Linux for Newbies

Sharing Internet Connection in Ubuntu

2007-11-29T23:08:00.000+05:30

Setting up a computer to share its internet connection should be easy.After all, you’ve successfully networked your computers together and even shared files with all your home computers, so why not the Internet? Well if you have a small home network of computers all connected and have tried to open up a browser, you’ve probably found out that things aren’t quite as straight forward as connecting one machine with an Ethernet cable to the computer that has the DSL/cable modem.
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Fiesty Fawn and Bluetooth connection

2007-08-23T20:23:00.001+05:30

I managed to connect to my phone using this tutorial :
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup

I did not managed to connect internet, but it is a good turorial :
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothDialup

Install JRE for Fedora Core 7

2007-07-11T06:38:00.001+05:30

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=150340

EpsonLX-300+ Printer Driver (Linux)

2007-03-23T06:54:00.000+05:30

Download it from here

EpsonLX-300+ Printer Driver for Linux

2007-03-23T06:45:00.000+05:30

Download the appropriate .ppd file for EpsonLX-300+ printer which I have edited to fit for German Standard Fanfold paper. Now this file can feed German Standard Fanfold paper.
http://rapidshare.com/files/22328871/Okidata-Microline_IBM_compatible_9_pin-okiibm.ppd.html

Ubuntu How to with detailed instruction with pictures

2007-03-16T08:55:00.000+05:30

A very nice Ubuntu How to Blog with detailed instruction with pictures.

http://onlyubuntu.blogspot.com/2007/03/media-players-available-for-ubuntu.html

More on Java Installation

2007-02-09T20:01:00.000+05:30

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=525948

Reconfiguring the default Java configuration for Red Hat / Fedora

This is done as root or equivalent.

First remove /var/lib/alternatives/java file by typing;

rm /var/lib/alternatives/java

When asked press the 'y' key,

Now to create the new (corrected) alternatives file for java type
the following commands as root;

/usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java 1

For jre:

/usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jre1.6.0/bin/java 2

For jdk:

/usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jdk1.6.0/jre/bin/java 2

/usr/sbin/alternatives --config java

You should now see for example:

There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.

Selection Command
-----------------------------------------------
1 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java
*+ 2 /usr/java/jre1.6.0/bin/java

Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number:

Type:

In the example above java is already configured correctly [*+ 2] to
use Sun's Java, no changes are needed, just press the Enter key here.
If you have been following the instructions then you should have
the same results (version numbers may be sightly different).

Now type; /usr/sbin/alternatives --display java

You should see for example;

java - status is manual.
link currently points to /usr/java/jre1.6.0/bin/java
/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java - priority 1
/usr/java/jre1.6.0/bin/java - priority 2
Current `best' version is /usr/java/jre1.6.0/bin/java.

Next you might want to create (or edit) /etc/profile.d/java.sh
file, examples below:

For jre;

export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/jre1.6.0/bin"
export JAVA_PATH="$JAVA_HOME"
export PATH="$PATH:$JAVA_HOME"

For jdk;

export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/jdk1.6.0/jre/bin"
export JAVA_PATH="$JAVA_HOME"
export PATH="$PATH:$JAVA_HOME"

When done creating or editing the file type;

source /etc/profile.d/java.sh

Now any user root or other wise should be able to use the command;

which java

and the results should read something like;

/usr/bin/java

Also any user root or other wize should be able to use the command;

java -version

and the results should read something like;

java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b105)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-b105, mixed mode, sharing)

That's it, all done.

See not that hard to change.

Samba Basics

2007-01-31T20:04:00.000+05:30

http://amitsharma.linuxbloggers.com/how_to_samba.htm

Fedora core 6

2007-01-31T19:58:00.000+05:30

Fedora Core 6 Tips & Tricks

Personal Fedora Core 6 Installation Guide

Fedora Core 6 Starter Guide

Java Installation procedure

2007-01-31T06:03:00.000+05:30

This installation procedure is recommended by Archana SR
http://www.gnulinuxclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=160&Itemid=5

Fedora core 6 : Guide

2007-01-19T19:22:00.000+05:30

Installation, Common Problem, Set up sudo, Set up yum, MP3, TTFonts, Installing Java, Flash, Adobe Reader, Mounting NTFS, Setup SAMBA and lots more
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc6.html

Free Rapidshare Premium Account, Rapidshare Hacks, Bypass rapidshare Time Limit, Megaupload Account Password Generator

2006-09-27T06:59:00.000+05:30

http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/11/rapidshare-yousendit-megaupload-free.html

Free Rapidshare Premium Account, Rapidshare Hacks, Bypass rapidshare Time Limit, Megaupload Account Password Generator

This article has tips on how to beat Rapidshare time limit, get a free premium Rapidshare account password, search rapidshare and Download multiples files using Rapidshare grabber script. Also feature hacks and tricks to resume broken downloads with Rapidshare download manager rapget.

Free unlimited large file hosting services like rapidshare de, yousendit and megaupload let you share and transfer big files on the internet. If a file is too large to send as an email attachment, just upload it to any of these sites and email the link to the recipient.

You can upload large files be it music videos (dat, flv, wmv, avi, mpeg, 3gp), audio files, mp3 songs, games, software (iso, rar, zip), cell phone ring tones, ebooks (pdf, chm, hlp), photos, Microsoft Office documents, CAD drawings, PDF documents, bookmarks and even retail software installers (exe msi) files. Send files of any type and of any size to people who are on a network that doesn't allow large e-mail files.

Quick File Sharing Hack: All these services allow only single files to be sent at a time. If you have more than one file to send, just zip them into an archive using Winzip or any other compression utility.

RapidShare
After your upload a file to rapid share de, you will get two links. The rapidshare file download-link, which you share with other, and a delete-link, which you keep for yourself. The delete-link, when clicked, will remove the file from rapidshare de servers. Just like Megaupload files, rapidshare will delete files that have not been accessed for 30 days or longer. Rapidshare premium account supports download managers and provide much faster downloads. Note that rapidshare happy hours service is no longer available. Progress bar to show how much is uploaded.

Megaupload
No registration is required. File Size Limit: 250 MB. Your uploaded files will be deleted only after it become unused for 30 days. So, if many of your friends download it, over and over again, the files will always be there. The Megaupload site allows only one download at a time from a IP address. The site blocks more attempts than that. Progress bar to show how much is uploaded

YouSendIt - Share really big files
Unlimited YouSendIt lets you send files up to 1GB. YouSendIt can send files securely (https) and scans files for viruses.When you send a file via the YouSendIt Web site, an e-mail goes to your recipient with a link to your file, which is stored securely on YouSendIt's server. The file will stay there for seven days or until it is downloaded 25 times, whichever comes first. You only have to enter a To email address; you are not required to enter a From address. You can also enter an optional message. No registration is required. Recommended large file hosting service.

Latest Rapidshare Hacks
Download RapidShare Link Grab Helper v1.0 - Use download manger to download your rapidshare files and as many files downloading as you want (one file for every proxy you choose).

Step 1. Paste your RapidShare link (hxxp://rapidshare.de/fil..ar.html)
Step2. Choose your proxy (one proxy for each file if you want multiple download) or leave blank (as set in your IE)
Step3. Click on Grab
Step4. Type the 3 RED letters in the blank space.
Step5. Copy the RapidShare Direct link and paste it into your Download manager ( FlashGet or IDM, or IDA…etc). Or you can wait for the counter at the bottom to get to zero and click on " Send to FlashGet".

YouSendit Hack with Zango
The regular YouSendIt service stores files for 7 days or 25 downloads. But if you install the Zango Search Assistant tool, YouSendIt service stores files for 14 days or 25,000 downloads, whichever comes first. Zango Search Assistant shows relevant ads by 180solutions.

Rapidshare Hacks

How to disable the rapidshare.de download counter in IE or Firefox

While waiting for download, type javascript:c(countdown = 0); in the browser addressbar to eliminate the rapidshare countdown (waiting) feature. If this trick doesn't work, try the alternative below:

1. Click the Free button to initiate the download for rapidshare website
2. As the countdown timer begins, type the following URL in the location bar and press enter or click the Go button. The rapidshare direct download link should appear immediately.

The third option to byepass waiting time in Firefox is by using Greasmonkey extension and installing rapidshare.user.js script (rapidshare no wait). RapidLeecher is another PHP script for Rapidshare.de, Megaupload and MyTempDir services for immediate and simultaneous multiple downloads using proxy servers.

Byepass the Rapidshare data download limit

Rapidshare limits each user to a certain amount of downloading per day based on the users IP address. You can easily cheat rapidshare by showing a different IP address.

1. Clear your browser cookies.
2. Open the command prompt (Start - Run - cmd.exe)
3. Run the following simple commands:
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
4. Type exit to close the DOS window. Restart the rapidshare download job.

This trick may not work if your ISP has assigned you a static IP address. (BSNL assigns a dynamic IP)

If Rapidshare block your IP, change proxy
Rapidshare might block an IP from download for sometime. To byepass this restriction, change your IP. First obtain a IP and it's port from publicproxyservers.com. Then use that IP and port in your browser Connection settings window. Click OK.

Download files from Rapidshare like a Premium user
Install the Flashgot extension to enable integration of Firefox with Flashget download manager. Go to a rapidshare download link once the timer is done right click on it and choose FlashGot Link from the context menu. Flashget will launch the download window. Choose only 1 split file for the download to work. This works on RAPIDSHARE even without a premium account.

Rapidshare Free Premium Account
There are two ways to get a free rapidshare premium account. Either keep visiting the rapidshare website several times a day and notice a crown icon that points to rapidshare.de/cgi-bin/freeaccount.cgi - Once you enter the email and the rapidshare word Captcha, you are sent a rapidshare account to your email address from RapidShare 1-click hosting.

You have successfully joined the RapidShare-Community! You can now start downloading files with PREMIUM-privileges. Please make sure you have cookies enabled.

Even after your free time is over, you can always extend your membership FOR FREE! Just upload files in your premium-zone and spread the links. You will get premium-points when your files are downloaded. You can then use those points to extend your account.

You can also continue uploading files and collecting points when your download-time is over. We will delete accounts 45 days after expiration, so enough time to collect points and extend for free!

You may use download-accelerators as well! The easiest way is to activate direct-downloads in your premium-zone, and then just add RapidShare-links to the queue of your favourite download-manager. Please do not forget to add your login-data in your download-manager as well.

It's impractical to visit the same page again and again in anticipation of a free account. The other good way to get a free account is to download rapcheck, a small rapidshare software tool that runs in the background and check for free accounts at rapid intervals.

Megaupload Hacks

Search with Google for files on rapidshare or Megaupload servers
The uploaded filename is contained in the Rapidshare and megaupload URLs. This will help us find what is posted on rapidshare/megaupload for download.

To search for ebooks and documents in PDF format on Rapidshare:
pdf "rapidshare.de/files" site:rapidshare.de
To download movies and video files:
+inurl:avi|mpg|wmv site:rapidshare.de
To download mp3 files from rapidshare:
+inurl:wma|mp3 site:rapidshare.de
To download software, zipped files, programs from rapidshare:
+inurl:exe|rar|zip site:rapidshare.de

Replace rapidshare.de with megaupload.com to search for files available on MegaUpload.com servers.

Yousendit Hacks

Disable the Yousendit 25 downloads limit
When a file is uploaded to yousendit, it displays a link to your file when the upload process is complete. The link generally looks like the one below:

http://s8.yousend...83E2C899DB721

Append http://anonym.to/? to the above yousendit link, the new URL should now look like:

http://anonym.to/?http://s8.yousend...83E2C899DB721

Load the URL in your browser and download should begin. This trick will not byepass the seven day limit

Unlimited downloads from Yousendit

The YouSendIt link looks like the one below:
http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=46FK4...82KLDFS78D

See the letter "d" after "yousendit.com/" ? Change that letter "d" to an "e" and the link will never die. The d.aspx has the counter on. if it finds there has been more than 25 hits then it refers the user to expired.aspx otherwise it refers you to e.aspx. e.aspx has the download link and does not add any more hits. the link may stay for longer but will not eliminate the 7 day period.

YouSendit Download Manager
You can use most download managers when downloading files from YouSendIt. You can use YSIGet Download Manager. If the download stops before completion, you need to resume a stopped download - click on the original YouSendIt download link to re-open the browser window.

Rapidshare RapidLeech Script
Rapidleech script transfers files from rapidshare and megaupload via your fast servers connection speed and dumps the file on your server.
http://rapidleech.com/

Rapidshare Megaupload Download Manager
After you choose the download location of the files you're about to download, you just have to insert the link of the file hosted in rapidshare.de servers, and click enter, and the program automatically starts to download the file, you just wait about 15 to 45 seconds for the download to start.

Download Rapidshare download manager here.

See the screenshot above to see the contents of All In One Rapidshare Hacks software. Also download Rapidshare Instant Downloader and Rapidshare Leecher v 3.0 PHP scripts.

RapidShare introduces Word CAPTCHA
You have requested the file Adobe-Acrobat.pdf (3820923 Bytes). This file has been downloaded 440 times already. IMPORTANT: Download-accelerators are only supported with a PREMIUM-Account! Only free-users: Please enter a three letter CAPTCHA here.

Download Rapidshare & Megaupload Files Searching Plugin for searching RapidShare and MegaUpload file servers from your Firefox or IE browsers.

Rapidshare introduces a free RapidShare folders service - Create your own interactive directories with any RapidShare-files you want. The biggest advantage is that your users can instantly see if all files are available for download or not. You may create as many folders as you want. Even sub-folders are possible. You can also protect your folders and sub-folders with a password. Of course you can edit your folders at anytime.

Free Rapidshare Premium Account
To login into the RapidShare - PREMIUM-Zone without using your credit card or PayPal, During certain periods, Rapidshare provides free premium account to normal users. The free premium rapidshare links are valid for 24 hours. The URL to try is rapidshare.de/cgi-bin/freeaccount.cgi It may be possible that all rapidshare free premium accounts are taken so try again later.

More Rapidshare hacks - Search for files on megaupload and rapidshare

Search Video on Megaupload: avi|mpg|mpeg|wmv|rmvb site:megaupload.com
Search Audio Music files on MegaUpload: mp3|ogg|wma site:megaupload.com
Search Software Warez ISO Programs on MegaUpload: zip|rar|exe site:megaupload.com
Search ebooks and magazine on megaupload: pdf|rar|zip|doc|lit site:megaupload.com

Search Video on rapidshare.de avi|mpg|mpeg|wmv|rmvb site:rapidshare.de
Search MP3 Music cds files on Rapidshare: mp3|ogg|wma site:rapidshare.de
Search full software programs on Rapidshare zip|rar|exe site:rapidshare.de
Search pdf files, documents, ebooks, magazines: pdf|doc|lit|rar|zip site:rapidshare.de

For megaupload and rapidshare searching, narrow down you search for what you want by putting your query at the first part.

Say if you want to search for da vinco code ebook use the query
da vinci code pdf|doc|lit|rar|zip site:rapidshare.de

Say if you want to search for madonna mp3 files and music videos use the query
madonna mp3|wmv site:rapidshare.de

Say if you want to search for sania mirza images or aishwarya rai photos on Google Images, use the query
sania mirza filetype:jpg|gif aishwarya filetype:jpg|gif

Ubuntu 6.06 : A complete repository for apt

2006-09-10T16:18:00.000+05:30

This is a complete repository list for apt-get in ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake).

