How to ssh into a Linux machine easily from your Ubuntu PC.

SSH is a great way to connect to a remote Linux server over a network. This is how to use SSH easily yourself. Firstly, install SSH on the remote machine to allow remote connections if it is a server you are setting up. sudo apt install sshsudo apt install ssh Then run this command on … Read more

How to get a graphical window of xterm or rxvt to open over an SSH connection.

To open an xterm window over the network from another computer, use this command. This will open an SSH connection to another machine. Once the password is given, it will open a rxvt window which will appear on your machine and enable you to issue commands. jason@Yog-Sothoth:~$ ssh -YC [email protected] rxvt The authenticity of host … Read more

Information about satellite packet routing as it relates to the Internet.

This paper I found, PDF relates to the routing of network packets through a satellite connection. This might be very interesting to a student of networking who is interested in satellite networking and the unavoidable latency issues that come with such a connection. With a 250ms latency, this would add on to any existing latency … Read more

Using apt-get over a proxied Internet connection. This is easy.

How to use the Debian apt command over the Internet through a TAFE proxy. If you wish to use the apt-get command on Linux and you are behind a proxy, such as the one that TAFE colleges use, then this simple tweak will take care of this issue. Use the sudo touch /etc/apt/apt.conf command to … Read more