We all know Linux works smoothly on PCs, but the PC’s x86 archictecture is just one of a range of platforms Linux supports. This article gives you a head start with setting up Linux on a Sun SPARC machine.
IPSec prevents many of the clever tricks high-availability products employ. We’ll show you a solution that provides transparent backup for IPSec connections.
If you do not receive a response to a ping, or if the response is seriously delayed, you might like to take this as a warning. But who wants to ping all day? You need a ping-based monitoring utility like Smokeping.
Debian’s Advanced Packaging Tool, Apt, is often regarded as the ultimate choice for convenient package management in Linux. But what if you don’t use Debian? This article describes how you can use the powerful Apt package management tool with RPM-based Linux distributions.
Anonymous remail protects the sender’s identity against potential eavesdroppers. The Mixmaster protocol gives users a mature technology for anonymous remail, and the text-based Mixmaster client is an example of a free remailer application.
Who is that user on the other end of the connection? After all these years, passwords are still the most common means for ensuring identity on the network. In this issue, we look at techniques...
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22nd Large Installation System Administration Conference
If you follow the fortunes of large installation IT, tune in on November 12-14 for a front row ticket to the Invited Talks series of the USENIX LISA conference.