1. First take a back up copy of your existing sources.list file,
$ mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.old

2. Now create the new file
$ gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

3. Copy-paste the following in the file and save it. Make sure to hit a return at the last line for an extra blank line.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse

## dapper-commercial by canonical
## currently has realplay (realplayer 10) and opera (opera 9)
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main

## Bleeding edge wine repository for Dapper
## only uncomment it if you need it
## deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main
## deb-src http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main

## skype
## only uncomment it if you need it
## deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free

Problem with ATI Radeon card

2006-09-10T16:12:00.000+05:30

See the following articles (Integrated ATI Raedon 9600 GPU card is used by Akhil-da) :

See it once :
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/X11R6.7.0/doc/radeon.4.html

May be a helpful one :
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI

Look at this too, if unsuccessful, and post the problem with proper details to :
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=221320&highlight=screen+fonts

Browser Hi-Jack problem???

2006-02-12T12:23:00.000+05:30

Do The Following to UNLOCK your HomePage:
1. Create a new .txt Document in any folder {I use TEMP Folder}
2. Copy and Paste the below info into the .txt file.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; lock home page for all users
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerControl Panel]
"HomePage"=dword:00000001

; lock home page for current user
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerControl Panel]
"HomePage"=dword:00000001

3. Save and rename .txt file to "HomePageLock.reg"
4.Now when you double click the file it will UNLOCK your Homepage so you can change it to whatever you want.

Do the same steps for the info below to create a LOCK for your HomePage.{This way browser HiJackers cannot change your home page}:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; unlock home page for all users
[KEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerControl Panel]
"HomePage"=dword:00000000

; unlock home page for current user
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerControl Panel]
"HomePage"=dword:00000000

Rename the above file "HomePageLock.reg"

I Also Recommend a program called "HiJackThis" small program & Easy to use. Search this forum for HiJackThis!
:111fing32: :111fing32:

Installing oracle over Red Hat 9.0 / Similar Linux

2006-02-12T12:05:00.000+05:30

Introduction
This version of Oracle is easier to install than many of the previous ones. However there are still some traps and issues to get around. if you just need a database with transaction support, get Postgresql (www.postgresql.org) - it is very easy to install.
Before You Get Oracle
This release recommends 512 Mb of RAM, 1 GB of swap and 3 GB of disk ! You can get away with 320 MB, 750 Mb and 2.5 Gb respectively - provided you do not attempt to create a database at install time (wait until later !)

Do not attempt to install at all if you have less than 200 Mb of RAM as the installer will crash at link time ! (If you are an Oracle install pro then you can link manually to complete the process, but its a bit of a pest).

This release requires a 2.4.4 Kernel and Glibc 2.2.2. However you can install with 2.4.2 (Redhat 7.1) or 2.4.3 (Mandrake 8.0) Kernels.

There is an undocumented dependency on Binutils. The version that comes with Redhat 7.1 causes Oracle to be unlinkable. The solution is to use the version that comes with Redhat 7.0 (binutils-2.10.0.1 or Mandrake 8.0 (binutils-2.10.1.0.2).

The tested combinations were :

1. Redhat 7.0 with binutils-2.10.0.18
2. Mandrake 8.0 with binutils-2.10.1.0.2.

Getting Oracle
Visit www.oracle.com and click on "Oracle technology Network". The current URL for downloads is here. Select "9i Database" and then pick the "Linux" entry. You must then agree to the license before the actual download page appears.

There are three big files :

1. Linux9i_Disk1.cpio.gz (400Mb)
2. Linux9i_Disk2.cpio.gz (620 Mb)
3. Linux9i_Disk3.cpio.gz (80 Mb)

They are actually cpio archives ( not gzipped cpio archives ! ). You need fast internet access...or a friend with fast internet access.

Once downloaded then expand the archives somewhere where you have 2 GB of space :

# cd /var/bigspace
# cpio -idmv Linux9i_Disk1.cpio.gz
# cpio -idmv Linux9i_Disk2.cpio.gz
# cpio -idmv Linux9i_Disk3.cpio.gz

These expanded archives can be burned to three CDs to provide a convenient and professional looking installation.
Preparation
Decide where you want Oracle to be installed and create a directory for it ( I use /usr/oracle/[version] but its up to you). In addition create a group and user for Oracle (login as root for this) :

# groupadd dba
# useradd oracle
# mkdir /usr/oracle
# mkdir /usr/oracle/9.0
# chown -R oracle:dba /usr/oracle

Remember you need 3 GB or so !

In addition I usually create the file /etc/oratab used to record databases :

# touch /etc/oratab
# chown oracle:dba /etc/oratab

There is some folklore about setting a plethora of environment variables and a thing called "Optimal Flexible Architecture". This business is best summed up by saying : The procedure is neither optimal, flexible nor an architecture... but a way of laying out files that some Oracle folk like.

Ensure that you have installed X on your machine, as there is no longer a character mode installer.

Oracle, like most databases, needs to use IPC to create shared memory. Typically the default amount configured on most Linux distributions is minimal. To sort this out : ( as root here )

# sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=100000000
# echo "kernel.shmmax = 100000000" >> /etc/sysctl.conf

This enables a shared memory segment to be 100 Mb ( probably enough to start you off...)
Installation
Login as oracle and proceed to install :

$ cd /var/bigspace
$ cd Disk1
$ export ORACLE_HOME=/usr/oracle/9.0
$ ./runInstaller

The Java Gui installer will start and guide you through the process.

This part is now fairly easy - just pick "9i Database", then either of "Enterprise" or "Standard Edition" depending whether you want all the fancy bits or not ( bitmap indexes, partitions, transportable tablespaces etc require Enterprise Edition).

The next step asks about what database you want, I usually say "Software Only" and do the database later.

You will be asked where JDK is... if you don't have a JDK it does not matter ( unless you wish to do Java development of course).

Then click on install and wait for a while.

At some point you will be asked about the "other locations" for the remaining software archives.. its fairly straightforward what to be there ( if you have cut CDs, ensure your terminal window is not still cd'ed into the cdrom mount directory... )
Post Installation
Now comes creating a database. There is a reasonable Gui tool for this :

$ export PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/bin
$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/lib
$ dbca &

Additionally there is a network configuration tool with a similar UI :

$ netca &

However I will detail a command line creation and configuration of a database so that some understanding of what is happening can be gained:

Set up configuration for a database called db1 :

$ cat "db1:/usr/oracle/9.0:Y >> /etc/oratab"
$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
$ cat initdw.ora |sed s/"#db_name = MY_DB_NAME"/"db_name = db1"/|sed s/#control_files/control_files/ > initdb1.ora

Start and create database :

$ export PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/bin
$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/lib
$ export ORACLE_SID=db1
$ sqlplus /nolog < $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/listener.ora
$ lnsrctl start
$ echo "DB1 = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <>)(PORT = 1521))) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = db1)))" > $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/tnsnames.ora

These two commands tell the network listener where to listen, and clients were to send connection requests to. This can be tested by :

$ tnsping db1 1

This should return (ok) [number]
Housekeeping
It is easy to make Oracle start automatically. Create a script called oracle in /etc/init.d that is like : ( you need to be root here )

#!/bin/sh
#
# oracle This shell script takes care of starting and stopping
# the oracle services.
#
# chkconfig: 345 90 10
# description: Oracle server
#
# probe: true

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

# Source networking configuration.
if [ ! -f /etc/sysconfig/network ]; then
exit 0
fi

# Check for echo -n vs echo \c
if echo '\c' | grep -s c > /dev/null 2 > &1 ; then
ECHO_N="echo -n"
ECHO_C=""
else
ECHO_N="echo"
ECHO_C='\c'
fi

# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
start)
# Start server.
$ECHO_N "Starting Oracle: "$ECHO_C
su -l oracle -c sqlplus /nolog >/dev/null < /dev/null"
;;
stop)
# Stop server.
$ECHO_N "Stopping Oracle: "$ECHO_C
su -l oracle -c sqlplus /nolog > /dev/null < /dev/null"
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
exit 1
;;
esac

exit 0

Then tell the system to run it : ( as root again )

# chkconfig --add oracle

It is nice to set up the Oracle .bash_profile to get ORACLE_SID and PATH working by default :

# .bash_profile

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi

export BASH_ENV=$HOME/.bashrc

export ORAENV_ASK=NO
export ORACLE_SID=db1
if [ -f /usr/local/bin/oraenv ];then
. /usr/local/bin/oraenv
fi
ORAENV_ASK=YES
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/lib

Finally a more sophisticated script to create a database in /var/oradata ( for example ) : ( as oracle )

#!/bin/bash
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# file : createdb1.sql
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

DB=db1
DBPATH=/var/oradata
ORACLE_SID=$DB

mkinit()
{
export ORACLE_SID=$DB
export ORAENV_ASK=NO
. /usr/local/bin/oraenv
cp init$DB.ora $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
}

mkdb()
{
sqlplus /nolog <> $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/init$DB.ora
}

resp=n
echo -n "Create initial files ?"
read resp
case $resp in
y) echo "Creating initialization files"
mkinit
;;
esac

resp=n
echo -n "Create database ?"
read resp
case $resp in
y) echo "Creating $DB"
mkdb
;;
esac

resp=n
echo -n "Run database scripts ?"
read resp
case $resp in
y) echo "Running scripts for $DB"
scdb
;;
esac

resp=n
echo -n "Create tablespaces ?"
read resp
case $resp in
y) echo "Creating tablespaces for $DB"
mktb
;;
esac

resp=n
echo -n "Create objects ?"
read resp
case $resp in
y) echo "Creating some objects for $DB"
mkoj
;;
esac

TIPS N TRICKS : GOOGLE

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Tips and Tricks about Google

I have been quite fascinated by Google ever since they started out as a search engine. Over the time Google has become an indispensable tool for any serious geek. I will describe a few techniques that I use. They have been collected from various help pages, chat rooms and books. If you find any error please point it out.

1.) Common queries:

So how will you effectively use Google. Take this example. A friend of mine was asking me over yahoo messenger what is a blog. I told him to search on Google and find out. He tried this.
blog

Alas the answer was there but lost in thousands of links. He alerted me that he can't find an answer. I told " Ok , Let me see What is wrong? ". I tried this

What is blog
The answer was right there.

While formulating search queries you must be specific as far as possible. A query like Linux vpn howto can yield a different result than vpn howto. Google seems to be intelligent enough to understand some human thought chain. So while making queries be a bit descriptive and formulate a properly worded query. Google ignores some of the common words such as 'the' 'and' 'a' etc while performing a search.

2.) How to formulate a good search string :

Google uses AND logic for the queries by default. If you search linux vpn howto google searches for pages containing linux AND vpn AND howto. You can put OR logic in the search box like this

linux OR vpn OR howto

You can exclude some terms using "-"

linux vpn -installation

Try ( linux vpn - installation ) and see how it is different from the above query. You can group a set of terms by enclosing them in brackets. It is also possible to combine AND and OR operators.

It may be noted that Google is not case sensitive regarding search strings. Linux, LINUX and linux produces the same results. However the operators such as AND and OR are case sensitive.

3.) Searching for a file :

Suppose you want to search for pdf documents only. You can do this by attaching a filetype modifier to your query. A typical query can look like this

vpn filetype:pdf
Google can recognize most common filetyes.

4.) Searching only at a site :

This is similar to file type modifier. Try this VPN site:ibm.com
Then try vpn site:edu filetype:pdf You can get some interesting result by trying this query
linux site:microsoft.com

5.) Searching in URLs and Page titles :

You can search in urls using inurl modifier. Try inurl:smb.conf

Similarly you can use intitle modifier.

6.) Searching in Google cache :

If you are looking for some old web site you can directly search in Google cache.
Try cache:slashdot.org and see the cached pages.

7.) Looking for definitions :

This can be handy if your school going kid pesters you for his home work.
Try

define:watt
It bring out definitions from around the web.

8.) Looking at Google advanced search :

I think it is one link that most people try to ignore. It is designed for commoners. Almost all the options I mentioned above are available through advanced search.

The preferences page is also worth a visit. It uses cookies to set preferences such as number of search results to be displayed, language preferences etc.

9.) Finding the price of some geek gadget :

Google has a companion site called froogle.com. Its interface is exactly similar. But it returns prices across various stores in the US. This feature can be very useful if you plan to buy some strange hardware. Let us hope that froogle.co.in will appear soon.

10.) Google Calculator :

In the google search :
Type in an equation: (100+4567*10-200=)
What is the square root of 267? (sqrt(267))

11.) Google labs :

Google is very innovative and always tries to introduce new features. You can see some of the upcoming features at labs.google.com . Also Google conducts a puzzle champion ships annually.

12.) Google Sets :

Google sets is an interesting feature currently available at http://labs.google.com/sets.

Have a look at the page. You will see a number of text boxes. Enter some words which belongs to a set of items and search. Google will complete the set.

I typed in the names of following linux distributions " Mandrake" "Suse" " "debian" and hit larger set button. Google provided a huge list of linux distributions.

BOOKS : Technical

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Here is the List of some of the very useful sites which contains lot of useful study material

FTP SERVER : (Best ) Huge collection of latest Books.
Free online books on nearly all topics.It contains relatively new and some of the best books out there.Personaly this is my favorite.
Books on :
Dot NET , JAVA , Windows Programming(VB ∓ VC++),Web Designing and Publishing, XML ,Web Programming,Unix, Linux, Sql , Networking , Databases, Cisco amd much more
jztele.com :
This site contains lot of books on Dot net Technologies and Linux. Some of the books are in chines but most of the books are in English.
maththinking.com (best) Huge collection :
Free Computer Books online, Tutorials ∓ Lecture Notes. This is the best site for free books that I have seen. It is updated regularly as new books become available.
Books on :
JAVA,Windows Programming(VB ∓ VC++),Web Designing and Publishing, XML ∓ XSL,Internet ∓ Intranet,Web Programming,Unix, Linux, X-Windows,Networking,Databases,Computer Science
BlindProgramming.com(Online books mostly in zip file for download)
Links to online books and other accessible programming resources. But some of the books are old (up to 1998).
Books on :
Artificial Intelligence,Assembly-related files,Basic and Visual Basic-related files,Borland-related files and links,C and C Plus Plus-related files,DataBase Programming-related files,DELPHI-related files,Java Language-related Files,Linux-related materials,Unix-related files,Web-related files (HTML, Perl, CGI, etc.),Window programming-related Set files.
www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/ :
This site contains lot and lots of free books on Cisco technology and Linux . you are looking of a career in Networking then this is like the dream site for you.
crackinguniversity2000 :
Hare you can find online books on number of topics such as database, windows ,Java, Web Programming, Networking :
Online IT Books:
collection of online books:
vijaymukhi.com :
This Site contains lot of goods books written by the author and put then on his site . this site contains some really cool books on latest and hot programming topics like Dot NET and J2EE etc.
Codeproject.com
It is a very nice Place for free C++, C# and .NET articles, code snippets, discussions, news and the best bunch of developers on the net.Also complete projects can be found on this site.
Codeguru.com
MFC Programmer's SourceBook. Lots of coding examples to common (MFC) programming problems.
Windows ∓ .NET Magazine
It is the best tech magzine available today.Unlike all the stuff on this site it is not free.you has to subscribe to it.Bou it well worth the money.For a success full career in .NET It is a must read magzine
Insider's Guide to IT Certification -Download it now for instant advice!
The Insider's Guide to IT Certification is a how-to manual that helps people looking to become certified in the IT industry conserve their valuable time and money while pointing out the best study guides and suggesting ways to become successful in IT.
Project Reports and Design Guidelines
This Page contains the example of professional Project report of the software like : Zone Alarm Firewall, MSN Messenger.
Astalavista
It is very good site for Network Security related material. It includes tutorial on topics such as :
TCP,SMTP and various other protocol,Networking,Operating System,Denial of Service (DDoS / Dos),Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS),Cryptograpy,Software Cracking.
blacksun.box.sk
This is a Very good site for Security related material. and free books on Linux amd Unix. It Also contains some Hacking Tutorial.All theTutorial is also available for download in a zip file

BOOKS : Oracle

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Here is the List of some of the very useful sites which contains free online books and Tutorial on Oracle

Oracle 9i Database Administrators Guide : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
A very good book for Oracle Administrators. It covers each and every aspect of Oracle Administration .

