samba pdc #2137 (12/29/2011 6:01:40 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi all, I was going through the tutorial given here:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MWBhlaLIxQ from this I actually implemented samba PDC in my Office using the following directives in my smb.conf file sam... annalissa
samba pdc034 (12/29/2011 5:50:23 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi all, I was going through the tutorial given here:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MWBhlaLIxQ from this I actually implemented samba PDC in my Office using the following directives in my smb.conf file sam... annalissa
Xming & forwarding windows applications to linux120 (10/28/2010 9:31:05 AM) comp.os.linux.networking Hi all, Using Xming and Putty we can forward Linux applications to windows machine, now my question is Is it possible to do the reverse , that is forwarding windows applications to remote Linux machines via X... annalissa
windows sound/graphics drivers in Linux234 (10/10/2010 6:00:57 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hi all, Is there any projects that provides compatibility wrappers to run windows sound/graphics drivers in Linux similar to the ndiswrapper or DriverLoader to run network drivers in linux ? It would ... annalissa
Reducing the no:of virtual consoles ?3111 (10/1/2010 7:38:01 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi all,
Can anybody explain me the advantages of reducing the no:of Virtual
consoles ?
AFAIK the advantages are
1) Reducing the number of virtual consoles will reduce the amount of
used RAM
... annalissa
vmstat and mis configured hardware041 (9/25/2010 5:07:40 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hi all, extremely high cs/in values in the output of vmstat command typically indicate a misbehaving or mis configured hardware device isn't it ? Is there any other command by which we can find out cs (cont... annalissa
Why changing of mac address isn't recommended ?418 (9/8/2010 12:03:39 PM) comp.os.linux.networking Why changing of mac address isn't recommended ? The possible reasons that i can find is 1) it can break firewalls 2) it can break some DHCP implementations ? 3) if we change the mac address ude... annalissa
ping acronym443 (9/4/2010 9:15:49 AM) comp.os.linux.networking what exactly does the acronym ping stands for ? AFAIK there are 2 explanations 1) it stands for packet internet gropper 2) ping command is named after the sound , which the sonar equipment used in submar... annalissa
Ethernet framing standards :-423 (9/3/2010 6:19:30 AM) comp.os.linux.networking Hi all, The framing that a machine uses is determined both by its interface card and by interface card driver isn't it. ?? In windows OS I have heard that we can choose which style of framing you want(althoug... annalissa
HDD vs removable media ?5345 (8/21/2010 9:39:34 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hi all, In a Hard disk ,The data platters are completely sealed so that no dust/dirt can get in this feature makes hard disk more reliable than removable media isn't it. Is there any other feature that makes H... annalissa
caching mechanism431 (10/18/2008 3:35:18 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi all, This is what i have read in a book Linux uses a caching mechanism for frequently accessed files that speeds the process of locating an inode from a filename. This caching mechanism works only on filen... aarklon(253)
Current FSB speed541 (11/16/2008 4:03:49 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hi all, I use pentium(R)Dual core processor E2180, with Freq 2Ghz, Core 1.35V, FSB 800 Mhz, Socket LGA775 and L2 cache 1MB now the motherboard i use in my PC is ASUS P5KPL-CM, which in its specification says... aarklon(253)
hidden files1834 (11/28/2008 5:01:34 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi all, can anyone explain me the purpose of the following hidden files which are usually seen in the home directory ? ..Xauthority ..xsession-errors ..recently-used-xbel ..recently-used ..pulse-cookie ..les... aarklon(253)
/usr/share3225 (12/31/2008 5:55:26 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi all, the following is the explanation i have read about /usr/share in a book Data for installed applications that is architecture-independent and can be shared between systems. A number of subdirectories w... aarklon(253)
command to know current net speed1328 (2/12/2009 11:43:43 AM) comp.os.linux.networking Hi all, whenever i download files using wget it will show download speed as 60kbps etc. now what is the command to get current net speed without downloading any file ? i tried the following sudo ethtool -... aarklon(253)
LAN type635 (3/5/2009 5:33:33 PM) comp.os.linux.networking Hi all, Recently a friend of mine asked me,on seeing a LAN,how to find its type?, the only answer i could give her was , on seeing the cabling used, we can say whether it is 10 Base T, or fast ethernet et... aarklon(253)
The tar trick !!!3442 (6/4/2009 4:31:04 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi all, this is what i saw in the book "Running linux 4 th edition" page no:184, suppose we have a directory containing 2 sub directories from-stuff and to-stuff, from-stuff contains an entire tree of file... aarklon(253)
HDD vs removable media ?5345 (8/21/2010 9:39:34 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hi all, In a Hard disk ,The data platters are completely sealed so that no dust/dirt can get in this feature makes hard disk more reliable than removable media isn't it. Is there any other feature that makes H... aarklon(253)
Ethernet framing standards :-423 (9/3/2010 6:19:30 AM) comp.os.linux.networking Hi all, The framing that a machine uses is determined both by its interface card and by interface card driver isn't it. ?? In windows OS I have heard that we can choose which style of framing you want(althoug... aarklon(253)