2009 August | WordPress, PHP Scripts, and Debian Linux Tips & Tricks

13Sep

Upgrading Cacti

# Backup the old Cacti database.
shell> mysqldump -l –add-drop-table cacti > mysql.cacti

Note: You will probably have to specify the -u and -p flags for the MySQL username and password. This user must have permission to read from Cacti’s database or you will end up with an empty backup.
# Backup the old Cacti directory.

shell> mv cacti cacti_old

# Extract the distribution tarball.

shell> tar xzvf cacti-version.tar.gz

# Rename the new Cacti directory to match the old one.

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12Sep

PlayStation 2 Connection Guide

There are 3 ways to connect your PlayStation 2:

1. Direct Connection
The fast and simple way to connect your PS2.

Please note, you cannot connect your PC to the Internet when using a direct connection.

2. Router Connection
Play your PS2 online and connect your PC to the Internet at the same time.

3. Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Connect your PS2 to the Internet through your PC. ICS is ideal for USB and PCI modems and cheaper than buying a broadband router.

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06Sep

Tutorial Netstat

Netstat (NETwork STATistics) is a command-line tool that provides information about your network configuration and activity.
- To display the routing table:
#netstat -rn
-> -r : Kernel routing tables.
-> -n : Shows numerical addresses instead of trying to determine hosts.

- To display the quick interfaces statistics:
#netstat -i
-> -i : Interface
Continue Reading Tutorial Netstat

28Aug

Minicom Tutorial

Minicom is a serial communication program to access a network or security device through its console port.
This tool is similar to Hyper Terminal, which is by default available on a Microsoft Windows system.
Let’s install Minicom:

#apt-get install minicom

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27Aug

BWM Tutorial

This is a very tiny bandwidth monitor (not X11). Can monitor up to 16 interfaces in the in the same time, and shows totals too.

Installing BWM

#apt-get install bwm

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25Aug

etherwake Tutorial

You can wake up WOL compliant Computers which have been powered down to sleep mode or start WOL compliant Computers with a BIOS feature.
WOL is an abbreviation for Wake-on-LAN. It is a standard that allows you to turn on a computer from another location over a network connection.
etherwake also supports WOL passwords.
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23Aug

httping Tutorial

httping show you how long it takes to connect to a hostname or remote url; send a request and retrieve the reply (only the headers).

Install httping

#apt-get install httping

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22Aug

ifstat Tutorial

ifstat is a tool to report network interfaces bandwith just like vmstat/iostat do for other system counters. It can monitor local interfaces by polling the kernel counters, or remote hosts interfaces using SNMP.

Install ifstat