Oracle 9i Database Concept : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
A very good book for Oracle Programming. It covers each and every aspect of Oracle Programming .

Oracle 9i Database Getting Started : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
A very good book for beginners. It covers each and every topic in a step by step manner.

Oracle 9i Security Network Integration : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
A very good book for Oracle Administrators. It covers each and every topic related to securing Oracle Server.

Oracle 8 How to.zip : (4.6 MB) ( free in tar.gz format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learning PL SQL.This book teaches each and every concept of Oracle(Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/db/)

O'Reilly - Oracle Application: (5.1 MB) ( free in tar.gz format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learning PL SQL. (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/db/)

Oreilly Mastering Oracle SQL : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Oracle 9i Database Getting Started covers each and every topics related to Oracle 9i Database programming . (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)

Teach Yourself Oracle 8 In 21 Days :[Mirror] (7.0.MB)( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
this is an excelent book for learning Oracle and it also covers all the aspects of SQL in just 21 days. (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/db/)

Oracle Unleashed (SAMS) [Mirror] : (free in html format ) ( Book)
this is an excelent book for learning Oracle and it also covers all the aspects of SQL. (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )

Oracle PL/SQL Bookshelf [Mirror] [Mirror] [Mirror] : (free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
This tutorial teaches PL/SQL for Oracle.It covers all perts of both oracle and PL/SQL for Oracle . (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)

Using Oracle8 [Mirror] [Mirror] : (free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Anothe book on Oracle with PL/SQL.

BOOKS : Databases

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Here is the List of some of the very useful sites which contains free online books and Tutorial on Database Programming

MS SQL SERVER BOOKS

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000: (21.88 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent book on MS SQL Server for Free.It covers all topics related to server administration and T SQl Programming.(Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

SQL Server 2000 System Administration Training Kit : (12.08 MB)( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent book on MS SQL Server.It covers all topics related to server administration .(Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

Microsoft SQL Server Black Book : (1.98 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It is one of the rare book that is available free online for SQL Server 2000. IT covers all aspects related to MS SQL sever 2000 including T SQL. (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

Inside Ms SQL Server 7 : (3.83) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
Inside Ms SQL Server is an excellent book on MS SQL Server.It covers all topics related to server administration .(Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

MS Press - SQL Server 2000 Administrator's Companion : (32.09 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It covers all the topics related to SQL server 2000 from Beginners to advanced. (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

Programming SQL Server 2000 with XML : (1.2 MB) (( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It covers all topics related to Programming SQl Server using XML. (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

Sql 7 Datawarehousing Training Kit :(7.01 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learning how to do Dataearehousing using SQl Server. (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

SQL Server 2000 Administration in 15 Minutes a Week :(4.3 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It is a Quick Start guide to SQl Server. (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

Syngress Designing SQL Server 2000 Databases for .NET Enterprise Servers : (4.9 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is one of the rare book that is available free online for SQL Server 2000. IT covers all aspects related to MS SQL sever 2000 including T SQL. (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)

Oreilly Transact Sql Cookbook : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is one of the rare book that is available free online for SQL Server 2000. It covers T-SQL in detail . (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )

Using Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 : (free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
This tutorial teaches the basic of Microsoft SQL . It also cover T sql.

threat profiling microsoft sql server : (234 KB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Special guide for more securing MS SQL Server. (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)

MY SQL BOOKS

MySQL-PHP : (3.26 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (TUTORIAL)
An excellent Book on PHP and MySql for developing practical application. (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

Sams' Teach Yourself MySQL in 21 Days : (2.64 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) ( Book )
It is one of tthe most popular book for learning My SQl. It is quick start guide to MY Sql.(Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

OReilly - Manage ∓ Using Mysql : ( free in PDF format ) ( Book )
It is very for learning and Managing and learning my SQL. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)

MySql and PHP Database Applications : (3.36 MB ) ( free in HTML format ) (Free Tutorial )
An excellent tutorial on PHP and MySql for developing practical application. (Link taken From http://www.xatrix.org/)

Sams - PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition [MIRROR]: (7.8 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an Excellent book for bginers o learn PHP and My SQL. (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)

POSTGRESQL BOOKS

Practical PostgreSQL : (free in html format ) ( Book)
For database on UNIX plateform PostgreSQL is the best option.This book covers PostgreSQL in detail.

PostgreSQL Tutorial : (free in html format ) ( Book)
For database on UNIX plateform PostgreSQL is the best option.This tutorial covers PostgreSQL in detail.

General SQL BOOKS

Oreilly Mastering Oracle SQL : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very nice book for learning Oracle SQl. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)

Oreilly SQL Tuning : ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book to fine tune your SQL Query for best performance. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)

SQL.in.Nutshell : (2.8 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Nice book for learning SQL. It contains very real life examples . (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)

Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition [MIRROR]: ( free in html format ) ( Book)
this is an excelent tutorial for learning ANSI SQL and it also covers TSql of SQL Server and PL SQL of Oracle.(Link taken From http://www.bxteam.org/knjige.php)

Structured Query Language (SQL) : A Practical Introduction : (free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Excellent tutorial on SQL. It explain SQL in very easy language and with good examples. (Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

SQL for Web Nerds : (free in html format ) ( Book)
Excellent free book for learning SQL for the developement of web sites databases.

OTHER BOOKS FOR DATABASE PROGRAMMING

BNU Course - Introduction to MS Access 2000 : (689 KB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
A very good book to learn MS Access 2000.(Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

Microsoft Access 97 Quick Reference : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
this tutorial tells the basic of Microsoft access in Quick and easy steps .(Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Microsoft Excel 97 Quick Reference : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
this tutorial tells the basic of Microsoft Excel in Quick and easy steps .(Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Informix Unleashed : (.78 MB )( free in HTML format ) (BOOK)
Free book on Informix Database. (Link taken From http://www.xatrix.org/)

XML and Databases : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
An very good tutorial on XML and its integration with database.It is very usefull in learning both XLM and Database. (Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual C++ 6 in 21 Days [Mirror] ( free in html format ) ( Book)
It teaches Database programming using MFC and Visual C++ .It also teaches basics of SQL (Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

DB2 Application Development Guide :(free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Excellent tutorial on DB2. It also explain ANSI SQL in detail.

Getting Started with OLE DB : (free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
very good tutorial which tells about the concepts of OLE DB

IBM DB2 Universal Database for UNIX : (free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
very good free tutorial on IBM DB2 Database of UNIX system

Access 97 Expert Solutions [Mirror] : (free in html format ) ( Book)
Free online book for learn the Access in details

BOOKS : Web Programming

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Here is the List of some of the very useful sites which contains free online books on Web Programming and Tutorial on Web Programming

Free online Books on ASP.NET , XML and Web Services

Addison-Wesley - C Sharp Developer's Guide to ASP.NET XML and ADO.NET : (2.2 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
This books teaches ASP.NET, XML and ADO.NET using C sharp . (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

Developing .NET Web Services with XML : (6.1 MB) ( free in pdf format ) (BOOK)
This books teaches Web Services with XML (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

XML WebServices and SOAP : ( free in HTML format ) (BOOK)
This books teaches the concepts behind Web Services , XML And SOAP (Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/)

WML and WMLScript : ( free in HTML format ) (BOOK)
Excellent book for learning WML and WML Script for wireless programming (Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/)

C#.NET Web Dev : (6.8 MB)( free in PDF format ) (Tutorial)
Very good tutorial for web developement using C sharp.(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Developing XML Solutions : (4.0 MB)( free in CHM format ) (Tutorial)
Very good tutorial for learning XML language and it's basic concepts.(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

MS Press - Building Web Solutions with ASP.NET and ADO.NET : (4.4 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (Book)
Excellent book for ASP.NET and ADO.NET .BY this you can develope a complete portal. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

MS Press - XML Programming (Core Reference) : (6.3 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (Book)
Excellent book for learning practical use of XML solutions. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Free online Books on J2ME , JSP and JAVA

J2ME - Java on the Mobile Phone : ( free in HTML format ) (BOOK)
If you wants to learn how to programm for mobile phone then this is the book for you. This books teaches J2ME - Java On the mobile phone (Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/)

Java-Servlets-JSP : ( free in HTML format ) (BOOK)
Excellent book for learning Java - Servlets JSP (Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/)

Developing Intranet Applications with Java : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Very good tutorial for Learning Java for Developing Intranet Applications (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Free online Books on WEB Programming (Perl,JavaScript,ASP,HTML)

Free Books on PERL : ( Book)

Perl 5 by Example : (407 KB)( free in ZIp format ) ( BOOK)
A very good book for learning Perl . It covers every topic related to perl(Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/perl/)

Programming Perl 5.0 CGI Web Pages for Microsoft Windows NT : (248 KB)( free in ZIp format ) ( BOOK)
A very good book for learning CGI scripting in Perl on windows plateform. It covers every topic related to CGI scripting (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/perl/)

Perl5forWebProgramming : (3,961 KB)( free in ZIp format ) ( BOOK)
A very good book for learning Web Programming using Perl (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/perl/)

Perl5Unleashed : (947 KB)( free in ZIp format ) ( BOOK)
A very good book for learning CGI scripting using Perl (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/perl/)

perlbookshelf : (8,524 KB)( free in ZIp format ) ( BOOK)
Perl in a Nutshell, Learning Perl, Learning Perl on Win32 Systems, Programming Perl , Advanced Perl Programming, Perl Cookbook (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/perl/)

Free HTNL Books : ( Book)

(Link taken From ftp://193.231.20.1/pub/books/HTML/)

Web Programming with Perl5 :( free in html format ) ( Book)
Excellent book for learning Perl 5 for CGI programming.(Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

Cold Fusion Web Database Construction Kit [Mirror] :( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Very good tutorial for Learning Cold Fusion for Web Database .(Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

ActiveX and VBScript : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Very good tutorial for Learning Cold Fusion for Web Database . (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Apache Server Survival Guide Table of Contents : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Very good tutorial for Learning Apache web server .It is a must book for every webmaster (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Special Edition Using HTML 4 : [Mirror ]( free in html format ) ( BOOK)
Excellent book for learning latest HTML 4 (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Special Edition Using JScript : ( free in html format ) ( BOOK)
Excellent free book for learning JScript (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Special Edition Using Javascript :( free in html format ) ( BOOK)
Excellent free book for learning Javascript (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Special Edition Using Microsoft Visual InterDev : ( free in html format ) ( BOOK)
Excellent free book for learning Microsoft Visual InterDev (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Teach Yourself CGI Programming with PERL 5 in a Week, 2E :( free in html format ) ( BOOK)
very good free book for learning CGI Programming with PERL 5 (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Teach Yourself VBScript in 21 Days : ( free in html format ) ( BOOK)
very good free book for learning VBScript and ASP (Active server pages) (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Web Publishing Professional Reference Edition : ( free in html format ) ( BOOK)
very good free book for learning Web Publishing (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/web/)

BOOKS : VC++

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Here is the List of some of the very useful sites which contains free online books on VC++ and Tutorial on VC++

Visual C++ for Dummies Quick Reference : (8.71 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It is a beginners guide to visual c++. (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

Using Visual C++ 6 :[Mirror][Mirror] ( free in html format ) ( Book)
it is a very good book for learning Visual c++ and MFC .(Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

Teach Yourself Visual C++ 6 in 21 Days : [Mirror] [Mirror] ( free in html format ) ( Book)
it is a very good book for learning Visual c++ and MFC .(Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

Learn ActiveX Template Library Development with Visual C++ 6.0 : ( free in PDF format ) ( Book)
it is a very good book for learning ATL Programming using VC++.(Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

Teach Yourself Visual C++ 5 in 24 Hours :[Mirror] ( free in html format ) ( Book)
it is a very good book for learning Visual c++ and MFC .(Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

ActiveX Programming with Visual C++ :[Mirror] ( free in html format ) ( Book)
Excellent book for learning ActiveX Programming in Visual c++ and MFC. (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

ActiveX Programming Unleashed :[Mirror] ( free in html format ) ( Book)
It contains all the concepts related to ActiveX Programming.(Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Presenting ActiveX :[Mirror] ( free in html format ) ( Book)
It contains all the concepts related to ActiveX Programming.(Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Profesional MFC with Visual C++ 5 :( free in html format ) ( Book)
This book teaches all the concepts of windows programming using MFC . It covers nearly all the aspacts of MFC programming in visual c++.

Teach Yourself ActiveX Programming in 21 Days : ( free in html format ) ( Book)
It contains all the concepts related to ActiveX Programming.

Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual C++ 6 in 21 Days : [Mirror] ( free in html format ) ( Book)
It teaches Database programming using MFC and Visual C++.(Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

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last time I update this site following lins were not working (Probebally site http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/ is down .But I am showing these links Because it may be up again)

Developing User Interfaces for Microsoft Windows : (3.7 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
This is a greate book from Microsoft Press on Developing User Interface using VC++ AND MFC.(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

MS Press - Inside Microsoft COM+ Base Services : [Mirror](6.3 MB ) ( free in Zip[CHM] format ) ( Book)
Rare to find free online books (or tutorial ) on programming COM + in visual c++ and ATL.(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Programing Windows with MFC 2ed : (5.2 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
This book teaches all the concepts of windows programming using MFC . It covers nearly all the aspacts of MFC programming in visual c++.from MS Press. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Programming Applications for Microsoft Windows, 4th Edition : (5.7 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
Ithis bookt teaches Application programming in vc++ . It is the best book or tutorial of its kind. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Programming IE 5 : (6.0 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
This book is for person who wants to do Internet explorer internal programming using vc++.Not much other free matirial(free tutorial or book) is available on the net for this topic.(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Programming the Microsoft Windows Driver Model :(6.0 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
This is the only free book or free tutorial for Device drive development for windows plateform using visual c++ that i has found.It contain excellent matirial .(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Programming Applications For Windows : (538 kb) ( free in ZIP format ) (tutorial)
Another tutorial on visual c++ for programming applications for windows.(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Programming Windows : (4.4 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (tutorial)
Another tutorial on visual c++ for programming applications for windows. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Network Programming For MS Windows : (2.2 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (Book)
This book teaches Network Programming in Visual C++ For microsoft Windows (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Network Programming : (1.7 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (tutorial)
This tutorial teaches Network Programming in Visual C++ For microsoft Windows (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Windows 95 System Programming Secrets : (4.2 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent book that explain each and every concept of system programming in visual c++.It helps in learning windows API in VC++. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Windows Programming Bible 2nd : (5.2 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
That is a famous book on visual c++ and Windows Programming.(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Winsock API : (142 kb) ( free in CHM format ) (Tutorial)
It teaches socket Programming in visual c++ using windows API .(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

win32 faq 320 : (179 kb) ( free in CHM format ) (FAQ)
It contains 320 commonly asked questions and answers in WIN 32 Programming.(Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

BOOKS : MS DOT NET

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Here is the List of some of the very useful Books which contains lot of useful study material for Free. (Updated Links)

Free online C Sharp Books

MS Press - Inside C#, 2nd Edition : ( free in RAR format ) Free
It is a very good books if for learning windows programming using C#. It covers both basic and advanced topics.It is also one of the best book for c sharp. (Link taken From ftp://202.116.0.16/PUB2__Books/MS.PRESS/ )
Oreilly C Sharp In A Nutshell 2nd Edition : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
it is a beginners guide to C sharp.an Excellent book to start learning C sharp .(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
Oreilly Learning C Sharp : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
it is a beginners guide to C sharp.an Excellent book to start learning C sharp .(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
OReilly C Sharp Language Pocket Reference [MIRROR]:( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a Pocket Reference to C sharp Programming language. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
MS Press Microsoft Visual C Sharp.NET : ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
It is an very good book for learning visual C sharp using Visual Studio.NET. (Link taken From ftp://202.116.0.16/PUB2__Books/MS.PRESS/ )
O'Reilly - Programming C Sharp : ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
This is a very popular book for learning c sharp.It is the best starting guide for students. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
O'Reilly - Programming C Sharp 3rd Edition : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This is a very popular book for learning c sharp.It is the best starting guide for students. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
MS Press - Programming Microsoft Windows with Csharp : ( 9 MB) ( free in PDF format ) Free
It is a very good books if for learning windows programming using C#. It covers both basic and advanced topics.It contains more than 1000 pages of useful information. (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
O'Reilly - C# Essentials, 2nd Edition : (566 kb) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
O'Reilly - C# Essentials, 2nd Edition is a Very good books that covers the basic concepts of the language. (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
OReilly - C Sharp and VB NET Conversion Pocket Reference : ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for programmer who wants to switch to C sharp or VB.NET from other languages.(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
Addison-Wesley - C Sharp Developer's Guide to ASP.NET XML and ADO.NET : (2.2 mb) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
C Sharp Developer's Guide is an excellent book covering ASP.NET XML and ADO.NET (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
Introduction to Design Patterns in C#: (951 kb) (in PDF format ) Free
Design Patterns in C# Explain the all the basic algorithm that are used in programming using C# (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
windows forms programming with c# - manning : (1.2 MB) (in PDF format ) Free (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
A Programmer's Introduction to C# [Mirror] : (940 KB) (in ZIP format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/vc/pcbook/ )
C# - The Basics : (in HTML format ) (BOOK)
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )
C# - The Nuts and Bolts : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )
C# to IL : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )
C# - Classes : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )
Getting started with C# : Free ( Tutorial )
It is very good free tutorial for beginners on c sharp to getting start with basic quickly.It is in very simple language and easy to understand examples.
Presenting C# : Free ( Tutorial )
It is a very good and popular book on C Sharp.It covers all the basic topics in great details , Debugging C# Code, Configuration and Deployment, Security.for a solid understanding of concepts of C# and Dot Net i9t is a worth reading.
Inside C#, by Tom Archer [MIRROR] :( free in HTML format ) (BOOK)
It is in one of the most popular books on C#.Second version of the book is out in the market but here you find the first version.It helps in understanding the dot net concepts.It covers basic of C# , Multithreaded Programming in C#, Metadata with Reflection , Working with Assemblies etc.
(Link taken From ftp://202.116.0.16/PUB2__Books/MS.PRESS/ )
CodeNotes for .NET eBook (PDF) : Free (TUTORIAL)
it is available in the PDF form for Free Download (about 1.3 MB in size).It gives the genral introduction to.NET Framework, Assemblies and MetaData , .NET Language Features, ADO.NET, Windows Forms, ASP.NET , Web Services , WSDL etc.
Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C# : Free (TUTORIAL)
It provides the detail of implementing and understanding of various algorithms and Data Structure threw C Sharp.
Windows ∓ .NET Magazine
It is the best tech magzine available today.Unlike all the stuff on this site it is not free.you has to subscribe to it.Bou it well worth the money.For a success full career in .NET It is a must read magzine

Free online ASP .NET Books

Oreilly Programming ASP Dot NET 2nd Edition : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This is the most popular book ASP.NET. Programming ASP.NET cover each and every topic of ASP.NET. It is like a complete reference of ASP.NET. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
O'Reilly - ASP .NET in a Nutshell [MIRROR]: ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very good books to gettitng started with ASP.NET. It is an Excellent book for Beginners.(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
Oreilly - ASP Dot NET In A Nutshell 2nd Edition : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very good books to gettitng started with ASP.NET with latest updates. It is an Excellent book for Beginners.(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
ASP.NET Database Programming (WEEKEND CRASH COURSE) : ( 3.3 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
ASP.NET Database Programming is best for you if you are developing database driven web site . (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/Scripting/)
ASP.NET for Developers : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
A quick Stat Guide for ASP.NET. (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/Scripting/)
Common ASP_NET Code Techniques :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
An Excellent document full of tips and Tricks related to ASP.NET programming. (Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/Scripting/)
ASP.NET with C# : ( free in HTML format ) (BOOK)
It is a book for you if are new to both c# and ASP.NET .it covers the basic of c# and ASP.Net (Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )
Inside Asp.net WebMatrix : (1.5 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
IF you are using Web Matrix for your ASP.NET application then this is the rigth book for you (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
Developing .NET Web Services with XML : (6.1 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
This book covers advance topics like developing Web services with XML
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

Free online ADO .NET Books

Microsoft ADO.Net Step By Step: (15.6 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
This book is your Step by step guide for learning ADO.NET.
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
Oreilly ADO Dot NET Cookbook : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learning Database Programming in Dot net.
An excellent book for learning ADO.NET.(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ ).
Oreilly ADO Dot Net In A Nutshell : ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learning Database Programming .
It is an beginners guide to ADO.NET.(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
MS Press Microsoft ADO NET: ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is one of the most famous book on ADO.NET. It is an beginners guide to ADO.NET.(Link taken From ftp://202.116.0.16/PUB2__Books/MS.PRESS/ )

Free online VB .NET Books

O'Reilly - Programming Visual Basic .NET : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Programming Visual Basic.NET is a very good book for learning Visual Basic.NET for beginners . (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
O'Reilly - Programming Visual Basic .NET 2nd Edition : ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
Programming Visual Basic.NET is a very good book for learning Visual Basic.NET for beginners . (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
OReilly - C Sharp and VB NET Conversion Pocket Reference [MIRROR]: ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for programmer who wants to switch to C sharp or VB.NET from other languages.(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
Oreilly Programming Visual Basic For Palm OS. ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learning programming for Palm OS using Palm OS.(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
Oreilly vb dot net language in a nutshell . ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learning Visual Basic.NET for beginners. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
Oreilly vb dot net language in a nutshell 2nd Edition. ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learning Visual Basic.NET for beginners. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
OReilly VB.NET Language Pocket Reference [MIRROR]: ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a pocket Reference for visual basic.NET.(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
MS Press - Upgrading Visual Basic 6.0 to VB.NET : (4.8 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent Book for those who are upgrading to Visual Basic.NET From Visual Basic 6.0 . This book will make you get started with Visual Basic.NET. (Link taken From ftp://202.116.0.16/PUB2__Books/MS.PRESS/ )
Visual Basic.Net : (in HTML format )
It is a very good book for learning Visual Basic.NET for beginners .(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

Free online Dot NET Framework Books

Oreilly Dot NET And XML : ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
For learning how to use XML in your Dot net application then this is the Books for You.(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
Oreilly dot net framework essentials ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
it is a very good book for learning Dot net technology programming for beginners .It covers all aspects of dot net programming techniques . (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
Oreilly Dot NET Framework Essentials 3rd Edition :[MIRROR] ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
it is a very good book for learning Dot net technology programming for beginners .It covers all aspects of dot net programming techniques . (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
Oreilly Programming Dot NET Windows Applications :( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
This book teaches how to program windows application using Dot Net(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
MS Press - Programming Microsoft.NET : ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
it is a very good book for learning Dot net technology programming for beginners .It covers all aspects of dot net programming techniques . (Link taken From ftp://202.116.0.16/PUB2__Books/MS.PRESS/ )
Addison-Wesley - A Programmers Guide to .NET : (7.1 MB) (in CHM format ) Free
it is a very good book for learning Dot net technology programming for beginners (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
MS - Introducing Microsoft .NET Second Edition : (9.5 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
it is a very good book for learning Dot net technology programming for beginners .
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
MS Press - Applied Microsoft .Net Framework Programming [Mirror]: (4.2 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
it is a very good book for learning Dot net technology programming for beginners .It covers all aspects of dot net programming techniques . (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
microsoft .net for programmers : (10.3 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
it is a very good book for learning Dot net technology programming for beginners .It covers all aspects of dot net programming techniques . (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
XML WebServices and SOAP : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )
Metadata Tables : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

Free online Visual Studio.Net Books

Oreilly Mastering Visual Studio Dot NET :( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
An excellent book for Mestering Visual Studio.NET. This book tells how to made maximum out of Visual Studio.NET. .(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )
MSPressVCNETStepByStep : (18.2 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
The Book of Visual Studio.NET : (4.9 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
this book tells how to made maximum out of Visual Studio.NET. (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)
Visual Studio.Net with C# : (in HTML format ) Free
this book tells how to made maximum out of Visual Studio.NET
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )
Visual Studio.Net - Controls and Add-ins : (in HTML format ) Free
It is an excellent Book for customaries Visual Studio.NET .It teaches how to programming Macros for Visual Studio.NET and how to made add-Ins for Visual Studio.NET. (Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

FAQ

C# FAQ :
These are very good collection of FAQs if you are from C++ background. FAQ tries to address many of the basic questions that C++ developers have when they first come across C#.
.NET FAQ :
This FAQ tries to answer some commonly asked questions about the fundamentals of the .NET Framework - topics like assemblies, garbage collection, security, interop with COM, and remoting. The most commonly-used parts of the class library are also covered.
Windows Forms FAQ : (best)
George Shephard/syncfusion's Windows Forms FAQ is a very large collection (300+) of useful tips on implementing all the various WinForms controls found in the .NET library.This are the best set of FAQ that I has Find.
It covers Windows Forms, GDI+, Interoperability , Tools , Design Time , VS.NET , Framework Tips, Network Tips, Data Binding , Datagrid etc.
C# From a Java Developer's Perspective :
It is the best and most detailed comparison of the two languages.It has lot of good example and is very useful in understanding the concepts of both the languages.
What follows is an overview of similarities and differences between the language features and libraries of the C# and Java programming languages.
Insider's Guide to IT Certification -Download it now for instant advice!
The Insider's Guide to IT Certification is a how-to manual that helps people looking to become certified in the IT industry conserve their valuable time and money while pointing out the best study guides and suggesting ways to become successful in IT.

BOOKS : VB

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Here is the List of some of the very useful sites which contains free online books on Visual Basic and Tutorial on Visual Basic

Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Ebook Edition : (11.36 MB) ( free in RAR format ) (BOOK)
It is a excellent book for leaning Visual basic .It teaches each and evry concept in greater detail and with easy to understand language. (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/ )

Using Visual Basic 6 [Mirror] [Mirror] :( free in html format ) ( Book)
it is a very good book for learning Visual Basic .It covers all the topics step by step. (Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

Visual Basic 6 Database How-To [Mirror] [Mirror] ( free in html format ) ( Book)
it is a very good book for learning Database programming using Visual Basic .It covers all aspects of Database programming in Visual Basic . (Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

Expert Guide to Visual Basic 6 : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Another Tutorial for learning Visual Basic . (Link taken From http://zikri.indoglobal.com/books.html)

Web Programming with Visual Basic [Mirror]: ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Another Tutorial for learning Visual Basic . (Link taken From http://zikri.indoglobal.com/books.html)

Developing ActiveX Components with Visual Basic : ( free in html format ) ( Book)
This Book teaches how to develope ActiveX components using Visual Basic 6.0 .(Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

Visual Basic Tutorial (Peter McMahon) : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
it is an excellent free Tutorial for learning Visual Basic .(Link taken From http://www.maththinking.com/boat/booksIndex.html)

Platinum Edition Using Visual Basic 5 : ( free in html format ) ( Book)
Excellent book for learning Visual Basic . (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Visual Basic in 12 Easy Lessons : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Another Tutorial for learning Visual Basic . (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Advanced Microsoft Visual Basic 5 : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Another Tutorial for learning Visual Basic . (Link taken From http://zikri.indoglobal.com/books.html)

Database Developer's Guide with VB 5 : ( free in html format ) ( Book)
it is a very good book for learning Database programming using Visual Basic .It covers all aspects of Database programming in Visual Basic .

BOOKS : C++

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Here is the List of some of the very useful sites which contains free online books on c++ and Tutorial on c++

Effective C++ Programming: (2.49 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book on c++. it covers all the topics covering from basic to advanced .It is one of the most popular book in the market today. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/ )

Oreilly Cpp In A Nutshell :( free in HTML format ) (BOOK)
It is a Beginners guide to CPP. A very good book to start with. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/ )

C++ Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic :(2.42 MB)( free in ZIP format )
If you wants to learnadvanced topics lke Neural networks and Fuzzy logic using C++ then this is the book for you.(Link taken From http://www.yaxoo.com/Books/)

Prentice_Hall-Expert_C_Programming_Deep_Secrets : (9.19 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
C Programming Deep Secrets is an excellent free book on c++. Its like an tutorial on c language .it covers all the topics covering from basic to advanced . (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/ )

C++ Programming Unleashed: (9.19 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book on c++. it covers all the topics covering from basic to advanced .It is one of the most popular book in the market today.(Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)

Sybex C++ No Experience Required : (22.2 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This book all aspects of Software Engineering using C++.It covers practical aspects of C++ Programming (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)

The C++ Programming Language Special 3rd Edition : (4.2 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book on c++. It is a very practical book it containg real projects example (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)

C++ Professional Programmer's Handbook : (1.05 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
C++ Professional Programmer's Handbook is an excellent free book on c++. It is not for beginners but for professionals. (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/ )

Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days :: [Mirror]( free in HTML format ) ( Book)
It is an very good book which tells all the concepts step by step in just 21 days (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/programming/)

C Programming Tutorial : (Free in HTML format) ( tutorial)
another tutorial on the old c language.

Thinking in C++ (Second edition) by Bruce Eckel : [Mirror] [Mirror] (3.3 MB ) ( free in Zip[html] format ) ( Book)
it is one of the most popular book available online for c++ (Link taken From http://www.xatrix.org/)

Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C++ :(Free in HTML format) ( tutorial)
It is a greate tutorial for learning database algorithms in C++ . It explai nearly all the commonly known algo using c++ language.(Link taken From http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus4/html/book.html)

C++ Annotations :[Mirror][Mirror (pdf)]( free in html format ) ( tutorial)
C++ Annotation is one of the best place to find the latest documentation of c++.It covers nearly all the topics related to c++.

C++ by Example :[mirror]( free in html format ) ( Book)
another free book on c++

C++ Programming for Scientists : ( free in html format ) ( tutorial)
Good tutorial to lean practical use of c++ language.

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using C++ :[Mirror]( free in html format ) ( tutorial)
very good tutorial for learning Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using C++.It helps in learning both Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and C++

Programming in C -- UNIX System Calls and Subroutines Using C (A. D. Marshall) : ( free in html format ) ( Book)
This book tells about UNIX programming using c language.

