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Linux  Articles Linux : Howtos : Intrusion Detection System Part 3: Snort
By Posted: ( Thu 8th Feb 2001 04:24:09[AM] UTC )
Snort is a versatile, lightweight and very useful intrusion detection system. In this article we will look at Snort as a backup Intrusion Detection System for your enterprise network and see whether it can really scale up to the requirements of your enterprise networks.
Rating [ 6.93 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : GRUB: Multi-boot without LILO!
By Posted: ( Wed 7th Feb 2001 08:35:48[AM] UTC )
LILO is one of the most widely used bootloaders on multi-boot systems. Another open source alternative coming up is GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader). We came across GRUB during a Mandrake installation, which brought up this article as we were curious to see what it was and how it could replace LILO.
Rating [ 7.64 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : Starters for Linux - Part 2
By Posted: ( Fri 2nd Feb 2001 02:58:56[AM] UTC )
We now move onto the second part of our journey where we will learn some of the common Linux commands regarding System Information, Basic System Administration, Process Control and network administration.
Rating [ 7.14 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : Sharing, the NFS way
By Posted: ( Thu 1st Feb 2001 06:54:31[AM] UTC )
NFS or the Network Filesystem is a very effective way of sharing files and data across your Unix network. NFS goes beyond mere file sharing and offers neat functionality that fits perfectly into the Linux filesystem. Simply mount a directory off another machine on your network and read from or write to it - even run applications from it - completely transparently!
Rating [ 7.53 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : Intrusion Detection Systems: Part II - Installing Tripwire
By Posted: ( Mon 29th Jan 2001 06:38:08[PM] UTC )
The second part of our IDS series is a simple guide to installing, configuring and using Tripwire
Rating [ 6.44 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : Intrusion Detection Systems for your network: Part I
By Posted: ( Sun 28th Jan 2001 09:51:10[PM] UTC )
Last week, we carried some news clips on security intrusions in the Open Source world. For those of you, whose business requires you to be connected to the Internet, we hope this series will help you field yourself against the imminent dangers that you will have to face when you decide to open up your business to the anarchy of the Internet.
Rating [ 5.63 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : Starters for Linux - Part 1
By Posted: ( Thu 25th Jan 2001 11:33:17[PM] UTC )
This series of articles aims at helping novices get a firm grip on the basics of
Linux. It’s for those of you keen to get up and running with Linux, but don’t know where to start. In this first part of the series, we shall look at using Linux via its Command Line Interface or CLI.
Rating [ 7.63 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : An in-depth look at LILO
By Posted: ( Thu 25th Jan 2001 05:51:53[AM] UTC )
In a previous article, we looked at the configuration of LILO. Now we get a little more technical and give you more on the low level working of LILO. Also in this article is how to get rid of LILO and how to bring it back!
Rating [ 7.11 / 10 ]
Linux : Interviews : Sun shines on Linux too!
By Posted: ( Tue 23rd Jan 2001 07:27:15[AM] UTC )
Herb Hinstorff currently heads Sun's program office for Linux and Open Source. In this interview he talks about what Sun is doing for Linux and the Open Source community. Also touched upon is the issue of Java being open-sourced and the release of Solaris code.
Rating [ 6 / 10 ]
Linux : Reviews : Book: The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
By Posted: ( Fri 19th Jan 2001 04:39:57[AM] UTC )
Eric Raymond, author of the popular Fetchmail utility, is one of the most dedicated Open Source advocates. In this book he looks at the development model of Linux, which overturned many of his pre-determined notions of how large and important software development projects should be handled. He compares the ``cathedral'' model of development followed by most of the commercial world with the ``bazaar'' model as followed by Linux developers. Also find some good insights into the future of software development in this book.
Rating [ 8.5 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : Remote desktop using VNC
By Posted: ( Wed 17th Jan 2001 04:42:25[AM] UTC )
X-terminals allowed you to work off another machine while sitting on your machine. VNC allows you to do the same and also adds the ability to go beyond your local network to access a desktop over the Internet. Use it from your Windows machine to access and administer your Linux box or even the other way round!
Rating [ 7.27 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : Mandrake 7.2 install guide
By Posted: ( Tue 16th Jan 2001 05:01:14[AM] UTC )
Mandrake is known for its user-friendliness and you can tell that this is something the people at Mandrakesoft take very seriously. User-friendly starts right from the installation as we quickly found out. We've reviewed the installation and we also have a guide that will take you through it.
Rating [ 6.82 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : A look at System V initialization
By Posted: ( Sun 14th Jan 2001 06:14:32[PM] UTC )
System V method of initialization is one of the most widely used across most Linux distributions. It definitely eases the system administrators job. There's a lot more than autoexec.bat and config.sys here. We've written this article for novice users. It explains the concept of runlevels, initialization scripts and the significance of /etc/rc.d.
Rating [ 8.22 / 10 ]
Linux : Howtos : Linux 2 Cent tips
By Posted: ( Thu 11th Jan 2001 06:14:13[AM] UTC )
Not every task under Linux involves re-compiling the kernel or is accomplished in a minimum of 12 steps. Here is a FreeOS.com guide giving you the essential tips and shortcuts for dealing with various mundane tasks that anyone will have to perform on their Linux system. Valuable, if you want to get from A to B that much quicker.
Rating [ 8.25 / 10 ]
Linux : Reviews : Opera 4 beta 4 for Linux
By Posted: ( Mon 8th Jan 2001 04:40:36[AM] UTC )
Opera for Windows is a very lean and fast browser. A Linux version has also been released. This is still in beta and is about a version down on the Windows release, but you can tell that this is a very competent browser in the making.
Rating [ 5.67 / 10 ]
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