Unix sysadmins routinely use the “ifconfig -a” command to list network parameters associated with their systems. In particular, they use this command to determine the IP address, netmask and broadcast ...

I know most of what I need to do to set up my router but I am stuck at the point of /etc/network/interfaces. I am setting up the external NIC as DHCP as it will get ...

The ip command has a lot to tell you about the configuration and state of your network connections, but what do all those words and numbers mean? Let’s take a deep dive in and see what all the ...

Equipment from the telephone company that terminates its lines at the customer's premises. The network interface device (NID) provides the demarcation point between the telephone network and the ...

A network adapter, also known as a network interface controller or network interface card, enables an Acer Aspire to connect to the Internet. Some network interface cards use Ethernet connections to ...

There are numerous problems that can interfere with your access to a system — everything from the system being down to problems with name servers and routers. In today’s troubleshooting tale, we’re ...

If you’re considering adding Linux to your data center, or your company is looking at promoting you to become their first (or next) Linux admin, you probably understand there are lots of commands to ...

Inovonics is about to begin shipping a new version of the DAVID IV broadcast processor, one that adds important remote and networking features. The DAVID IV 719N FM/HD Radio Broadcast Processor With ...

Is there a way to hide a network interface in the networks tab of task manager? I really don't need to see the network usage of my Bluetooth adapter for instance.

Interface packet loss provides indications of link problems that shouldn’t go ignored. But then you have to decide on an alerting threshold that indicates a problem without creating too many false ...

Bmon is a monitoring and debugging tool that runs in a terminal window and captures network statistics, offering options on how and how much data will be displayed and displayed in a form that is easy ...