Networking¶

This section contains introductions to (and more details about) various aspects of networking in Ubuntu.

Introduction¶

If you are new to networking, you should start with these pages to obtain an understanding of the key terms and concepts.

Configuration¶

Network configuration in Ubuntu is handled through Netplan. Find out more About Netplan or get started with our walkthrough on network configuration which gives a practical demonstration.

Network tools¶

In our how-to section we show to set up virtual switching using Open vSwitch (OVS) and the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) library. This page discusses DPDK in more detail.

About DPDK discusses DPDK in more detail

DHCP¶

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) handles automatic IP address assignment.

About DHCP gives detail about DHCP and how it works

Time synchronisation¶

About time synchronisation discusses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) and how it works

Network shares¶

Samba and Active Directory are two tools you will need if you want to share resources and directories between Linux and Windows systems.

Introduction to Samba will talk you through the key concepts you will need to be able to follow our how-to guides on Samba
Our Active Directory integration section has both an introduction and in-depth discussion about Active Directory integration