Here it is, the magic code. Just run this as root and it will give you the ddr, mhz, and much more. sudo dmidecode –type memory

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It’s pretty easy actually. Just go to this directory: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts Then you will see a file for eachnetwork port, for example my server is: ifcfg-eth0 and ifcfg-eth1 I already have the ifcfg-eth0 set up from the install but I want to use the second one for back ups so I just opened the file and [...]

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We refer raid 5 but if you have remote back ups on the server then  raid 0 will get you the best performance between several hard drives. Keep in mind raid still can fail even with the same data going to several hard drives and this will slow your system down. Hardware raid is much [...]

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The driver for the realtech lan / nic card seems to be faulty when rsync is running several files through it. There is a newer driver that resolves this issue available from the realtech website. Website Driver Download Here is direct link to the driver from our website: http://www.downloadspot.com/downloads/r8168-8.018.00.tar.bz2 Upload the driver to your root [...]

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Kernal version uname -a Nic / Lan driver version dmesg | grep r8169 Internet controller lspci -nn | grep Ethernet Details on etho nic card sudo ethtool eth0 Module size lsmod | grep r8169 Module versions cat /proc/modules | grep r8169 Don’t worry all these commands are safe and just for reporting.

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Today I was transferring files through rsync it was taking forever, my guess was the new server or old server was out of memory so I killed some procs and even rebooting the server but still it was crawling. So I thought I would think out of the box and after a couple trial and [...]

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Keep in mind most new Routers and Switches have auto sensing and do not need a crossover cable. In fact cross over cables will soon be outdated. [Q] What’s the difference between CAT 5e patch cable and CAT 5e crossover cable? [A] The difference has to do with the wiring of the cable and the [...]

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Intel’s enthusiasm for open source is gathering speed: now it is endorsing professional Linux certifications, snubbing the old Microsoft certification program. It’s a sure thing that you can sit for a range of Microsoft certifications at almost any event where two or more ‘Softies are gathered together in Bill’s name. Now Intel is leveraging its [...]

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Available now LINUTOP Overview Linutop is a ready-to-use small computer, designed to reduce maintenance costs. Low maintenance The Linutop operating system is stored on an internal flash memory and cannot be altered by virus or mishap. Initial state can be recovered at each restart. Low deployment costs Linutop is delivered with free standard ready-to-use Linux [...]

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