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Tips and tools for handling Linux crashes
Authors Dan Behman and Mark Wilding describe how to react to Linux server crashes. They describe how to use troubleshooting tools, like serial console, and when not to try troubleshooting on your own. Tip
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System panic: Get a serial console log
How to create a serial console log of a system panic. Tip
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Knoppix Hacks: Use Knoppix to rescue Windows
In "Knoppix Hacks," author Kyle Rankin explains how the Knoppix CD can be used as an indispensable, multi-purpose tool for administrators. One of the many things Knoppix can accomplish is rescuing Windows. In this e-mail exchange, Rankin provides ins... Tip
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Put Knoppix in your toolbox: Hacks 37-51 from Knoppix Hacks
Find out tools that can help you administer a network and secondly tools that can help you administer local hardware. Here, you will find tools that help you clone, wipe, and scan hard drives, and probe hardware. The fact that all of these tools run ... Tip
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Put these troubleshooting tools in your toolbox
In this tip, Peter Harrison describes how to use Linux commands to get a quick fix on IT troublemakers Tip
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Network gumshoe: Improving performance takes teamwork
Unclogging network bottlenecks can be tricky business, but assigning the right people to manage the task is a step in the right direction. Tip
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Network monitoring with Nagios, part two
Bernard Golden looks at example Nagios configuration in this tip. Tip
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Network monitoring with Nagios, part one
Bernard Golden discusses the usefulness and architecture of open source network monitoring tool Nagios. Tip
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Finding stuff on Linux
Lost in Linux? In this tip, Nigel McFarlane provides command-line tools that can serve as your divining rods. Tip
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How to keep an eye on Linux performance
Need to monitor Linux performance without purchasing a pricey diagnostic package? Try these simple, built-in command line tools. Tip