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A computer network allows sharing of resources and information among interconnected devices.
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What DNS servers am I using?
How can I check which DNS server am I using (in Linux)? I am using network manager and a wired connection to my university's LAN. (I am trying to find out why my domain doesn't get resolved)
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changing the names of network interfaces, debian wheezy
I'm trying to set a name for an interface, "ethLan" instead of eth0. Doing so also ensures that the if's name will remain consistent at every reboot and kernel.
I did find some articles in the ...
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Inserting a nat solution into a network while it's not the gateway
I have tried this a few different ways. Currently trying with pf on freebsd 8.2
I am trying to insert a nat solution into an existing network that will redirect traffic from an outside ip address to ...
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Internet access in BackTrack 5 R1
I recently started using a live USB version of BackTrack 5 R1 (A kubuntu-based distro), but I can't find any way to enable access to my home WiFi network. I can't find any comprehensive tutorials on ...
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script to scan ip range and return results in a certain format
This script scans IP's and returns a status of Up or Down. How can I alter it so it doesn't scan everything twice? As it sits it scans everything and returns the "Up" addresses only and then scans all ...
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Auto connect to a wireless network (Ångström Linux)
I am using Ångström Linux on BeagleBoard-xM. I have installed a RTL8188SU USB Wi-Fi adapter and configured it properly. But it doesn't connect automatically even though I have marked the interface as ...
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How to limit network bandwidth?
Problem: We are hosting an application on remote server. We need to test it with a limited network bandwidth (for users with bad Internet access).
Question: Can I limit my internet bandwidth (in ...
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Testing if a port was forwarded correctly in Ubuntu
I have a Ubuntu box connected to a wifi router. This wifi router is connected to a d-link adsl modem/router. I am preparing this Ubuntu box to run a server that will use some special ports in UDP and ...
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Linux 3.x: what wireless chipsets will support a bridged connection?
I have asked a similar question on the Ubuntu pages but this is likely a generic Linux issue: what variety of wireless cards/drivers will support being placed in a bridged connection? I have been ...
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How does SSH connection survive a network restart?
From a Linux SSH shell, type /etc/init.d/network restart to restart the network service.
I expect my SSH connection to die since the network service goes down. But it doesn't. Very cool. But how does ...
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ICMP destination unreachable
I am working on an Arch Linux machine with an ethernet interface eth1. I have created the interface eth1:0 using ifconfig and given it a dummy hardware address (00:01:02:03:04:05). When I send a UDP ...
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Check whether network cable is plugged in without bringing interface up
I am trying to identify NICs on ~20 remote servers (2-6 NICs on every server). To begin with, I want to identify those ready for use and free ones. How can I check the state of the physical media? I ...
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how to set what route would be added when bringing interface up
I have one two interfaces on one machine, one is the Internet connection that get its IP from a DHCP, no problem.
The other interface (eth1) is to local machines, and it has the gateway 192.168.3.1 ...
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Configure applications to ask for a user:pass behind a proxy
Here's the deal: I'm trying to set up a SQL server with Debian Linux, I managed to install Debian - but I can't get apt-get to work, since I'm behind a proxy.
I already managed to setup Iceweasel to ...
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How can I network these two computers using eth1394/firewire-net, automagically?
I have two partly-dead laptops. The first will not run X, and the second has some sort of problem with the monitor. I am not interested in repairing either of them, but since they both have firewire ...