Borland c++ builder Books

Borland c++ builder : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This book covers each and eryaspects of programming with Borland C++ Builder. (Link taken From http://www.podgoretsky.com/ftp/Docs/ )

Charlie Calvert's Borland C++Builder Unleashed : ( free in HTML format ) ( Book)
It is an online version of the popular book on Borland C++ Builder.It tells the all the aspects of borland c++ builder (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

BOOKS : JAVA & Core JAVA

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Core JAVABOOKS

Following are the some of the classics books on JAVA that are needed to get starting with java

Core JAVABOOKS

Java-Certification-Guide : (2.0 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
A very good book on java for SUN Certification. It covers all aspects for the exam. (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/java/)
java_in_a_nutshell :(1.2 MB) ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
If you wants to do programming in JAVA then this is the book for you (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/java/)
Addison-Wesley - Design Patterns Java : (2.2 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Excellent book Covering design Patterns using JAVA. Design Patterns is the new approach to object oriented Programming.(Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
Oreilly Java Books CHT Version : ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
Nice collection of online JAVA books. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)
Oreilly Java Performance Tuning 2nd Edition : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for optimization of java code for batter performance. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)
Addison-Wesley - Java Native Interface : (3.4 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
A very good book for learning Java Native Interface.(Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
OReilly Learning Java : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
If you wants to do programming in JAVA then this is the book for you. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)
Java Programming Language: (1.1 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
If you wants to do programming in JAVA then this is the book for you(Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
SUN Guide to Multithreaded Programming : ( free in PDF format ) ( Tutorial)
Its a excellent document for learning Multithreaded programming in JAVA (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
Oreilly Java Unsorted :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
an excellent book for learning JAVA .(Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)
Developing Intranet Applications with Java : ( free in html format ) ( Tutorial)
Very good tutorial for Learning Java for Developing Intranet Applications (Link taken From http://www.soldierx.com/books/)

Advance JAVA Programming BOOKS

OReilly Java Swing : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very good books on learning Swing Programming in JAVA. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)
OREILLY JAVA WEB SERVICES IN A NUTSHELL : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for getting started with programming Web services in JAVA. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)
Oreilly - Java and SOAP : (2.7 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This is an advance programming book in JAVA covering JAVA and soap (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
Distributed ProgrammingWith Java: (2.5 MB) ( free in PDF format ) ( Tutorial)
This books teaches reverse engineering techniques in JAVA (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
Addison Wesley - Java and JMX (2002) : (2.30 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
This book covers JAVA And JMX (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/)
Addison-Wesley - LDAP programming With Java : (2.93 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent book for LDAP programming in JAVA (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/)
Developing Mainframe Java Applications - fly : (2.86 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very good BOOK for Developing Mainframe Applications in JAVA (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/)
Java Message Service : (1.11 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This book covers each and every aspect on JAVA Message Service (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/)
JXTA java p2p Programming : (5.09 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very good Book for p2p programming in JAVA (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/)
advanced java networking : (5.09 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very good BOOK for Developing Mainframe Applications in JAVA (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/)

JSP , JAVA BEANS , J2EE BOOKS

OREILLY JAVA SERVER PAGES 2ND EDITION : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learing JSP. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)
Addison-Wesley - J2EE Connector Architecture and Enterprise Application Integration : (4.8 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very good book for J2ee . it covers practical aspects of J2ee (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
Oreilly J2EE Design Patterns : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Excellent book Covering design Patterns using J2EE. Design Patterns is the new approach to object oriented Programming. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)
OReilly The Java Enterprise CD Bookshelf v.1.0 : (Free book on J2EE)
Very good Book for Learning Java for Developing Enterprise Applications. (Link taken From ftp://ftp.cdut.edu.cn/pub3/uncate_doc/)
SUN - Core J2EE patterns : (3.1 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good document from SUN for learning J2EE.It is a Must read.(Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
SUN JavaBeans Component Development : (856 KB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very good Book for Learning Java for Developing Enterprise Applications (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
Wiley - Mastering EJB 2 : (2.3 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good book for learning Enterprise Java beans(Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
Wiley - Mastering Jakarta Struts : (5.79 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
(Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)

BOOKS : Networking & FIREWALL

2006-02-12T10:50:00.000+05:30

Free online Books and tutorials on CCIE

E-book Cisco CCIE Fundamentals-Network-Design [Mirror] :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
The book outlines the design trends governing those networks today and explains the devices used to create them and their functions, as well as effective ways to integrate the three. Book covers such as Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) redistribution, reducing Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) traffic in Novell Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) networks, and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) broadcast flooding--and propose configuration solutions to fix them (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
E-book Cisco Multicast Routing ∓ Switching : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This book covers The important protocols for multicast service are covered in detail, including: Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP); Cisco Group Management Protocol (DGMP); Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP); Protocol Independent Multicast Protocol (PIM); Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP). A complete understanding of unicast, broadcast, and multicast IP addressing; Step-by-step guidance on how to deploy and troubleshoot multicasting in a Cisco environment; Complete coverage of current and future intranet multicast routing. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
Cisco Press - CCIE - CCIE Fundamentals - Network Design and Case Studies : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Part 1: Internetwork Design provides a set of general guidelines for planning internetworks and specific suggestions for several key internetworking implementations. Part 1 focuses on identifying the essential technologies and appropriate implementations for specific environments. Part 2: Internetworking Case Studies provides practical examples illustrating how readers can implement Cisco Systems software features. Case studies address implementation concerns and show how to apply features (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Cisco - 2001 CCIE [Sybex] :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This book is very good for preparation of CCIE it covers nearly all the topics.(Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
Cisco Press - Internet Routing Architectures, Second Edition: ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
this book covers Means of connecting one network to another, especially by means of Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) on Cisco Systems routers. There's coverage of addressing and routing-protocol generalities, as well as of BGP tuning for routing inside and outside autonomous systems. Design decisions are a big part of this book's scope. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
Cisco CCIE Full Curriculum CBT :( free in PDF format ) (Tutorials)
It provides the notes made by the peoples who has lot of experience in this field .(Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
Cisco Press CCIE 350-001 Routing and Switching Prep Kit: ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This book covers all necessary objectives for the exam with a tutorial text that is strictly exam-related and flows with minimal interruption. Study aids begin with the Chapter Opener, which readies you for learning. To help you fully understand the topic, visual cues are used liberally throughout the book. Diagrams put concepts into a visual form that aids in retaining and comprehending, and figures confirm your understanding of procedures. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
[ebook] Networking - CCIE Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Study Guide - SYBE :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Excellent study material related networking and Preparation of CCIE. It is a very good free BOOK. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)

Free online Books and tutorials on IP Telephony and VoIP

Configuring Cisco Voice Over IP Second Edition : (9.12 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book on all of Cisco's core VoIP products, including the voice/fax feature card, integrated access system, voice manager, and the voice-enabled Cisco 2600 and 3600 series.(Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/)
Syngress Configuring Cisco VoIP :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
The book is organized around the configuration of all of Cisco's core VoIP products, including the voice/fax feature card, integrated access system, voice manager, and the voice-enabled Cisco 2600 and 3600 series. Anyone responsible for the actual installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of a Cisco VoIP device will find this book invaluable. As with all Syngress Media books, online chapter updates will be published three to six months after publication. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Cisco IP Telephony Network Design Guide :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It contains all the concepts related to Cisco IP telephony. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Cisco IP Telephony QoS Design Guide :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It contains all the concepts related to Cisco IP telephony. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
IP Telephony Solution Guide :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
This book teaches all the concepts of IP Telophony (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Syngress Cisco AVVID ∓ IP Telephony Design ∓ Implementation:( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
Cisco AVVID Design and Implementation is a complete reference for network administrators and engineers responsible for a complicated AVVID network. This book covers history, protocols, hardware, servers, switches, bridges, and routers, and discusses implementation issues, realities of cost, requirements, and network limitations. Engineers will learn how to design and build a comprehensive Cisco AVVID network infrastructure. Second in a series, this book is designed as the next-step for readers who have read the well-received Configuring Cisco AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data. (Link taken From http://www.bridalhouse2u.com/Cisco/)

Free online Books and tutorials on Network Security/PIX Firewall

Router Security Config: ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
A text for administrators describing in detail how to detect network security accidents and eliminate them. Shows how to measure security vulnerabilities and manage security policy in an extended organization, as well discussing the Cisco products available for security protection, such as firewalls and policy managers .(Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
Cisco Designing Network Security [Mirror] : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It covers the topics
Cisco Secure PIX Firewall ,Cisco Secure Access Control Server ,Cisco Secure Integrated Software ,Cisco Secure Scanner ,Cisco Secure Integrated VPN Software ,Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System , Cisco Secure VPN Client ,Cisco Secure Policy Manager
(Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)

Other Books and tutorials on Cisco Technology

Cisco ∓ IP Addressing: ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book on IP Routing Fundamentals (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
Sybex Edge Tests:CCDA Study Guide : ( free in ZIP format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book For CCDA (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
Building a Cisco Wireless LAN : (7.41 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book on Building a Cisco Wireless LAN (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/)
Cisco - BGP - Internet Routing Architectures 2Ed (Press 1-57870-233-X): ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book on Building Scalable Cisco Networks (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
Cisco_Network_Essentials : ( free in RAR format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book on CISCO Exam Certification Guide (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/))
CCDP Cisco Internetwork Design Study Guide : (10.97 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book CCDP Cisco Internetwork Design Study Guide (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm)
Cisco Multicast Routing ∓ Switching : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent free book on IP Routing Fundamentals (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)
IP Routing Fundamentals :( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
Very good free book on IP rounting(Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/Cisco/)

BOOKS : LINUX & UNIX

2006-02-12T10:48:00.000+05:30

LINUXBOOKS

Linux Kernel 2.4 Internals. : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
Very good book on Linux Kernel covering all aspects of Linux kernal. it teaches internal working of linux kernel. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/)
Understanding the Linux Kernel (O'Reilly-2nd Ed) : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
Very good book on Linux Kernel covering all aspects of Linux kernal. it teaches internal working of linux kernel. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/)
Advanced Linux programming :(3.7 MB ) (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book covers all aspects of Advanced programming for Linux operating system. (Link taken From http://www.nerd-star.com/books/)
SAMS Linux Programming Unleashed [MIRROR]: (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book covers all aspects of programming for Linux operating system. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/)
Linux kernel module programming : (free in ZIP format ) ( Book)
This books covers API for Kernel level programming in Linux. (Link taken From http://www.bxteam.org/knjige.php)
Red hat 8.0 Linux Getting Started Guide80 : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This books is for beginners who are just getting started with Red hat 8.0 Linux. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
E-book Linux Bible : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
RedHat Linux Bible covers each and every topic related to Linux and maintain this OS . (Link taken From http://www.bxteam.org/knjige.php)
Sybex RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guide : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guidecovers technical aspects of RED HAT LINUX. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Linux+ Certification Bible : (free in html format ) ( Book)
An excellent book for preparation for LINUX certification. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Linux Get Acquainted with Linux Security and Optimization System: (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book covers the aspects of Securing and optimizing Linux for better performance. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
E-Book Manual Linux Net Admin Guide : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
It is an guide to LINUX administrators. It covers all topics related to Linux administration . (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Hungry Minds Red Hat Linux Networking and System Admin: (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book covers all topics related to Linux Networking and System administration . (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Hungry Minds Red Hat Linux Security and Optimization : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book covers the aspects of Securing and optimizing Linux for better performance. . (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
SANS Securing Linux : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This document covers SANS guidelines for securing Linux . (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
OReilly Linux Network Administrator's Guide Second Edition: (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
Linux Network Administrator's Guide is an excellent book for Linux administrators. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
OReilly Linux Networking Bookshelf : (free in html format ) ( Book)
This is a collection of networking books using Linux . (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Special Edition Using Linux (4th Ed.): (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
Special Edition Using Linux covers each and every topic related to Linux and maintain this OS . (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Syngress Hack Proofing Linux (2001): (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book covers all security related aspects of Linux . (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
IT - Linux Programmers Guide 0.4: (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
It s a programmers guide for Linux operating system. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Linux - Advanced Bash Shell Scripting Guide : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book cover advanced topics related to shell Scripting related to Linux. (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book is an beginners guide for leaning Shell programming for Linux . (Link taken From http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/index.html)
Programming Linux Games : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
Free book for games programming in Linux. (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )
Linux Programmer's Guide : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book covers all aspects of programming for Linux operating system. (Link taken From http://www.bxteam.org/knjige.php)
Advanced Linux Programming : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book covers all Advanced aspects of programming for Linux operating system. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/ )
100 Linux Tips and Tricks : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
Collection for tips and tricks used by experts for Linux operating system . (Link taken From http://www.bxteam.org/knjige.php )
Linux Administration Made Easy : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book is an beginners guide for Linux Administration. (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )
Linux Complete Command Reference : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
It is a complete command reference for Linux . (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )
The Linux Database : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book is for maintaining and programming database in LNUX . (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )
The Linux System Administrators Guide : (free in ZIP format ) ( Book)
This book is an beginners guide for Linux Administration. (Link taken From http://www.bxteam.org/knjige.php )
Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours (SAMS) : (free in html format ) ( Book)
It is an 24 hours guide for Linux operation system . (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )

UNIXBOOKS

Solaris-System_Administration_Guide,_Volume_I : ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is a very good and Famous book for System Administration on Solaris. (Link taken From http://rtfm.rdslink.ro/Books/)
Addison.Wesley.UNIX.Network.Programming.Volume.1.3rd.Ed.The. Sockets.Networking.API-LiB : (5.67 MB) ( free in CHM format ) (BOOK)
It is a very famous book on Socket Programming in UNIX operating system . (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/ )
MH UNIX System Administration - A Beginner's Guide (2002) Fly : (7.48 MB) ( free in RAR format ) (BOOK)
This book is an Beginners Guide for UNIX system Administration (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/ )
[O'reilly] - UNIX backup and recovery : (2.40 MB) ( free in RAR format ) (BOOK)
This book is for UNIX system admin. I covers topics related to Backup and recovery tasks related to UNIX. (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/ )
eBook - OReilly - Learning the UNIX Operating System : (1.14 MB) ( free in PDF format ) (BOOK)
It is an excellent booK on UNIX Operating System (Link taken From ftp://194.85.41.42/books/ )
Unix for Intermediate Users : (free in ZIP format ) ( Book)
This book is for user who already has basic knowledge about UNIX and want to ain advance level skill on UNIX platform . (Link taken From http://www.bxteam.org/knjige.php )
Sun NIS+ and DNS : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book covers NIS and DNS related to SUN operating System . (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )
Unix Cookbook : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
Beginners guide for UNIX operating System . (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )
Unix Implementation : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
Beginners Implementation guide for UNIX operating System . (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )
Unix System Security : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book is for UNIX System Admin for improving the Security of there System. (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )
Unix use and Security : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
This book cover all security related topics for UNIX operating System . (Link taken From http://www.diachiweb.com/alpha.htm )
Unix Unleashed : (free in PDF format ) ( Book)
this book covers each and every topic related to UNIX both at beginners and Advanced level. (Link taken From ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books/os/)

XMMS in Fedora Core 4

2006-01-29T10:04:00.000+05:30

Popular mp3 player XMMS do not come with its mp3 plugin with Fedora Core 4. You have to install xmms and xmms-mp3 plugin to make it mp3 playable.

