This one-liner will print the current LAN IP address of a machine running Macintosh OSX. jason@. PWD: ~. -bash. 3.2.57. 10 $> ifconfig | grep "inet " | awk ‘FNR==2{print $2}’ 192.168.1.2jason@. PWD: ~. -bash. 3.2.57. 10 $> ifconfig | grep "inet " | awk ‘FNR==2{print $2}’ 192.168.1.2 This is 10.14.2 (18C54), but this command … Read more
Enabling QOS on your home router allows network traffic to be prioritized for certain types of Internet traffic to speed up network usage such as gaming and Youtube. This allows network intensive activities like this to not overwhelm the network. Many home routers support QOS for better experiences when using a shared network for gaming … Read more
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
This is how you find out the gateway IP address of your Linux machine on a LAN. I have executed the route -n command and I have this output. The UG flags on the IP address denote it as a gateway IP address. root@darknet:~# route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric … Read more
Simple static routing with a Mikrotik device. These links are useful when you are setting up a Mikrotik device and you need assistance with the complex setup of one of these tiny but powerful devices. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Simple_Static_Routing. Creating a DMZ with a Mikrotik device. http://www.mikrotik.com/testdocs/ros/2.8/appex/dmz.php. Simple firewall script for a Mikrotik router. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Basic_universal_firewall_script. Mikrotik Wireless FAQ. … Read more
This is Joe visiting the Dreamhack LAN party on day 1. This massive gaming exposition hosts gamers from around the world who will challenge each other at various games such as League Of Legends, World of Warcraft and Counterstrike. Counterstrike; even though the graphics are not as good as modern games still has a massive … Read more
I have been experimenting with the installation of Ubuntu Server onto a HP BL35P blade server and the process has been quite a learning experience indeed. The need to use the HP SmartStart CD to erase the RAID array on the server before the installation is different from your run of the mill desktop machine … Read more