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Jun
20
Linux to Windows filesystem connectors
June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This gap between Linux and Windows filesystem has been improved alot. There are many different ways of seeing your windows partition on Linux. In this article, I’m going to list the 20 different types of useful applications you can use. Some are simple and easy and some are a bit more complex but […]
Jun
18
fsck Alternatives
June 18, 2007 | 6 Comments
We’ve all been there. Our Linux system crashing unexpectedly either by loss of power, you tripping on power cord, your cat or 2 year old son tripping on power cord etc. The end result is your PC shutting off and caught completely by surprise. Perhaps a better analogy is you’re PC […]
Jun
15
Linux Filesystems and Tools
June 15, 2007 | 4 Comments
The Linux filesystem is a complex and the first thing that most new users shifting from Windows will find confusing is navigating the Linux filesystem. The second thing is that not too many people are familiar with how the filesystem works or know how to troubleshoot if any problems arise. The good thing is, […]
Jun
8
The underrated ngrep tool
June 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment
There are so many different tools available for network troubleshooting such as tcpdump. In this article, I’ll discuss ngrep and provide some examples as well. Why bother with ngrep? Because ngrep is better in debugging plaintext protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, FTP and etc. to identify and analyze network communication.
Ngrep uses the […]
Jun
6
Common Linux Network Commands
June 6, 2007 | 3 Comments
We’ve put together a reference guide covering most of the common network related commands on a Linux platform.
The reference is an easy read and printer friendly. So if you’re just starting out on that Unix admin job or just trying to get around your own Linux install, this guide is for you. Unfortunately as with […]
May
30
mySQL command line tips
May 30, 2007 | 16 Comments
Running mySQL quries via shell prompt or shell script is quite easy. It can become very handy for script automation such as backups, log audit, system stats, user creations and so on. You can simply embed a mySQL command in your shell prompt or shell script to get things done faster. All […]
May
29
The previous article I wrote was The Ultimate Linux Network Reference Guide for Newbies and many of our readers seem to have liked it. We received many feedbacks on how useful it was specially for the users that are new to the Unix/Linux scene. For this reason, to further spread the knowledge, We’ve put […]
May
17
The Ultimate Linux Reference Guide for Newbies
May 17, 2007 | 34 Comments
In this article, we’ve put together an ultimate linux reference guide for newbies. The most used and basic commands has been listed in a nicely formatted table which you can print out or bookmark for quick reference. Unfortunately, I was not able to fit it into this blog template so I’ve created a […]
May
15
Being Nice
May 15, 2007 | 9 Comments
Most people don’t even know that running processes at a different priority is an option. Many have never even heard of the nice command. In this article, I will discuss what the nice command can do for your processes.
Every process needs some time on the CPU regardless of its priority. Some get […]
May
10
Neat crontab tricks
May 10, 2007 | 8 Comments
There are several special entries, some which are just shortcuts, that you can use instead of specifying the full cron entry. The most useful of these is probably @reboot which allows you to run a command each time the computer gets reboot. You can alert yourself when server is back online after a reboot. Also […]