$ su -
Passwrod :
# yum -y install xmms xmms-mp3

This will install xmms and xmms-mp3 plugin for fedora core 4. Before proceed you make sure that your yum repository is properly set to freshprms, to fetch rmps from freshrpm site.

Tested and test successful.

kagashe's blog : a very nice blog

2005-11-06T11:20:00.000+05:30

Build your own Linux distribution from Scratch.

Hi,
Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own custom Linux system, entirely from source code.
Why would I want an LFS system?
LFS teaches me how a Linux system works internally
Building LFS produces a very compact Linux system
LFS is extremely flexible
LFS offers me added security

More...

Test Java VM Installation

2005-10-01T07:23:00.000+05:30

Test your Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
This article applies to:

Platform(s):
Solaris SPARC, Solaris x86, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (SP4+), Windows XP (SP1 SP2), Windows 2003, JDS
Browser(s):
Internet Explorer 5.5, Internet Explorer 6.x, Netscape 4.7x, Netscape 6.2x, Netscape 7, Mozilla 1.4+, Firefox
JRE version(s):
1.4.2_xx, 1.5.0, 1.3.0_xx, 1.3.1_xx, 1.4.0_xx, 1.4.1_xx

http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml

Fedora 4 Helping Sites

2005-10-01T07:09:00.000+05:30

Personal Fedora Core 4 Installation Guide
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc4.html#java
Fedora Core 4 Linux Installation Notes
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4_installation_notes.html#Java
http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/Fedora_Core_4_Linux_Installation_Notes#Java:
Installing Fedora Core 4, First Impression...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7237
Fedora Core 3 Tips & Tricks
http://home.gagme.com/greg/linux/fc3-tips.php
The Unofficial Fedora Core 4 FAQ
http://www.fedorafaq.org/#java
Fedora Forum
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=59067&highlight=installing+jre+fedora+core

Fedora Core 3 Installation Notes

2005-09-07T06:39:00.000+05:30

Must for all who wants to configure yum, apt, synaptic, java and a lot more.

http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_3_installation_notes.html

GNU Press

2005-08-09T07:49:00.000+05:30

GNU Press supports us with various books and manuals. Find GNU Press at http://www.gnupress.org/

GPG / PGP Basics

2005-08-06T23:04:00.000+05:30

GPG/PGP Basics

Recently someone asked me for a GPG or PGP public key so that they could send some sensitive material to me by email. I understood what they meant, but inwardly I groaned because I've just never had any reason to use public key encryption, and had no idea how to create the key or decrypt what would be sent back to me. Looking at "man bgp" on my Linux box didn't make me feel any better, and a Google search for gpg docs didn't immediately turn up anything that wasn't techno gobbledy-dee-geek. Eventually (after I had figured out the basics by trial and error), I did find GNU Privacy Guard HandBook, which probably would have gotten me up to speed a little faster, but which still was more than I needed to know at the moment. This, therefore, is a quick introduction so that you don't have to get a headache from the man page as I did. After learning what is presented here, you can visit the GNU page for more in depth coverage.

Public key, private key

The basic concept is this: You generate a pair of matched keys. One of these is referred to as your "Public" key, and the other as "Private". You give the Public key to anyone who asks for it; you can even publish it on your web site. You keep your Private key secret, locked up on your own computer. A document (a text or binary file) can be encrypted using either key, and is decrypted with the other. The choice of which key to use to encrypt depends upon your purpose.

For example, if you want to send me something, you'd encrypt it using my public key. No one else can decrypt it; only my private key will work. On the other hand, I might be concerned that it really is you sending me a message. In that case, you'd encrypt your message using your private key (this is called "signing"). If I can decrypt it with your public key (presumably I somehow obtained that key and trust that it really is yours), I know that the message really came from you.

An example

You can test this all out on one computer using two (or more) user accounts. I'm going to assume that user "tom" wants to send an encrypted message to user "marge". The first thing Marge needs to do is generate her keys:

 [marge@apl marge]$ gpg --gen-key
gpg (GnuPG) 1.0.6; Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions. See the file COPYING for details.

gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
gpg: /home/marge/.gnupg: directory created
gpg: /home/marge/.gnupg/options: new options file created
gpg: you have to start GnuPG again, so it can read the new options file

Because Marge has never created a key before, gpg just creates what it needs and tells her to run it again:


[marge@apl marge]$ gpg --gen-key
gpg (GnuPG) 1.0.6; Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions. See the file COPYING for details.

gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
gpg: /home/marge/.gnupg/secring.gpg: keyring created
gpg: /home/marge/.gnupg/pubring.gpg: keyring created
Please select what kind of key you want:
   (1) DSA and ElGamal (default)
   (2) DSA (sign only)
   (4) ElGamal (sign and encrypt)
Your selection? 1
                 DSA keypair will have 1024 bits.
About to generate a new ELG-E keypair.
              minimum keysize is  768 bits
              default keysize is 1024 bits
    highest suggested keysize is 2048 bits
What keysize do you want? (1024)
Requested keysize is 1024 bits
Please specify how long the key should be valid.
         0 = key does not expire
        = key expires in n days
      w = key expires in n weeks
      m = key expires in n months
      y = key expires in n years
Key is valid for? (0)
Key does not expire at all
Is this correct (y/n)? y
                       
You need a User-ID to identify your key; the software constructs the user id
from Real Name, Comment and Email Address in this form:
    "Heinrich Heine (Der Dichter) "

Real name: Marge
Email address: marge@aplawrence.com
Comment: Marge's GPG key pair
You selected this USER-ID:
"Marge (Marge's GPG key pair) "

Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit? O
You need a Passphrase to protect your secret key.

Enter passphrase: Sbr6wh wscartBM, iscaa2d
Repeat passphrase: Sbr6wh wscartBM, iscaa2d
We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
.+++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++++++++++++..+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++....++++++++++.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.+++++.++++++++++>++++++++++>++++++++++
public and secret key created and signed.

(See Random Numbers also)

The passphrase entered should be a tough password. It can contain spaces, there's no limit on its length, but of course you will need to remember it. I use mnemonic aids to generate passwords and passphrases. For example, the passphrase above comes from this:

She'll be riding six white horses when she comes around that Big Mountain, if she comes at all today

Fairly easy for me to remember, but a good, tough passphrase.

If you are working on a single-user machine, you probably will need to switch away and generate some activity to get the keys created. Once that's done, Marge can list her keys:


[marge@apl marge]$ gpg --list-keys
gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
/home/marge/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
------------------------------
pub  1024D/FBE5BA2A 2001-11-17 Marge (Marge's GPG key pair) 
sub  1024g/78681206 2001-11-17

Now she's ready to create the public key that she will send to Tom. We assume for the moment that she has a perfectly secure way of getting it to Tom so that Tom really knows it came from her; for example, she physically hands him a CD which has the key on it. She could also publish it on her web page (there's more information about how to do that securely at the GNU Privacy Guard page referenced above) or (more likely), she just emails to him (she could also use a Public Key Server; see the GNU page for more on that). Email is not completely unreasonable: it doesn't matter if someone else intercepts and reads that email, because all it contains is the public key. That key is only useful for sending documents that Marge (and only Marge) can decrypt; stealing it does not let you impersonate Marge. What Tom has to be concerned about is someone forging email that pretends to be from Marge but that actually contains a forged public key: if Tom used that to encrypt his data, and the forger could intercept that transmission also, the forger could decrypt the data (and of course Marge could not!). So what Tom probably should do (if he's really worried about this) is call Marge on the telephone and ask her to read some of her key.

Here Marge prepares her public key:


[marge@apl marge]$ gpg --armor --export marge@aplawrence.com > mypk
gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
[marge@apl marge]$ cat mypk
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

mQGiBDv2vMARBACPHwe3BXmJXF5dvXxGEuxYIbYoY2naOmaArFsv1Pgl3GqhhAP7
GTGvN4A4Xo80S8i8mrSsseHE/RD7F2PS045dzP/LbDcI7EqnfU2BDoIfEmTsTupl
BKjOJUh7luhFbj2gdpbmmTUD/1BBKd42pIk/GPUcynMS9TG4kUyB6UdtRF7NydYP
o4T+0fIY8mbh5VRigoVVsukX8xuI+QaS5iB/D4j36+zk/iRy171dY43OuwCgm6rQ
a8vmmGDyCCUWFX0PVlQn5MMf97GadIAGgh1pdD7bMfB4FI84TyhNHuBDTCn0Ysff
not_a_public_key_but_other_than_this_line_it_looks_like_this_xxx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-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
[marge@apl marge]$

Using Marge's Public Key

To use Marge's public key, Tom first has to "import" it. Tom already has his own keys created:


[tom@apl tom]$ gpg --list-keys
gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
/home/tom/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
----------------------------
pub  1024D/16B478D3 2001-11-17 Tommy (Tommy Boy) 
sub  1024g/1E5CDE3C 2001-11-17

To add Marges public key, Tom does this (he's saved the file as "margepk"):


[tom@apl tom]$ gpg --import margepk
gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
gpg: key FBE5BA2A: public key imported
gpg: /home/tom/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1

Now when he lists keys, he has Marge's:


[tom@apl tom]$ gpg --list-keys
gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
/home/tom/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
----------------------------
pub  1024D/16B478D3 2001-11-17 Tommy (Tommy Boy) 
sub  1024g/1E5CDE3C 2001-11-17

pub  1024D/FBE5BA2A 2001-11-17 Marge (Marge's GPG key pair) 
sub  1024g/78681206 2001-11-17

Tom has done all that he really needs to do. The next step is recommended but not strictly necessary:

[tom@apl tom]$ gpg --edit-key marge@aplawrence.com gpg (GnuPG) 1.0.6; Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. See the file COPYING for details. gpg: Warning: using insecure memory! pub 1024D/FBE5BA2A created: 2001-11-17 expires: never trust: -/q sub 1024g/78681206 created: 2001-11-17 expires: never (1). Marge (Marge's GPG key pair) Command> fpr pub 1024D/FBE5BA2A 2001-11-17 Marge (Marge's GPG key pair) Fingerprint: C294 A900 C769 2AEF C951 2434 0CA6 3EED FBE5 BA2A Command> sign pub 1024D/FBE5BA2A created: 2001-11-17 expires: never trust: -/q Fingerprint: C294 A900 C769 2AEF C951 2434 0CA6 3EED FBE5 BA2A Marge (Marge's GPG key pair) Are you really sure that you want to sign this key with your key: "Tommy (Tommy Boy) " Really sign? y You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for user: "Tommy (Tommy Boy) " 1024-bit DSA key, ID 16B478D3, created 2001-11-17 Enter passphrase: (Tom enters his passphrase here) Command> quit Save changes? y

What Tom did was add Marge to his "trusted" keys- keys that he is sure came from who they were supposed to. As I said, it's not absolutely necessary, and you can read more about it at the GNU Privacy Guard Page.

Now Tom is ready to encrypt his data:


[tom@apl tom]$ gpg --out secrets_to_marge --encrypt secrets
gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!
You did not specify a user ID. (you may use "-r")

Enter the user ID: marge@aplawrence.com
[tom@apl tom]$ ls -l sec*
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         5940 Nov 17 15:21 secrets
-rw-rw-r--    1 tom      tom          2738 Nov 17 15:22 secrets_to_marge
[tom@apl tom]$

Tom can now send "secrets_to_marge" with safety: only Marge can decrypt the data.

When Marge gets it, she'll decrypt it like this:


[marge@apl marge]$ gpg --output secrets_from_tom --decrypt secrets_to_marge
gpg: Warning: using insecure memory!

You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
user: "Marge (Marge's GPG key pair) "
1024-bit ELG-E key, ID 78681206, created 2001-11-17 (main key ID FBE5BA2A)

Enter passphrase: Sbr6wh wscartBM, iscaa2d
gpg: encrypted with 1024-bit ELG-E key, ID 78681206, created 2001-11-17
      "Marge (Marge's GPG key pair) "
[marge@apl marge]$ ls -l sec*
-rw-rw-r--    1 marge    marge        5940 Nov 17 16:09 secrets_from_tom
-rw-rw-r--    1 marge    marge        2738 Nov 17 16:09 secrets_to_marge
[marge@apl marge]$

That's it. GPG is actually pretty simple, and nothing to get a headache over. Please do read the GNU Privacy Guard HandBook for a far more complete treatment of this subject.

See OS X file encryption for gpg on Mac OS X.

Visit : http://aplawrence.com/Basics/gpg.html

Kernel : Building custom kernel

2005-08-06T22:09:00.000+05:30

The adventures of installing a custom build kernel on to bare metal Slackware-10.1 installation, by Grant Coady
HOWTO: update kernel 2.6.12 to 2.6.12.3, by Grant Coady
Slack Summer

http://www.slackworld.net/

The OSSwin project: Open Source for Windows!

2005-08-06T20:55:00.000+05:30

http://osswin.sourceforge.net/

iptables : Create an Open Source Firewall yourself

2005-08-06T20:40:00.000+05:30

Useful tips for understand and use of `iptables'. Great source for creating an Firewall yourself.
http://tips.linux.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/23/2022252&tid=100

A good website for off time reading

2005-08-05T06:07:00.000+05:30

http://www.yolinux.com/

Apache Web Server configuration under Linux

2005-08-05T06:05:00.000+05:30

Get the complete solution here http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialWebSiteConfig.html

Monitor your internet usage and download limit

2005-08-04T20:51:00.000+05:30

For details follow this link
http://www.ispmonitor.be/

cdrecord with ATAPI CDRecorder device

2005-07-31T19:15:00.000+05:30

Linux-2.4.xx includes a CDROM Packet interface in the
  IDE CD driver. For this driver libscg now includes
  support in pre-alpha status. Use cdrecord dev=ATAPI -scanbus
  to check for drives and e.g. cdrecord dev=ATAPI:0,0 ....
  for writing. Note that this interface is not integrated into
  the standard libscg device naming scheme. Support for
  this interface has been included because it is the only
  way to use a PCCARD/PCMCIA writer - trying to use ide-scsi
  on a PCATA interface will cause a Linux kernel panic
  or will block all ATAPI drives.

Source : http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/man/README/README.ATAPI

wget: Download entire websites easy

2005-07-31T18:39:00.000+05:30

wget is a nice tool for downloading resources from the internet. The basic usage is wget url:

wget http://linuxreviews.org/

Therefore, wget (manual page) + less (manual page) is all you need to surf the internet. The power of wget is that you may download sites recursive, meaning you also get all pages (and images and other data) linked on the front page:

wget -r http://linuxreviews.org/

But many sites do not want you to download their entire site. To prevent this, they check how browsers identify. Many sites refuses you to connect or sends a blank page if they detect you are not using a web-browser. You might get a message like:

Sorry, but the download manager you are using to view this site is not supported. We do not support use of such download managers as flashget, go!zilla, or getright

Wget has a very handy -U option for sites like this. Use -U My-browser to tell the site you are using some commonly accepted browser:

  wget  -r -p -U Mozilla http://www.stupidsite.com/restricedplace.html

The most important command line options are --limit-rate= and --wait=. You should add --wait=20 to pause 20 seconds between retrievals, this makes sure you are not manually added to a blacklist. --limit-rate defaults to bytes, add K to set KB/s. Example:

wget --wait=20 --limit-rate=20K -r -p -U Mozilla http://www.stupidsite.com/restricedplace.html

A web-site owner will probably get upset if you attempt to download his entire site using a simple wget http://foo.bar command. However, the web-site owner will not even notice you if you limit the download transfer rate and pause between fetching files.

