I dug up some notes from my own archives, and decided to post information on setting up a network bandwidth emulator with Linux. And what would anybody want to use this for? Over the years, I have ...

With Windows 10 support due to end soon, many users are looking for an alternative OS, so they don't have to purchase yet another computer. One of the best options for most people is Linux. Modern ...

In our last column, we said were going to explain how to set up a small office network using Samba 3, Linux and Windows XP. We promised to emphasize a workgroup environment rather than a large domain.

I have 3 comps at home. Right now one is running linux (corel), one win2k and the other win98SE. The unltimate goal is to use my linux computer as a "NAT box" from which the 2 other comps, which will ...

If you've been to a Linux conference lately, you've probably seen a lot of people with wireless network cards, happily checking their e-mail while they sip refreshing beverages. The 802.11b, or “WiFi” ...

What a week. I’ve run into some interesting challenges setting up a new combination weblog/magazine site called VarLinux.org, a nonprofit portal dedicated to serving the VAR and channel communities.

It happened around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, on Tabernacle Road in the Mulberry area, and the 70-year-old ended up in a ...

Throughout this book, we will be using Java 1 as the language of choice for controlling our network-enabled devices. In this chapter, we will discuss getting the Java Development Kit (JDK version 1.3) ...

Setting up the most useful aliases on Linux is a mix of what's otherwise annoying to enter, hard to remember or typed way too often. Used frequently, bash aliases can make working on the Linux command ...