Download or read book Policy Routing Using Linux written by Matthew G. Marsh and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will show readers how to work with Cisco IOS 12.x rated routers, or to build a stand alone Linux router .17 - 21% of network servers are currently running Linux, and the Linux share of the market continues to grow. The Linux kernel is the only OS that supports policy routing except for certain versions of Cisco IOS 12.x. Covers policy routing under IPv4 and IPv6. Policy Routing on Linux is an advanced book covering all critical aspects of Linux Policy Routing from the authors extensive experience. It provides documentation and best practice usage for implementing policy routing under Linux with references and comparisons to Cisco IOS policy routing. Readers of this book will be able to: Understand the theory and basic concepts of policy routing; design and install a policy-routed network under IPv4 on a Linux based network using the IP utility for Linux; differentiate between and integrate policy routing structures and dynamic routing protocols; analyse and tune complex policy routed networks on Linux and possibly Cisco networks; and understand the role of policy routing structures and implementations within the Linux IPv6 network stack.