Use --no-parent

--no-parent is a very handy option that guarantees wget will not download anything from the folders beneath the folder you want to acquire. Use this to make sure wget does not fetch more than it needs to if just just want to download the files in a folder.

Source : http://linuxreviews.org/quicktips/wget/

TIPS FOR LINUX EXPLORERS

2005-07-25T20:31:00.000+05:30

Helpful info for those learning Linux

These Linux tips are meant to provide just enough
information to whet your appetite for more.
They are updated frequently and are not presented
in any particular order.

(Source : [ilug-goa] posted by Edgar D'Souza on 25 July 2005 at 8:29 AM)

http://www.brunolinux.com/

Flash and other pulugins for Mozilla and Firefox for Linux (x86)

2005-07-25T06:31:00.000+05:30

Plugin Names :

Find the plugins at
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html

Reliance dialler for Linux

2005-07-11T06:22:00.000+05:30

Find Reliance dialler for Linux at
http://www.relianceinfo.com/Infocomm/Rim/rconnect_dc_linux.html

Get info. about files opened by processes

2005-07-03T10:01:00.000+05:30

An open file may be a regular file, a directory, a block special file, a character special file, an executing text reference, a library, a stream or a network file (Internet socket, NFS file or UNIX domain socket.) A specific file or all the files in a file system may be selected by path.

So If you want to know about what processes are currently hund on to your directory /mnt/cdrom

Explore ext2/ext3 filesystem on windows

2005-07-03T09:59:00.000+05:30

Explore2fs: This is an explorer like program which can read and interpret the Linux ex2fs/ext3fs filesystem on windows

to download this
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/

This is to be used with caution

Copying directory trees Edit ( Public )

2005-07-03T09:57:00.000+05:30

cp source destination

cp -R /home/gnulinuxclub /tmp
Use the "-R" option (stands for "recursive") to copy the contents of whole directory trees in /home/gnulinuxclub to /tmp

Include path while compiling packages

2005-07-03T09:53:00.000+05:30

While installing packages from source,they get installed in the default path ,generally
/usr/local/ . To specify diferent path while installing packages from source,do this while running "./configure"

./configure --prefix=/usr

then proceed as normal.

Change Win ME to Win XP while other Linux OSs on the same hdd

2005-07-01T00:10:00.001+05:30

A computer was installed Windows ME on C: (/dev/hda1), Fedora Core 3 (/dev/hda7) and Slackware 10.1 (/dev/hda6). After formatting C: and installing Windows XP to that drive, it was found that the GRUB vanishes. How to fix the problem?

Insert FC3 installation disk into your CD drive and boot it from CD.
You will get boot : prompt
boot : linux rescue
Go through the on screen tasks like Language Selection (EN), Keyboard Selection (US), Enable Network Interface (NO) etc. Now you will be presented with a screen, which system to restore. There was two options /dev/hda6 and /dev/hda7. Select to /dev/hda7 as Fedora Core 3 was installed in that drive. The system will now be mounted.
A message Your system has been mounted under /mnt/sysimage will be shown to you.
You will be automatically placed on a shell. Now do the following tasks in the shell.
chroot /mnt/sysimage (you will go to root environment with this)
grub-install /dev/hda
Now you will be informed that the boot image is successfully transferred to /dev/hda. Now type exit to exit from the root environment and again type exit to exit from the shell and this will reboot your computer.
Viola...........you have finished the job. You can see your old GRUB with all options and new Win there.

Speed up Firefox

2005-06-30T18:14:00.000+05:30

Just follow the simple steps and you will discover the noticable changes in Firefox browser. It will become more fast. If you have a broadband, you should do this configure.

Open Firefox browser.
In the address bar type about:config
A long list of configuration settings will be shown
Find the Filter bar below the address bar area

Now use the following filters one by one and set it's values...

network.http.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.firstrequest
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
network.http.proxy.pipelining
nglayout.ititialpaint.delay

Set #1, #2 and #4 to True. Set #3 to 32. Set #5 to 0 (zero)

If you find any problem during finding out any of the filters, just right click anywhere over the white space of the browser, and select New. Then enter the filter, and then set its value (#1, #2 and #3 are Boolean filters and #4, #5 are intiger filters).

Complete Linux Commands List

2005-06-29T21:33:00.000+05:30

Complete Linux Commands List

The following is a complete list of all Linux Commands and their descriptions from the Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems. The Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems also includes all of the command options, switches and parameters as well as real world examples that demonstrate how to use the commands. We also give you tips and notes on how to use the commands and when. You will not find even one command missing from this list. We literally scanned the entire file system and included absolutely every executable file and script we found.

If you can find even one command that is not included please email me immediately at Missing Command. In the event that a command is missing from this list and out of the Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems, it must not have been included in the base distribution of the operating system. The command must have come from an additional software package or from another version of the operating system. [Get the list of commands]

This is the complete list of all Linux Commands from Redhat 7.0

Linux Command Summary

2005-06-29T21:22:00.000+05:30

Dual Boot Linux and Windows 2000/Windows XP

2005-06-29T21:03:00.000+05:30

Your machine already has Windows installed, and you are installing Linux as a second operating system, and
You want to leave the Windows boot loader (NTLDR) on the MBR (Master Boot Record). This allows you to continue to boot Windows with no issues. I've heard that Windows 2000/Windows XP or anti-virus software may complain if the MBR does not contain the Windows boot loader [Read More]

rpm : The Red Hat Package Manager tool

2005-06-27T21:19:00.000+05:30

Summary:

RPM is a Package Manager, which can be used to build, install, query,
verify, update, & erase individual software packages.

A package consists of an archive of files and meta-data used to
install & erase the archive files. The meta-data includes helper
scripts, file attributes, & descriptive information about the package.

Packages come in two varieties: binary packages, used to encapsulate
software to be installed, & source packages, containing the source
code & recipe necessary to produce binary packages.

Examples:

$ rpm -qa -- List all installed RPMs.

$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/gcc -- Show which package installed this file.

$ rpm -qi -filesbypkg gcc-3.2.2-5 -- Show the information and list of
files from this package

$ rpm -qR gcc-3.2.2-5 -- Show the dependency of this package.

$ rpm -q gcc --qf "%-30{NAME} %10{SIZE} %{DISTRIBUTION}\n" -- Show
selected info tags of the package installed gcc.

$ rpm --querytags -- Show all supported TAGs.

$ rpm -ivh new.rpm -- Install the new RPM. (v - Verbose, h- Show
Progress bar).

$ rpm -U latest.rpm -- Update an Installed RPM.

$ rpm -F latest.rpm -- Freshen (Update only if installed).

$ rpm -e Package-Name -- Remove a package.

Read: man rpm

Speeding up Linux Using hdparm by Rob Flickenger

2005-06-27T16:58:00.000+05:30

Are you running an Intel Linux system with at least one (E)IDE hard drive?

Wouldn't it be neat if there were a magical command to instantly double the I/O performance of your disks? Or, in some cases, show 6 to 10 times your existing throughput?

Did you ever just wonder how to tell what kind of performance you're getting on your "tricked-out" Linux box?

Don't overlook hdparm(8). If you've never heard of it, don't worry. Most people I've talked to haven't either. But if you're running an IDE/Linux system (as many folks are,) you'll wonder how you ever got this far without it. I know I did.

What's the big deal?

So, you've got your brand-new UltraATA/66 EIDE drive with a screaming brand-new controller chipset that supports multiple PIO modes and DMA and the leather seat option and extra chrome... But is your system actually taking advantage of these snazzy features? The hdparm(8) command will not only tell you how your drives are performing, but will let you tweak them out to your heart's content.

Now before you get too excited, it is worth pointing out that under some circumstances, these commands CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED DATA CORRUPTION! Use them at your own risk! At the very least, back up your box and bring it down to single-user mode before proceeding.

With the usual disclaimer out of the way, I'd like to point out that if you are using current hardware (i.e. your drive AND controller AND motherboard were manufactured in the last two or three years), you are at considerably lower risk. I've used these commands on several boxes with various hardware configurations, and the worst I've seen happen is the occasional hang, with no data problems on reboot. And no matter how much you might whine at me and the world in general for your personal misfortune, we all know who is ultimately responsible for the well-being of YOUR box: YOU ARE. Caveat Fair Reader.

Now, then. If I haven't scared you away yet, try this (as root, preferably in single-user mode):

hdparm -Tt /dev/hda

You'll see something like:

/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads:   128 MB in  1.34 seconds =95.52 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads:  64 MB in 17.86 seconds = 3.58 MB/sec

What does this tell us? The -T means to test the cache system (i.e., the memory, CPU, and buffer cache). The -t means to report stats on the disk in question, reading data not in the cache. The two together, run a couple of times in a row in single-user mode, will give you an idea of the performance of your disk I/O system. (These are actual numbers from a PII/350 / 128M Ram / newish EIDE HD; your numbers will vary.)

But even with varying numbers, 3.58 MB/sec is PATHETIC for the above hardware. I thought the ad for the HD said something about 66MB per second!!?!? What gives?

Well, let's find out more about how Linux is addressing your drive:

hdparm /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
multcount    =  0 (off)
I/O support  =  0 (default 16-bit)
unmaskirq    =  0 (off)
using_dma    =  0 (off)
keepsettings =  0 (off)
nowerr       =  0 (off)
readonly     =  0 (off)
readahead    =  8 (on)
geometry     = 1870/255/63, sectors = 30043440, start = 0

These are the defaults. Nice, safe, but not necessarily optimal. What's all this about 16-bit mode? I thought that went out with the 386! And why are most of the other options turned off?

Well, it's generally considered a good idea for any self-respecting distribution to install itself in the kewlest, slickest, but SAFEST way it possibly can. The above settings are virtually guaranteed to work on any hardware you might throw at it. But since we know we're throwing something more than a dusty, 8-year-old, 16-bit multi-IO card at it, let's talk about the interesting options:

multcount: Short for multiple sector count. This controls how many sectors are fetched from the disk in a single I/O interrupt. Almost all modern IDE drives support this. The man page claims:

When this feature is enabled, it typically reduces operating system overhead for disk I/O by 30-50%. On many systems, it also provides increased data throughput of anywhere from 5% to 50%.
I/O support: This is a big one. This flag controls how data is passed from the PCI bus to the controller. Almost all modern controller chipsets support mode 3, or 32-bit mode w/sync. Some even support 32-bit async. Turning this on will almost certainly double your throughput (see below.)

unmaskirq: Turning this on will allow Linux to unmask other interrupts while processing a disk interrupt. What does that mean? It lets Linux attend to other interrupt-related tasks (i.e., network traffic) while waiting for your disk to return with the data it asked for. It should improve overall system response time, but be warned: Not all hardware configurations will be able to handle it. See the manpage.

using_dma: DMA can be a tricky business. If you can get your controller and drive using a DMA mode, do it. But I have seen more than one machine hang while playing with this option. Again, see the manpage (and the example on the next page)!

Turbocharged

So, since we have our system in single-user mode like a good little admin, let's try out some turbo settings:

hdparm -c3 -m16 /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
setting 32-bit I/O support flag to 3
setting multcount to 16
multcount    =  16 (on)
I/O support  =  3 (32-bit w/sync)

Great! 32-bit sounds nice. And some multi-reads might work. Let's re-run the benchmark:

hdparm -tT /dev/hda


/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads:   128 MB in  1.41 seconds =90.78 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads:  64 MB in  9.84 seconds = 6.50 MB/sec

WOW! Almost double the disk throughput without really trying! Incredible.

But wait, there's more: We're still not unmasking interrupts, using DMA, or even a using decent PIO mode! Of course, enabling these gets riskier. (Why is it always a trade-off between freedom and security?) The man page mentions trying Multiword DMA mode2, so:

hdparm -X34 -d1 -u1 /dev/hda

...Unfortunately this seems to be unsupported on this particular box (it hung like an NT box running a Java app.) So, after rebooting it (again in single-user mode), I went with this:

hdparm -X66 -d1 -u1 -m16 -c3 /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
setting 32-bit I/O support flag to 3
setting multcount to 16
setting unmaskirq to 1 (on)
setting using_dma to 1 (on)
setting xfermode to 66 (UltraDMA mode2)
multcount    = 16 (on)
I/O support  =  3 (32-bit w/sync)
unmaskirq    =  1 (on)
using_dma    =  1 (on)

And then checked:

hdparm -tT /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads:   128 MB in  1.43 seconds =89.51 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads:  64 MB in  3.18 seconds =20.13 MB/sec

20.13 MB/sec. A far cry from the miniscule 3.58 we started with...

By the way, notice how we specified the -m16 and -c3 switch again? That's because it doesn't remember your hdparm settings between reboots. Be sure to add the above line (not the test line with -tT flags!) to your /etc/rc.d/* scripts once you're sure the system is stable (and preferably after your fsck runs; having an extensive fs check run with your controller in a flaky mode may be a good way to generate vast quantities of entropy, but it's no way to administer a system. At least not with a straight face...)

Now, after running the benchmark a few more times, reboot in multi-user mode and fire up X. Load Netscape. And try not to fall out of your chair.

In conclusion

This is one of those interesting little tidbits that escapes many "seasoned" Linux veterans, especially since one never sees any indication that the system isn't using the most optimal settings. (Gee, all my kernel messages have looked fine....) And using hdparm isn't completely without risk, but is well worth investigating.

And it doesn't stop at performance: hdparm lets you adjust various power saving modes as well. See the hdparm(8) for the final word.

Many thanks to Mark Lord for putting together this nifty utility. If your particular distribution doesn't include hdparm (usually in /sbin or /usr/sbin), get it from the source at http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/hardware/

Happy hacking!

lspci : List all PCI device information

2005-06-27T16:40:00.000+05:30

lspci (LSPCI) -- List all PCI device information.

Summary:

lspci is a utility for displaying information about all PCI buses in
the system and all devices connected to them.

Examples:

$ lspci -- List all PCI device details in short form.

$ lspci -v -- List all PCI device details in long form.

$ lspci -vv -- List all PCI device details in very verbose form.

$ lspci -vb -- Show PCI device connection in Tree form.

$ lspci -n -- Show details in raw form like vendor & device code.

$ lscpi -d 8086: -- Show only Intel's PCI devices.

$ lspci -m -- Show the details in more readable form.

$ lspci -x -- Show initial PCI configuration details in HEX.

# lspci -xxx -- Show whole PCI configuration details in HEX.

Read: man lspci

GNU/Linux FAQ by Richard Stallman

2005-06-27T16:37:00.000+05:30

When people see that we use and recommend the name GNU/Linux for a system that many others call just "Linux", they ask many questions. Here are common questions, and our answers. [Read the FAQ]

Install two Linux Distros on the same computer

2005-06-27T03:21:00.000+05:30

I have to install Windows ME, Fedora Core 3 and SuSe 9.1. How do I proceed?

Solution :

Before install take a deep breath on how to arrange spaces for installing three distors? I have used as under...

I have a 40 GB Hard Disk and I have made the following partitions...

1) 5 GB FAT 32 (C:)
2) 5 GB FAT 32 (D:)
3) 10 GB EXT3 (For SuSe 9.1)
4) 10 GB EXT3 (For Fedora 3)
5) 512 MB SWAP (Thumbrule for setting up the size of SWAP = 2 * RAM present in your computer)
6) Rest kept free (to be used according to need)

In the above I used the first 5 GB FAT for installing Win ME. The second 5 GB FAT for storage of Win data files. The first 10 GB EXT3 for SuSe 9.1 and second 10 GB EXT3 for Fedora Core 3. The 512 MB swap is for common SWAP place.

