcel Gagne

At the Forge: A Simple Search Engine by Reuven M. Lerner

Focus on Software by David A. Bandel

Departments

Letters
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upFRONT

From the Publisher: January 2000 by Phil Hughes

Penguin's Progress: A Look at IPv6 by Peter Salus

Linux for Suits: Running the Numbers by Doc Searls

Best of Technical Support

New Products

Advertisers Index

Strictly On-Line

Linux and Banking by Josip Almasi

A bank in Croatia is using Linux for its development platform. Here's the story.

Writing an Alphanumeric Pager Server for Linux by Erik Max Francis

For those thinking of setting up an alphanumeric paging service or gateway, this article explains the protocols and methods involved.

Perl Annotated Archives by Paul Dunne

The Collaborative Virtual Workspace by Stephen Jones

Attend business meetings and bullsessions without ever leaving home--enter the virtual world.

Core PHP Programming: Using PHP to Build Dynamic Web Sites by Allen Riddell

AppSwitch: Network Switching with Ada from Linux by Ann S. Brandon

Software to automatically sort network communications to your specifications.