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Shutdown Using Power Button
Here is a small tip. For configuring the power button to start shut down sequence when pressed, install “acpid” daemon via apt. This will install the necessary event (/etc/acpi/events/powerbtn) and associated action (/etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh) to be performed upon pressing the power button.
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Setting up DHCP Server
A dhcp server allows you to assign IPs dynamically to your clients. For further information visit, Setting up DHCP server.
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Connecting via PPPoE
This is especially useful for those who use a username and password to connect to their broadband cable/ADSL connection (such as that provided by BSNL, Airtel and Tata Indicom). For this you need to install pppoeconf package and run the command. # apt-get install pppoeconf # pppoeconf Alternatively, if you are using mepis you can…
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Setting up Linux Gateway
Using this, you can set up your linux pc as a home gateway for all the other systems. For instructions on how to do this, you may refer the below links: Iptables Tutorial (look at the the Example Scripts) Using Linux iptables or ipchains to set up an internet gateway / firewall / routerfor home…
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About SSL/TLS
SSL/TLS enables you to communicate securely with your server. Most of the major protocols such as http, smtp, pop3, imap can use SSL/TLS. While TLS can be used over the same port, SSL has to be run on a different port such as https, smtps, pop3s, imaps. SSL has been superseded by TLS. You can…
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Dynamic DNS
Dynamic DNS enables mapping of a dynamic IP to a fixed domain name. This is especially useful if you connect using ADSL services such as those of Tata Indicom, Airtel or BSNL as they provide a dynamic public IP every time you connect to the Internet. A public IP is a IP to identify the…
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Pinnacle-to-go Review
Website: Pinnacle-to-go
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Comptia Network+ Certification Resources
Comptia is a certifying authority. One of its exams which I had given and cleared in April 2006 was the Comptia Network+ Certification. I wasn’t planning to take it. But as I was anyway reading a book on Networking Basics (which actually was a guide to Network+ Certification exam), I decided to take it. And…
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British Library Hyderabad Review
Most of you must have heard of the British Library. I had been its member for one year. I had taken the Rs.1600 plan (this is the plan under which one I could rent DVDs). But I must say that I have been thoroughly disappointed. While I cannot comment on all the facilities provided by…
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A Dussera + Diwali + Thanksgiving + Christmas Gift …
And that would be a USB to SATA/IDE cable … hee hee. About three months back I purchased an external 250 GB SATA hard disk. But as I wanted to use it for backup purposes I did not want to fix it inside the cabinet but keep it outside and access it via USB. For…