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How To Set Up A Linux Home Media Server? I have a P4 2.2ghz PC with a 300gb HD, and I want to install a distro of Linux that I can have connect to my home network so that I can have all my pictures and music on one computer, but be able to access them on my four Windows XP systems. I have very little previous experience with Linux. My network is wireless, but this computer will be wired to the router directly. I would like to have full access to these files, not just streaming capabilities, similar to the way you can share folders on the Windows Network.

Can a file and media server be created in a Linux system? I'm using Ubuntu 6.06 and I wish to create a file and media server on it. I've used Samba for the file server part. What about for the media part? Can it be done? Can it be in the same desktop or does it has to be on two? Which media server software is the most compatible with an Ubuntu file server?

DLNA Media Server for Ubuntu/Linux Mint? I currently stream my videos from my Windows 7 computer to my Xbox 360 via TVersity. But I have a laptop running Linux Mint (fantastic Ubuntu variant) that I'd also like to stream media from. Is there any DLNA compatible media streamers for Linux that I can use? Preferably something that loads up in the background on startup so I don't have to manually start it whenever I want stream something.

best linux file permissions for other users (media server)? Hi, I have all my music, pictures, and videos in a folder /mnt/6/media/ How do i set this up so i can make user accounts that can browse the contents, open the contents, copy to their computer, but not delete? I am afraid if i give a few roomates access someone will accidently delete. This is a linux system. Am i correct in assuming the following? User: bob is default in wheel group and secondary in ftp. randy owns /mnt/6/ Any additional users should be put in the FTP group and /mnt/6/ and recurssive files should all be set to 755? This gives bob (the owner) ability to write, delete, etc, and additional users in the FTP group to read and play the content but not delete? Thanks for clarifying.

Linux Server Distros? I need a good, free distribution of a Linux server for a small media server to be connected to my Windows 7 PC and my vista. any good FREE distros?

What is a good alternative to ASP if you are on a linux server? I want to upload files from the website and attach visitor's informtation to that media file. If I had the site on a window's server, I would use ASP, but my client wants to use a linux server.

Best value server hardware for medium scale website running on Linux? What do you suggest? Dell, HP, IBM, Sun... it is my knowledge that IBM provides the best server running on linux? Or is it the best idea to buy used hardware equipments? Or what about building a few boxes from scratch? This website will run on Linux and will run a medium scale dynamic website with server-side language. thanks experts @ Y! Answers!

What OS would make the best media center server? Have an older computer currently running Windows XP. Use it to play music on a stereo, and watch movies on a flat-screen tv. Also used as my home network server. Just wondering it there would be a better operating system I could use, either a better Windows (XP, home server, Vista) version, or a Linux version (Except Ubuntu, of course.) Ideas?

I want to make a media server for my home. What is the best open source app? How would I go about doing this? I was thinking this would be a good way to learn Linux. What would be the best approach for this?

linux file server with windows 7 and ps3? i have an old pc whitch im using as file server , its running windows xp and im tring to instal linux but i dont know if it will do as good, can linux share a printer with windows 7?i also use my ps3 as a media server to watch movies on my tv,can i still do that with linux? can i remotely acces linux with windows 7 so i wont need to atach a monitor to the linux comp

Any programs that stream media for Linux(Ubuntu)? I have a PC which is running Linux(Ubuntu) and I want to stream the media from my PC to my PS3. Is there any programs( that are free :) ) that act as media servers that will work on my PC.

What suggestions do you have for creating a Linux-based home server? I'm looking to build a Linux-based server for use at home. I'm not new with Linux, but I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination. I'm looking, in particular, for distribution, software, security, and configuration suggestions. I'd like the server to be able to do a number of things: *Private SMB/CIFS server for local network *Media server, for iTunes and Xbox 360 *FTP/Webserver, password-protected, accessible from internet. *Media center features (Maybe?) *Possibility for future expansion. Part of me wants to use Ubuntu or Fedora, for familiarity's sake, but perhaps there is a better option. Thanks!

