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networking Archive
Q&A: To Auto Negotiate Or Not
It seems that IT professionals have different views on auto-negotiation, some recommend using it others prefer to not use it at all. What's the reason behind this variation ?
The whole stigma around auto-negotiation is the result of open interpretation, at the time(90s) vendors agreed that auto-negotiation was a neat idea,...
Read More Enable ping on Windows Server 2008
By default Microsoft disables Ping on the Windows platform, probably has an added security measure. However Ping maybe needed for testing or monitoring purposes. The process to allow Windows Server to respond to Pings is minimal, requiring minimal changes to the Windows firewall.
Go to Start > Administrative Tools >...
Read More Configure Ubuntu Server with static IP
It's not recommended to assign IP address to servers using DHCP since the IP address can change after the lease expires. Just imagine having all the users or devices that need access to the server stopping because the server changed IP address.
In Ubuntu/Linux the process of assigning a static IP...
Read More How To Set A Static IP On Ubuntu 8.10
Known network manager bug https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/284298
Due to a bug if you want to assign a static IP on Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop your setting will be overwritten after the next reboot because of a bug that escaped the Ubuntu team. The bug is annoying and silly that something so basic would escape...
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