This tutorial will explain Howto compile kernel in Debian 5.0.The default kernel that comes with Debian is better suited for servers. It’s optimized for high thoughput and low interactivity. When you compile your own, you can among other things optimize it for the processor(s) you have.
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Howto remove NSM Configuration from a Juniper Firewall
This tutorial will explain howto remove NSM (Netscreen security manager) configuration from a juniper firewall There are two options on how to remove the device from NSM. Either simply disable the NSM Agent on the device while leaving the configuration on the device, or remove the NSM configuration completely.
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Anonymous SSH sessions with TOR
This howto covers installing TOR on a Debian based system and setting up SSH to use TOR.
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iotop – simple top-like I/O monitor
iotop does for I/O usage what top does for CPU usage. It watches I/O usage information output by the Linux kernel (requires 2.6.20 or later) and displays a table of current I/O usage by processes on the system. Handy for answering the question “Why is my disk churning so much?”.
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