Kernel Networking

General

• TODO Linux netdev TODO List
• Network Overview
• How packets flow through
• sk_buff explanation
• Neighboring Subsystem
• Socket Locks
• Linux Wireless Subsystem

Protocols

• Netlink
• Amateur Radio
  

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• TCP Transmission Control Protocol
• DCCP Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
• IPv4 IP version 4 - The standard Internet Protocol
• IPv6 IP version 6 - The "next generation" Internet Protocol
• LLC 802.2 - Logical Link Control
• MPLS Multi Protocol Label Switching
• NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface
• SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol
• TIPC Transparent Inter Process Communication

Drivers

• Ethernet Ethernet driver
• Bridge Ethernet bridging
• Bonding bonding multiple devices
• VLAN Virtual LANs
• Tunneling Tunnels under Linux
• Linux Virtual Server load balancing
• Wireless Linux wireless

Device Performance Enhancements

• GSO Generic Segmentation Offload
• I/OAT I/O Acceleration
• GRO Generic Receive Offload
• NAPI New API
• TOE TCP Offload Engine
• TSO TCP Segmentation Offload
• UFO UDP Fragmentation Offload

Hardware

• Motherboards Stability & Work-Arounds
• Network-Adapters Stability & Features

Security

• IPsec
• Linux WPA 802.1x
• Netfilter

Mobility

• 802.11 Wireless networking
• Mobile IP Migrating hosts between networks

Administration

• Iproute2 tc, ip, ss
• net-tools ifconfig, netstat, route, etc.
• iputils arping, ping, tracepath, etc.
• netkit finger, ftp, ping, etc.
• ethtool
• traceroute
• networkmanager
• etcnet

Testing

• TCP testing
• Performance Testing
• pktgen packet generator
• netem network delay and loss emulator