Etch is the codename for the upcoming release of Debian, which will also be known as Debian GNU/Linux 4.0. Etch has been the testing “release” of the Debian distribution since the release of the current stable version, 3.1 (codenamed Sarge), on June 6th 2005. The project is currently aiming at a December 4 2006 release […]
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aTFTP server and client installation and Configuration
Multi-threaded TFTP server implementing all options (option extension and multicast) as specified in RFC1350, RFC2090, RFC2347, RFC2348 and RFC2349. Atftpd also supports multicast protocol known as mtftp, defined in the PXE specification. The server supports being started from inetd as well as in daemon mode using init scripts.
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Easy SNMP Server and Client Configuration
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a widely used protocol for monitoring the health and welfare of network equipment (eg. routers), computer equipment and even devices like UPSs. Net-SNMP is a suite of applications used to implement SNMP v1, SNMP v2c and SNMP v3 using both IPv4 and IPv6. Read Full article
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Shutting down Debian linux machine
There are several ways to shut down DebianLinux machine cleanly, with the most simple probably being from the GUI environment you are using. For the GNOME desktop enviornment there is the option to shutdown the machine which is immediately available when you click “Logout”. Choosing this should log you out of the desktop and also […]
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