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Linux Network Speed Test

Linux Network Speed Test

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I recently purchased a power line network adapter and wanted to see how it performed relative to the stated specs on the packaging. After playing around with wget and sftp to copy files from my desktop to my laptop I wondered if there was a better way to test network speed without involving the hard drive of my server or my client machines. What I found was that it’s possible to use a few simple commands on the Linux command line to test local network speed without copying actual files. Continue reading →

Enable The RT2860STA Linux Wireless Driver

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I’ve been using ndiswrapper and the Windows drivers for the Ralink RT2700E wireless card in my MSI Wind U100 432US. It turns our that the kernel included with Ubuntu Jaunty now includes the native Linux driver for this card. I’m not sure when this was added to the kernel, but I’m using version 2.6.28-15. Continue reading →

How To Set Up a Home Network With Ubuntu, Part 3

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This is the 3rd part of my Ubuntu home networking howto. In Part 1 I covered how to configure your home network with static IP addresses. Part 2 was about client and server configuration for NFS file sharing over the network. In Part 3 I’ll show how to automatically mount the shared folders at boot time. This is done by editing the file system table in /etc/fstab. Log in to one of your client computers, open a terminal, and enter the following. Continue reading →

How To Set Up a Home Network With Ubuntu, Part 2

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In Part 1 I showed how to set up your home network with static IP addresses. In Part 2 I’m going to show how to share folders across the network. There’s a lot of information on the net for setting up Samba (which works with Windows SMB) to share files. That’s fine if you need to share files and folders with Windows computers, but in a pure Linux environment NFS (Network File System) works just as well or better. Some reports on the web claim it to be 3-4 times faster than Samba for file transfers. In today’s post, I’ll show how to install and configure NFS in order to share folders across your home Linux network. Continue reading →

How To Set Up a Home Network With Ubuntu, Part 1

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Building a home network can make the management and use of multiple computers in your home much more convenient. For example, you can set up shared folders so that you have access to your files from any computer in the house. Another nice thing you can do is share your printer with all of your other computers, so you can print from anywhere.
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