Networking

How To Setup Network File System (NFS) In Linux?

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NFS or Network file system is a distributed filesystem protocol. It allows a remote host to mount filesystem over a network and interact that filesystem much like local storage is accessed. It follows the client-server model. The mounted filesystem can be accessed by the client with whatever privileges assigned to each file. Like many other … Read more

Setting Routes in Linux

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(Static Routes Page: static-routes.html) These methods of changing the route table don’t last accross reboots. Listed below are methods to make any of these changes permanent. Checking the route table in Linux netstat -rn route Adding and Removing a Network in Linux route add -net 10.10.10.0/24 gw 192.168.0.1 route del -net 10.10.10.0/24 gw 192.168.0.1 Adding … Read more

SAMBA in Linux – istration Checklist

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Samba startup guide checklist: This applies to a lot of Linux versions, notes for this page was gathered from RH70. install Linux install smaba check your hostname: hostname.html If the system host name is not set correctly then Samba and any number of other programs will have problems. Check your smb.conf file for the following: … Read more

FTP Vs SFTP

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You may be familiar with the FTP and SFTP, these are the protocols that are used to transfer the files between client and server. So here in this article, I will explain what are FTP & SFTP and the differences between them. What is FTP? FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a standard networking … Read more

DHD Quick Setup Instructions

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Sample of how to set up DHD server on Red Hat 7.0 Copy over the sample dhd.conf file /usr/share/doc/dh-2.0pl5/dhd.conf.sample /etc/dhd.conf Edit /etc/dhd.conf Here’s a copy of the unmodified sample: subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { # — default gateway option routers 192.168.0.1; option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; option nis-domain “domain.org”; option domain-name “domain.org”; option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1; option … Read more

Manual NIC Setup

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Manually setting up a network interface. This can come in handy if you need networking but don’t have any network scripts to rely upon. Setting up a NIC manually is no big deal, so here’s how to do it. Setting up a Static IP load the network driver insmod your_drivername Set up your local loopback … Read more

How To Find IP Address In Linux Using Terminal?

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An IP address is a unique identifier that is assigned to each device connected to a computer network and uses Internet protocol for communication. A computer uses this address to send data to a specific computer. IPv4 and IPv6 are two versions of IP addresses available nowadays. Every computer with an IP address has an … Read more

WiFi 2.4 vs 5 GHz

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Wifi is a wireless LAN that transfers data and establishes communication channels among devices by using radio waves. It is one of the most useful technologies of computer networking. It has a lot of advantages over wired networks for example wireless networks are easy to set up and inexpensive. Also, these are highly portable. If … Read more

What is the difference between MAC and IP address?

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The MAC and IP address are two different concepts, both are used to uniquely identify a device on the internet. In this article, we will discuss both of these addresses types and you will also see the key differences between them. What is the MAC address? MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique identifier … Read more

Differences between T and UDP

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In computing, a communication protocol defines the set of rules, syntax, synchronization of communication, and possible error recovery methods. These are the fixed standards that govern the way two devices communicate with each other. T and UDP are the two most widely used internet protocols that we are going to discuss here. What is T … Read more