How To: Windows Based Media Server? I need to setup a media server. The system I am using has a motherboard that has known Linux compatibility issues (in other words; Linux is NOT an option, unfortunately). I only need to stream music. Of course, MS wants me to buy Server 2003. Hold on while I check my pocket. No, I don't $5G. Oh, but I do have that copy I found on the sidewalk. But I'd rather use my legal XP (currently installed) to do it. I currently have HTTP and FTP servers setup. Need advice on configuring media server on XP. This is an internal company server and only has to work on MS boxes. Thanx in advance.

I have Pentium 4 computer with Windows XP Home on it. I want to turn this into fileserver and media server? I want to be able to do several things. Have this computer act as a server for files, be able to play hulu.com (more of a PC than server I guess), backup my two networked PCs, and stream to my PS3. What OS would be best suited for this? Can XP Home do this? Or should I go with Ubuntu or some other Linux? Main thing is file serving and backups. Thanks.

Best Linux distro for use as a server? My friend has an old computer with a 996MHz Processor with 128MB of RAM, and 6GB+90GB hard drives. He wants to use it as a personal server for storing his music, movies, etc. He also needs it to be able to stream videos to his xBox 360. I was thinking a Linux Distro would be best, due to the low specs. Which distro is the best (fastest, most reliable) to use for media storage and streaming?

How do I set up a VPN Tunnel between a Linux Server and my Cisco Router? I've got an ADSL line at my home that terminates to a Cisco 1721, and a collocated server at my place of business, which is running Ubuntu Linux Server 8.04. I would like to set up a private network (10.x.x.x) between the two locations for ease of sharing of files and media amongst my home LAN and the server. My guess would be to set up some sort of VPN between the server and the cisco, but I can't seem to figure out how. I realize that I can simply open a VPN connection from each client PC, but I think it's much better (and reduces overhead, 10 tunnels as opposed to 1) to actually set the VPN up at the router level, and just "ip route 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 Tun0" or something. Can someone point em int he right direction as to how to set up a cisco-->server vpn? Encryption is not that important, a vanilla L2TP tunnel would suffice!

Why does Linux suckss so bad when it comes to play media? I just got Ubuntu 9. Very nice. I tried to play a movie using Totem, It won't work, I updated all the codecs NADA!! Then I downloaded MPlayer supposely stable. It does not run the media!! No error but just won't play my movie. Finally I got VLC Player , It plays the movie but the picture is HOORIBLE. My question is WHEN!! Linux will start to have stable media?? Linux folks ALWAYS criticise Windows etc.. But Linux seems to be stable for 1 thing DATABASE & SERVER!! But sorry when it comes to games , media , musics they are 100 years behind Windows. However I am going to keep Ubuntu 9 as the ONLY reason I downloaded was to use LAMP but I was hoping to witness some improvements from the last version I tried 2 years ago Ubuntu 7.

Which flavour of linux is best for PS3? I have a media server running Media Tomb (which is great!). However the PS3 only supports a limited number of file formats. I was wandering if it was possible to install Linux on the PS3 and have it recognise the media server and give me the ability to add the appropriate codecs so that I can play the troublesome files?

What are the benefits of changing my OS to linux yellow dog on my PS 3? I really dont have a clue about this, i ve only had my ps3 two weeks and have just about managed to get my media servers from ps3 pickin up my laptop and desktop,but i hear all about this linux yellow dog, what the hell is it, what does it do, and what are the benefits of using it (and disadvantages). HELLLPPP! Thnkin you in advance!

