There is various network configuration information in Linux and lots tools can be used to find out those configuration information. Finding out these network information in Fedora Linux as the example will be introduced. IP address, MAC address and netmask ifconfig will print out all the network interfaces and their information including the IP address
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Setting Up Xen DomU on Fedora Linux (Fedora 12)
Posted onCreating file-backed virtual block device (VBD) for Xen virtual machines and installing Fedora 12 in Xen DomU via internet will be introduced. Note that this tutorial is based on a pretty old OS (Fedora 12). But the method here is still valid while some minor details may need to be changed for latest Xen and
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Speeding Up Firefox in Linux
Posted onFirefox can be much faster on Linux! Let’s speed up Firefox on Linux system. Part 1 and 2 only config firefox, so it can also be used on other platform such as Windows. 1. Pipe-lining network connection Most of us use a broad band width network, then why not pip line the connection from Firefox?
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Setting Up Linux Network Gateway Using iptables and route
Posted onSharing the networking is important and setting up a gateway is a good solution to it. Building up the gateway on a Linux box is easy, cost efficient and reliable. With a Linux box, you can share the internet connection or the only cable connected to the network. The Linux box network configuration The Linux
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How to Flush DNS Cache of Linux and Windows Client
Posted onWe may need to flush DNS cache of our client when the site’s DNS has been changed. Flush DNS cache of Linux with NetworkManager/dnsmasq You may simply restart NetworkManager by sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager Flush DNS Cache on (Old) Linux with nscd 1) Use su – to get root privilege or sudo with the following
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How to Speed Up Firefox DNS Lookup in Linux
Posted onHow to speed Up Firefox DNS Lookup in Linux: 1. Close IPV6 support # echo “alias net-pf-10 off” >> /etc/modprobe.conf # echo “alias ipv6 off” >> /etc/modprobe.conf Type “about:config” into the address line and enter. Set “network.dns.disableIPv6” to “true” 2. Some other tweaks Type “about:config” into the address line and enter. Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
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