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Networking
on October 14, 2008
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Since the days of diskette-based installation, Linux on the desktop has grown and matured so fast that in most cases, it is even the desktop of choice, i...
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Networking
on August 16, 2008
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You may think that this is of no use to ordinary users but I will disagree. Imagine having limited broadband connectivity, it is smart to be able to pri...
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Networking
on July 13, 2008
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IPv6 will soon be the standard for IP addresses on the internet. There are services (sites) that are now connected to the IPv6 network but inaccessible f...
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Networking
on May 24, 2008
When I was connecting my department to the internet in the early 90s, I used a small floppy-based Linux distribution to serve as our firewall (yeah, CISCO is expensive then and still is now!). It wo...
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Networking
on April 30, 2008
Securing data transmission between computers is always high on our priority list. Whenever I am on a public hotspot and I need to access my email, I make sure that I have VPN enabled for all traffic...
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Networking
on February 9, 2008
With the major DNS backbones being upgraded to support IPv6, it will not be that long before the shift will officially start. Now is the time to play with it and make sure that you are familiar with ...
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Networking
on January 26, 2008
Today's geeks might have missed the wave when getting online means hearing those tones, beeps and hisses and not to forget hogging that phone line for hours when you download files. Whilst today&#...