Why does Media Player on Windows Vista, take FOREVER to add files to the playlist that are on the network? First I just want to say I am well versed in networking, and computers in general. My job is being wholly responsible for maintaining a network of 30+ PC's, 3 linux servers, and 130+ dumb terminals. I just want to make it clear that, though I may not be a computer genius, I for sure know what I am doing, when it comes to home networking. I just installed Vista on one of my PC's. I have a PC (Win XP) on my network that shares all my media files. With previous versions of windows like XP or even Win2k, I have NEVER had a problem like this. I have the drives on the data server mapped on the Vista box. So lets say I navigate to the album I want. And drag the 12 or so tracks to the playlist in media player. Media player stops responding for literally 30-60 seconds until it finaly shows the songs on the list. 2-3 albums and I give up waiting after 2-3 minutes. The data is on a defragged SATA 2 drive. The PC's are the only 2 on a 100Mbps network. WHY is it doing this? BTW: IT'S NOT BECAUSE MY COMPUTER CANT HANDLE VISTA. The PC with Vista has a AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ 2.0Ghz CPU, 1GB RAM - 250GB SATA2 hard drive. It handles everything that actually uses resources just fine. I have all the visual stuff active, and it runs nice and smooth. ALSO -- if I watch the CPU meter while media player is all frozen, it's just sitting at 2-3%. There isn't an large network activity, and the RAM usage doesnt seem to change, so I'm not understanding where it is bottle necking. BTW -- I also disabled everything I could find that might take time when adding files. Like adding files to library when played -- getting additional info off of the internet etc. Also - in case it make any difference, I have the 64 bit version of Vista installed.

what is the linux command line for displaying a website? I'm using Gentoo linux and am a complete newbie. Just got the hang of emerge and moving round the directories. Anyway I've installed media tomb to turn the box in to a media server and I want to check out the web interface via Putty at work. I've seen others use a prompt that can display webpages (albeit without graphics) via the command line. Anyone know how to do this? Cheers

What's the cheapest intel processor/motherboard you would suggest for a linux MMC? I am planning the parts I need to build a media server to store my music and movies. I am budgeting right now, and would prefer to spend as much money as I can on storage space and a high end video card and audio card. Am I wrong in assuming this doesn't need the high end 8 core whatever most expensive processor out there? Unless someone has a compelling reason to go with AMD, I am looking at intels.

Media Server Ideas for my old computer? I just bought a new computer. I want to put my old one next to my HDTV so that I can connect my pc to the vga input to watch hd movies on there. I would want to run it as a server when I am not using it though, so that means I would have to control it through remote desktop or something. I am thinking about an FTP file server for my private use. I just need some extra ideas, links to websites would be helpfull. Should I run linux (ubuntu) or should I run windows xp pro, thats all I have. What kind of things can I do that is not that hard, something for profit. Thanks.

Setting up a pc server to host media files for my mac? So i have an old PC that I want to convert into a file share server. I would like to store my music and videos on this server, and access them on my macbook. So here are the questions What is the best server software to use? MS server or Linux? Is there a way for my mac to view this as an external drive, so it will work with my Itunes? Can I plug in other USB devices into the server like my tv tuner so i can control it from my mac?

What is the difference between Windows OS vs Windows Server OS ? What is the difference between Windows OS and Windows Server OS in: 1) General terms ( Speed,Compatibility,etc.) 2) Daily use ( Games and Media ) 3) Use as an OS for the Apache server (Upload speed,respond to requests,etc.) ? P.S is it worth using a Windows server instead of Linux if you are just going to use Apache instead of IIS ?

Who offers the best dedicated server, liunx based, with unlimited traffic for a medium size company? We are a medium size company and looking for a company to host our site. We need: unmanaged dedicated server linux unlim traffic 24 hr great customer service which companies do you suggest? Do you have a reference? thnx

How do you set up a personal home server? Okay here is the thing. I used linnux for 2 years now. So i am familiar with it. I am planning to buy a cheap computer. a really cheap one to set it up as a data / media server. to be able to access it from my two laptops that i have at the moment. I have VIsta on one Laptop and Pclinnuxos on teh other laptop. I have 2 External drives filled with data and media. Now i am planning to buy this cheap computer and install linux OS (server edition) on it. so i can connect my two external drives on it and will be able to access them within my appartment and if i need you over the internet. How does it really work? I was looking at ubuntu server, or Pclinuxos Business edition, or any light weight distro that is reliable. Also can anyone provide me with step by step instructions on how to do it. I have alot of files and it frustrates me to go and grab my external everytime i wanna backup or access a file on it. Anyone? Please help.

