Files related to networking functionality
In Linux, the TCP/IP network is configured through several text files you may have to edit to make networking work. It’s very important to know the configurations files related to TCP/IP networking, so that you can edit and configure the files if necessary. Remember that our server doesn’t have an Xwindow interface to configure files via graphical interface. Even if you use a GUI in your daily activities it is important to know how to configure network in text mode. The following sections describe the basic TCP/IP configuration files. (Далее…)
Install more than one Ethernet Card per Machine
You might use Linux as a gateway between two Ethernet networks. In that case, you might have two Ethernet cards on your server. To eliminate problems at boot time, the Linux kernel doesn’t detect multiple cards automatically. If you happen to have two or more cards, you should specify the parameters of the cards in the “lilo.conf” file for a monolithic kernel or in the “conf.modules” file for a modularized kernel. The following are problems you may encounter with your network cards. (Далее…)
TCP/IP Network Management.Overview
Until now, we have not played with the networking capabilities of Linux. Linux is one of the best existing operating systems in the world for networking features. Most Internet sites around the world already know this, and have used it for some time. (Далее…)
Update your “/dev” entries
If you have added new devices to your system or have done recently a major kernel upgrade (a major kernel upgrade is for example when you pass from kernel version 2.2.9 to 2.2.15 directly), it may be important to update your 7dev” entries to avoid problems related to missing devices. We (Далее…)
Making a new rescue floppy
After the reboot of your Linux server, you should have now a system with an upgraded kernel. Therefore, it’s time is to make a new rescue image with the new kernel in case of future emergencies. To do this, follow the simple step below: (Далее…)