STEP 1 :

Install Windows ME

STEP 2 :

Install SuSe 9.1

STEP 3 :

Install Fedora Core 3.
Hope up to this point you will face no problem.

STEP 4 :

After installing Fedora you will find that your SuSe vanished from GRUB boot loader but you will find Windows if you carefully configure your GRUB during installation of Fedora Core 3. During configuring GRUB at the time of Fedora Core 3 Installation, you will find an option to include other operating systems and your Fedora Core 3 can recognize your Windows ME as DOS and you should include it so that it can be found in your GRUB boot loader.

The main thing is to add another GNU/Linux OS, such as SuSe 9.1 in our case.

STEP 5 :

After installation of Fedora Core 3. You should check whether your Windows is working well or not. I am not going to discuss about Windows installation or any fault from Windows part. It is given in the example as to show that GRUB can well recognize Windows as well. You should contact any Windows forum or Microsoft for any help if your Windows fails to start. They should help you.

Boot from Fedora Core 3 and log in as root.

SETP 6 :

Here are the main things to be done carefully for accessing your SuSe. Always keep in mind that you are under FC 3. So, any / or /boot etc. will indicate Fedora's / or Fedora's /boot.

[root@localhost ~]# mkdir /mnt/suse

The above directory made to mount SuSe on that point.

[root@localhost ~]# mount /dev/hda6 /mnt/suse
We have just mounted SuSe to the mentioned mount point. You should put the exact drive name (hda6 in our case) in the above.

[root@localhost ~]# cd /mnt/suse
[root@localhost ~]# ls
You should see the various directories under SuSe.

[root@localhost ~]# cd boot
[root@localhost boot]#
You are now on SuSe's /boot directory. Now copy the following three files

1. vmlinuz-2.6.xxx.
2. System.map-2.6.xxx
3. initrd-2.6.xxx

and paste those to Fedora's /boot. The commands to do this may be as follows,
[root@localhost boot]# cp vmlinuz-2.6.* /boot
[root@localhost boot]# cp initrd-2.6.* /boot
[root@localhost boot]# cp System.map-2.6.* /boot

NB : If you use Slackware, you will not find initrd-2.6.xxx rather you will find a boot image file whose extension is .img (the file name something similar to boot.xxx.img). You should copy that file instead of initrd-2.6.xxx.

Now, open the file /etc/grub.conf using your favorite text editor.

[root@localhost boot]# vi /etc/grub.conf

Add the following three lines at the end of the file...
------------------------------------------------------------
title SuSe Linux 9.1 (2.6.x.x)
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.4.52-default root=/dev/hda6 ro
------------------------------------------------------------

You have finished editing the file.

The first line tells about the title which will appear in our GRUB boot loader window. This is a string. After typing title you can provide any string which will appear in your GRUB's window.

The second line tells the GRUB that where your root is located. If your / of SuSe is located under partition hda6 you should write the above. The following example will clear you how to modify the string according to your need if your / of SuSe is other than hda6.

for hda6= (hd0,5)
for hda5= (hd0,4)
for hda7= (hd0,6)
for hdb6= (hd1,5)
for hdb5= (hd1,4)
for hdb7= (hd1,6)

Hope this is sufficient to clear the thing.

The third line indicates where to find the kernel and kernel status.

Now save the file. Reboot and viola......you have done the job.

You will find your second Linux Distro in the GRUB and you can now run any of your Linux Distro from your computer.

Setting up KMail client with GMail

2005-06-27T00:17:00.000+05:30

To set up KMail clinet with GMail follow the instructions :

Settings -->Configure KMail

Configure KMail is devided into six sections. Look at the left; from top to bottom find six tabs as Identities, Network, Appearance, Composer, Security, Misc.

We only use two sections.........Identities and Network to complete the work.

Click Identities....then click New to create a new Identity or Modify to modify the existing identity. Now click on the General Tab...

Your Name : Your Name
Organization : Your organization or keep it blank
E Mail address : learner.linux(at)gmail.com

Now, click on the Network section from left section. Click on the Sending tab to configure with your SMTP server. Click Add to add a new entry or Modify to modify an existing entry.

Now click on the General Tab.

Name : Your Name
Host : smtp.gmail.com
Port : 465
Check on the Server Requires Authentication
Login : your complete e-mail address (learner.linux(at)gmail.com)
Password : Your login password to e-mail
Check Store SMTP password in configuration file.

Now click on the Security Tab

Encription : SSL
Authentication Method : Login

Click OK to save the settings under Sending tab. Now click on the Receiving tab. Click Add or Modify as per your requirement. Click on General Tab.

Name : Your Name
Login : your complete e-mail address (learner.linux(AT)gmail.com)
Password: your password
Port: 995
Host: pop.gmail.com
Check Store POP password in configuration file.
You may check Enable interval mail checking and fix the time. I have set it at 10 which means after every 10 minutes, my mail box will be checked by my KMail.

Now click on the Extras tab.

Encription : Use SSL for secure mail download
Authentication Method : Clear text

Now, click on OK to save the settings under Receiving tab.

Click on OK again to save the whole configuration of KMail configuration.

You have finished your job. Now relax...

Slackware Linux Essentials

2005-06-25T22:44:00.000+05:30

This is a wonderful book for beginners of linux mainly Slackware users.

The book is written by :
Alan Hicks
Chris Lumens
David Cantrell
Logan Jhonson

http://slackbook.lizella.net/html/

adduser : How to add an user

2005-06-25T22:25:00.000+05:30

You may sometime need to add an user account. If you use Slackware, then you must have to add an user account after logging in as root. This step by step exercise will let you explain how to add an user.

Follow this link...

Customizing the splash image in GRUB

2005-06-25T18:08:00.000+05:30

The splash image is the image shown in the background when GRUB (the GRand Unified Bootloader) is displaying the list of operating systems you can boot. Typically, this is the corporate logo of your Linux distribution. But its very simple to customize it to an image of your choice. All you need is the GIMP and gzip. My GIMP version is 1.2. Even older versions may do the job.

Here's how:(You need to have root access)
1)Start the GIMP.
2)Click on File->New or type Ctrl+N
3)In the new image dialog, change Width to 640 pixels and Height to 480 pixels. (The image should be of size 640x480 pixels.) Now click OK.
4)Create the image which you would like to be the splash image. It's quite fun to experiment with the various tools of the GIMP!
5)After you have finished creating the image, hit Alt+i or right click on the image and click on Image->Mode->Indexed...
6)In the Indexed Color Conversion dialog that appears, click on the radio button "Generate optimal Palette" and in "# of colors" enter 14. Click OK.(The image should be of only 14 colors)
7)Now right-click on the image and click on File->Save As...Save the file as splash.xpm in a directory of your choice.
8)Now open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you have saved splash.xpm
9)Now key in gzip splash.xpm
10)You will find that a file named splash.xpm.gz is created in the directory where splash.xpm used to exist.
11)Copy this splash.xpm.gz to the /boot/grub directory. You may want to back up the pre-existing splash.xpm.gz file in the /boot/grub directory first.

That's it! When you reboot, you will find your image in the background, with the menu of operating systems etc. in the foreground.

Of course, this is not the only way to change the image, but it is a very simple one.

Reference : http://www.freelinuxcdrom.com/LDP/LDP/LG/current/TWDT.html

Mouse is not scrolling on Slackware 10.1

2005-06-25T13:45:00.000+05:30

It is a very common problem. Edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Find the section where your input device is configured...
There are a lot of lines which are commented out with # but you should look for the following lines which should not be commented out
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
// Most probably the above lines are there, now add the following line, always remember to add this line after Option "Device" "device/path"...
Option "ZAxixMapping" "4 5"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now it will start scrolling

Eject command is not working, message : 'Unable to open /dev/hdd'

2005-06-25T13:31:00.000+05:30

This is caused due to permission set to your /dev/hdd. Give necessary permission to your /dev/hdd and it will work.

bash-3.00$ eject /dev/hdd
eject: unable to open `/dev/hdd'

bash-3.00$ ls -l /dev/hdd
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 64 2002-06-09 23:27 /dev/hdd

// you have to provide a permission to read+write to all. To do so, log in as root

bash-3.00$ su
Password:

bash-3.00# chmod a+rw /dev/hdd

//you have done the necessary change, now check that, whether it is ok or not ...

bash-3.00# ls -l /dev/hdd
brw-rw-rw- 1 root disk 22, 64 2002-06-09 23:27 /dev/hdd

//now give your eject command again
bash-3.00# eject /dev/hdd

It is not working? So, have fun...

Connect R-Connect (Reliance) from your Linux Box

2005-06-25T13:25:00.000+05:30

There are many of us who find it difficult to connect to the intyernet with their Reliance ISP using Reliance Mobile or Fixed Wireless Telephone (FWP). A few months back I also found a There are many of us who find it difficult to connect to the internet to their Reliance ISP using Reliance Mobile or Fixed Wireless Telephone (FWP). A few months back I was also stuck in a similar problem but I can now easily connect using my Reliance Fixed Wireless Telephone. Several members have also been benefited using tips from mine and a lot of them requested me to publish a step by step guide to communicate internet using their Reliance Telephone. This made me enthusiastic to write this material. This is a complete guide for Reliance but can also be a guide for Tata and Airtel Mobile and FWP devices also. I used a Reliance FWP with LG LSP 340E base phone set.

Step 1

Connect your telephone to the ttyS1 port. ttyS1 is the same port as COM2 port (we use the term COM2 in Windows). If you use COM1 port then replace all ttyS1 (where you will find in this guide) with ttyS0.
[ COM(x)=ttyS(x-1) ]

Step 2

If you are able to communicate internet through Windows then there is no problem with it you can proceed to the next step or if there is a need to test your modem, you should produce the following command as root.

[root@localhost user]# wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

ttyS0: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud

ttyS0: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud

ttyS0: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up.

ttyS1: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud

ttyS1: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK

ttyS1: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK

ttyS1: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK

ttyS1: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK

ttyS1: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK

ttyS1: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK

ttyS1: Modem Identifier: ATI -- 115200

ttyS1: Max speed is 115200; that should be safe.

ttyS1: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK

Port Scan: S3 S4 S5 S6 S7

Found a modem on /dev/ttyS1.

Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf.

ttyS1: Speed 115200; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"

If everything is alright you should get similar result. A modem configuration is also be written to \'/etc/wvdial.conf\' with this but as it is not accurate with our need we will slightly change according to our need.

Note : It may happen that you have to provide the command in three/four times to communicate. So don\'t give up unless you have tried the command for three four times. In this time you must be communicated. If not please check your connection.

Step 3

Do not configure the KPPP unless you understand what you are doing. If you write a configuration file yourself, it is much easier to find the problem in future. I am configuring the file by editing it. If you still want to use KPPP you are encouraged to do it using these parameters. Advanced Connection Settings --> Extra Settings string value and put it as the init2 string value]

Step 4

Now you are almost at the last stage to connect to internet. Give the following command as root.

[root@localhost user]# wvdial reliance

(If you see that you access is denied then give access to the file /etc/wvdial.conf to execute the command using chmod.)

[root@localhost user]# chmod a+x /etc/wvdial.conf

and after that you give the following command again
[root@localhost user]# wvdial reliance

You may not be connected at the first time you have given the command. You may repeat three four times to connect but you will succeed at last. When you will get the connection, you can see the IP Addresses of your Primary and Secondary DNS servers. Note it down. Now disconnect, or you may test some pings and see what happens. You have to disconnect using Ctrl+C.

Edit the file /etc/wvdial.confusing your favourite editor. Erase the lines which were written by your computer at the previous step. Write down the following codes there.

[Modem0]

Modem=/dev/ttyS1

Baud=115200

Dial Command = ATDT

init1=ATZ

init2=AT+CRM=1

Flow Control= Hardware (CRTSCTS)

[Dialer reliance]

Username = YourUserName

Password = YourPassword

Phone = #777

Stupid Mode = 1

Inherits= Modem0

Save the file and exit from the editor.
[ You should log on to Windows and note down the Modem --> Advanced Connection Settings --> Extra Settings string value and put it as the init2 string value]

Step 4

Now you are almost at the last stage to connect to internet. Give the following command as root.

[root@localhost user]# wvdial reliance

(If you see that you access is denied then give access to the file /etc/wvdial.conf to execute the command using chmod.)

[root@localhost user]# chmod a+x /etc/wvdial.conf

and after that you give the following command again
[root@localhost user]# wvdial reliance

You may not be connected at the first time you have given the command. You may repeat three four times to connect but you will succeed at last. When you will get the connection, you can see the IP Addresses of your Primary and Secondary DNS servers. Note it down. Now disconnect, or you may test some pings and see what happens. You have to disconnect using Ctrl+C.

Step 5

Edit the tile '/etc/resolv.conf' file with your favourite editor and write down the IP Addresses you have obtained followed by the word nameserver.

nameserver [IP Address of Primary DNS Server]

nameserver [IP Address of Secondary DNS Server]

You have finished all your job and now ease back on your chair and give the command,

[root@localhost user]# wvdial reliance

Always remember that you have to be root to use the above command. When you will see IP addresses of your Primary and Secondary DNS Servers, you have been connected to internt.

Remember to disconnect using Ctrl+C

Whats more? Enjoy..... and give feedback

Connect DIAS (BSNL) from your Linux box

2005-06-25T13:06:00.000+05:30

This article explains about the configuration of DIAS internet connection. DIAS is a type of internet connection offered by BSNL. It is offered only in selected cities. For more details about DIAS connection click here.

We need a package named rp-pppoe for configuring this internet connection in *nix based machines. This package can be downloaded from this site.

Now the following steps need to be followed:

1-> Switch to root using 'su' command
2-> Use the 'rpm' command to install the rp-pppoe rpm
3-> After installing it , just do a cd to /usr/sbin
4-> Now we are in the directory /usr/sbin
5-> Now execute the script 'adsl-setup'
6-> You will be prompted to enter the following

User name
Password
Ethernet card number [Eth0, Eth1... etc.. based on your pc configuration]
DNS Address

Primary Address - 61.0.0.5
Secondary Address - 61.0.128.6

Firewall setup [Enter 0 or 1 or 2] based on the pc requirements
Finally we are asked to confirm the changes that we made

7-> After completing this step, start the net connection by executing the following script 'adsl-start' and the connection can be terminated by using 'adsl-stop' script.

Hope this article is useful for those who are meddling up with their DIAS internet connection. Note that BSNL provides a modem [external] for this type of internet connection.

Unable to unmount drives due to "Drive is busy status" ?

2005-06-25T13:03:00.000+05:30

Unable to unmount drives due to "Drive is busy status" ?

look if you have any open workspace on the drive location
then run

fuser -k /path/where/the/drive/is/mounted
or
fuser -k /device (for ex. fuser -k /dev/cdrom)

then proceed as normal umounting procedure

This is usefull for CDroms which are sometimes stuck on some job and fail to unmount

lsdev - Display information about installed hardware

2005-06-25T12:58:00.000+05:30

lsdev gathers information about your computer's installed hardware
from the interrupts, ioports and dma files in the /proc directory,
thus giving you a quick overview of which hardware uses what I/O
addresses and what IRQ and DMA channels.

This program only shows the kernel's idea of what hardware is present,
not what's actually physically available :-)

Examples:

$ lsdev

Read: man lsdev