Setting up a linux file server? I am Running an old computer on Ububtu, to use as a file server. I Access the files through a shared folder. Today I added an extra Hard Drive, ripped out of an old Sky+ box, Formatted it and added a shared folder. When I try to connect to it from a networked computer, I get the error, 0x80070043 (the network name could not be found), even though it appears in the root directory. help? what have i done wrong, how can i fix, i will not be too pleased if i have to do a full reinstall and go to freenas instead! :) Main HDD is mounted on dev/sdb Sec HDD is mounted on media/160GBNAS

how to install linux (Centos) on HP server? I bought an Hp server (ML370G6). during the installation of Centos, the following message comes: select the media which contains the pack to be installed: 1-local CDROM 2-Hard Disk 3,4,5 are not important(I guess). when I select local CDROM, a text appears which says: Unable to find any devices....... can someone help me....

Need help with the Linux distro for a music and video Jukebox? Hi, I´m have a lot of experience with MS operating system, since DOS 3.0, but I´m a newbie in Linux. I need some recommendation for the Linux distro and the packages to use for using a old 400 mhz with 128 RAM that I will transform in a Music and video Jukebox. I will use a standard touchscreen lcd, and a regular hard drive, maybe around 20 gigs. I like to use it also as a media server, with a wireless card, in case I install other Multimedia devices, like a 360. but that is not necessary. also i don´t need to play dvds on it, only regular divx and mpeg files, maybe some rmvb i have. also i like to have a simple interface, in the same lines as this: http://www.virtualmusicjukebox.com/ thanks for any answer

How to use Windows Server 2008 as a home media center? I have some experience with Windows Server 2008. How practical is it to use it as a home server? Anyone out there that has experience of setting it up at home? I would like to have all my media files stored in a single location and be able to access the from different computers over a wireless network. I know about the possibility of using Windows Home Server, which is probably more user-friendly, but I already own a copy of Server 2008 so it would make sense to use what I have. I am also aware of the availability of the free Linux OS but I rather stick with Windows for now.

What linux distro makes a good game / file server? I'm going to be building a home server soon that will serve as both a filesharing server and a game server for LANs, and I'm having trouble deciding on an OS. FreeNAS looked good, but I don't think it'll run the majority of deticated game servers, and I don't want to shell out $100 for Windows Home Server (plus I could use the linux experience). It needs to: -Run, at the very least, the Source Dedicated Server tool in Steam, and hopefully the DS tools for other games. -Be able to share video files over a network using something similar to Windows Media Sharing, so that we can stream content onto our TV. -A web-based GUI for setup over another computer (like FreeNAS) would be nice, although I suppose we could just use a remote desktop tool. -Be able to use a built-in torrent program. If there are plug-in available for Windows Home Server that could allow use of all these things, I would be willing to bite the bullet and pay for WHS, but as I said, something in Linux would be great because I need the experience. Thanks for any help!

why are there so many linux fanbois on yahoo? seriously i tried it on my media server and had nothin but compatibility problems (drivers, network problems) also games dont work ive got vista 32 sp1 and have had no .. yes thats right NO problems whatsoever its quick , it never crashes it is compatible with every program and driver i have thrown at it

What to do with a server blade? So the company I'm working for is going down the hole, and my boss is practically giving away all the crap in the office, first thing I got was this: http://www.nextdaypc.com/main/products/details.aspx?PID=A255655&rsmainid=ND0130014 I figured, it will probably be a usable computer at home, so I took it ... Now, I'm stuck with this, I don't even know what to do with it... LOL! It has windows 2008 server OS, but I want to put linux ubuntu... not really a techy guy, but i wanna use this as my media server at home... If you had a chance to get one of these babies, what would you do with it?

