In the previous article of this series, we discussed about the basic principles of IP routing and the steps involved in IP routing.
In this article we will look a bit closely at some of the other aspects related to IP routing.
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In the Linux threads series, we discussed on the ways in which a thread can terminate and how the return status is passed on from the terminating thread to its parent thread. In this article we will throw some light on an important aspect known as thread synchronization.
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As you already know, it is very critical to take backup of your system on an on-going basis.
If you are using Ubuntu desktop, depending on your requirement, you can use any one of the following software to perform backup. Play around with these and pick the one that satisfies your need.
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In the 1st part of the IP Routing series, we learned the fundamentals of Linux IP Routing.
Route command is used to show/manipulate the IP routing table. It is primarily used to setup static routes to specific host or networks via an interface.
In this article we will see how to manipulate the routing tables in Linux using route command.
We’ll first explain how routing is done with some basic route command examples, and then we’ll explain using a sample network architecture about how to setup routes in your network.
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When you are reorganizing disks or LUNs or RAID groups, you might want to sometime drop few existing LUNs (and RAID Groups) to create a bigger LUN.
We’ve already explained how to create a new RAID Group and LUN.
In this article, let us review how to delete an existing LUN (and RAID Group).
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Proc file system reflects the current state of Linux kernel.
The current state of kernel could represent various information like the processes running on it, the hardware information, the network information etc. So this system is designed in a way that all this information can easily be accessed by the user level processes.
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Netcat or nc is a networking utility for debugging and investigating the network.
This utility can be used for creating TCP/UDP connections and investigating them. The biggest use of this utility is in the scripts where we need to deal with TCP/UDP sockets.
In this article we will learn about the netcat command by some practical examples.
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Probably most of you are already using Chrome as your primary browser. If not, switch to it immediately. Chrome is extremely fast when compared to any other browser.
These tips will help you to get most out of the Chrome browser.
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