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Category Archives: Networking

RedHat, NFS and static ports

17-Dec-10

Using NFS between two machines on the same network is usually free of hassle, so the default behaviour – on Linux, at least – is fine and can be left as it is. However, in a commercial setting (such as the ones I manage in my day job) it’s often the case that the machines [...]

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PXE booting a Debian Squeeze install

22-Mar-10

Update: I’ve not tested myself, but the comment from Sombunall below points out that package names for the TFTP server and the DHCP server have changed since I wrote this post! It’s often the case that there’s no easy way of installing a machine that doesn’t have any removable media. For instance, I have an [...]

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iproute2: Life after ifconfig

24-Feb-10

The standard network tools ifconfig, netstat and route will be familiar to anyone with more than a passing interest in UNIX or any of its derivations. Linux is no exception, and if you hop on to your nearest Linux machine, you’ll find these installed. However, for the past few years ifconfig and its ilk (often [...]

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