What's a good remote administration program for debian linux 64-bit? I have 2 debian linux computers. One is a media pc server that's hooked up to a bigscreen. The other is my laptop. I want to be able to control the server from my laptop over a network, so when i point and click it on my laptop, it will start a movie (or whatever) on the media pc. I installed VNC but it seems to only let you login as a seperate session... so im kinda stuck. Any help? It's not that I have a 'morbid fear' of the command prompt, I just don't want to have to take the time to learn commands for something as simple as turning the volume up and down, or making a video fullscreen... it just makes more sense for it to be graphical to me.

In RedHat Linux(9.0) while surfing internet through proxy server I can visit all site,but cannt check mail.? Ther r no restriction from server.fireWall is medium. now when i visit yahoo its ok,but when i click mail it showing a message "mail.yahoo.com.... could not found". & this prolem happen for every site(i.e I can open any other site but not their mail) It's very confusing.

How many websites could this server hold? About how many medium-sized websites with average traffic could this server hold? Just like the average website, kind of like a small business site. How many sites could this server hold, but still maintain nice, decent speed? PowerEdge R510 PE R510 Chassis for Up to Four 3.5" Cabled Hard Drives, LEDedit Processor Intel® Xeon® E5630 2.53Ghz, 12M Cache,Turbo, HT, 1066MHz Max Memedit Memory 8GB Memory (4x2GB), 1333MHz Single Ranked UDIMMs for 1 Procs, Optimizededit Operating System SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, SP3, Up To 32 CPU Lic, 1 YR Sub, DIB, Mediaedit Red Hat Enterprise Linux Licensing Hard Drives 1TB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Cabled Hard Driveedit Hard Drive Configuration No RAID, Embedded SATA Controller for x4 Chassisedit Power Supply 480 Watt Non-Redundant Power Supplyedit

Windows Home Server or Windows 7? I have a computer that I set up to be a media server. I purchased and installed windows 7. Now I am having problems keeping everything networked together because some of the computers have windows XP installed. I can get it to network, but after a day or so, the network will fail. When I try to connect the xp machine over the network to the windows 7, it will say that I do not have proper permissions. Even though I connected 6 hours ago with no problem. So, sense it could be the operating system, I figure I can purchase and install windows home server operating server. Now here is part of the question, Should I do this? Should I go from windows 7 Pro, to WHS? I tried to get linux to install, but had so many issues because my computer is set with raid 1+0 and got so tired of getting everything to work, I broke down and went with windows 7. FYI, Getting Ubutnu to work with Raid 1+0 will make you want to commit suicide. Here is what the network looks like Cysco small buisness gigabit wired router to 3 windows 7 computers, and one xbox360. Engenius Outdoor wireless router connecting 3 xp computers. Best network to work with above, and the different operating systems that will also recognize and work with Raid 1+0 with a Gigabit onboard Raid hardware controller. I looked to see if the router is being exploited, and I asked two of my buds to hack my network. The port scans shows non of them are showing open, and my router has upgraded firmware. All userids and passwords are not default, and using alpha numeric passwords. Well, It will have a wire connection, the outdoor router is acting as a switch, The router connects to the wired router and bridges the network together. So, It does technically have a wired connection.

Can normal programs that run on linux, run onlinux servers? like media players etc?

Need help with decision to buy or build media player? I have a Ubuntu Linux box setup as a file server in my home office. I use some of this space to store avi files which is shared using Samba. I can then access these files using my Windows Media Center in the den and through an XBox in the living room. I want to put another media player in the bedroom but I don't want a clunky XBox or full PC hooked up to the bedroom TV. Plus, I don't want to spend a fortune. I've looked at the D-Link MediaLounge (DSM-520), but I don't think this streams media from a Samba share, only from another Media PC. But, I like the look of this device. Can someone give me suggestions on similar products or a cheap way to build my own. Thanks!

Which operating system is best suited for a programmer? I am a programmer who uses C++, C#, .NET, actionscript 3.0, php, etc, etc. the impression I have gotten is that pc is best for business, Mac good for media and linux good for server use, which would be the best platform for developing web/desktop/database type of stuffz? Ive been using pc for a while now, and there so many alternatives thanks to the open source community for doing .NET stuffz, or flash stuffz on other platforms, but which one is the best to do it all on?

How can I change my 300GB NAS Maxtor drive for a larger one? I have Maxtor 300GB NAS drive on my home network. I want to increase its size. USB HDD only allow view only, and are not included in the media server. Tried taking HDD out of Maxtor, plugging in as secondary drive on PC. HDD is not recognised (presume it's Linux or similar). Want to create an image of the original drive using Ghost so that I can put that onto a larger HDD and install into NAS.

How to stream live video for Web page? I am interested in streaming live video to my Web page for viewing. What needs to be done to make this happen? Can an independent cable TV station somehow film the event and upload the feed to my ISPs (Network Solution) Linux server? I also wanted to have the video embedded (240 x 201 pixels) in my Web page, similar to the process of YouTube and embedding video on one's Web page page. I thought about having someone video tape the event, save it to a video file for viewers to download, but was concerned the file would be choppy during playback. Plus, it would take a long time to download. The event would be about an hour in length. If end-user downloading is the preferred option, what is the best format to use for quality a low band width...Windows Media File, Quicktime or Real Media?

What should I do with my Linux box? I have a second computer. It's 1.8 GHz Athlon with 80 GB and 512 MB of RAM. It's running Ubuntu 7.10. I have no use for it. What should I do with it? Turn it into a media drive? Use it to constantly download stuff? Dedicate it as a server? Any ideas?

One Last Linux/WINE Question...Please? OK, I am trying to set up a dedicated media server. I need to run many different formats of video, because I collect subtitled non0import anime (among other Japanese films). The players I need are Media Player Classic (CCCP), GOM Player, VLC Player KM Player...and a few others. I have audio in standard mp3, as well as FLAC and APE, so I need to run Foobar2000, Winamp, etc. I would also need to power either an 8800GT or 8800GS video card and an HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card. Is there hope for me on this...or am I doomed to Vista? Thanks again. 16K: I need all of these players because fansubs are VERY particular. Some will only run on one player. I know it sounds odd, but it is true. Thanks for the info. Also, no specific reason for Vista. Three of my boxes run XP, but my main computer runs Vista and it would be a major pain to change back to XP.

Which operating system is more taxing on a system, ubuntu or windows xp? I am building an htpc for use as a divx player (off a hard drive), media storage server and pvr. I have heard that Linux is much to better to use on a low end system. It seems that the most user friendly version out there is ubuntu or kubuntu, but the requirements are 256mb of ram which is the same as xp. I have a legal copy of xp that I can install and am wondering if I am better of sticking with that. I have a older socket 370 mobo that I am using for now (733 celeron) that I will probably upgrade to something over 3Ghz within a year. I don't plan on using it as a gaming machine, but I have read that Linux has very little commercial game support.

Need pointers to setting up A/V monitoring over WiFi of the basement playroom.? I am looking for a pointer to some instructions or personal experience that would assist me in setting up a system that I could use to monitor the kids in the play room. I have an extra laptop, wireless network, Linux experience. I can purchase probably a camera and microphone for the laptop. I imagine there are some instructions out there that recommend video and audio devices that are compatible with Linux and some sort of server software that would allow my wife and I to logon to that box from another computer in the house and pick up that a/v feed when we wanted to see and hear what was going on (floors and walls seem to well soundproofed in this new house). Keywords that I am using to search (Linux, monitor, Audio, Video, security) are of course coming up with the wrong stuff. There is a place I could put this and get two video feeds so that is desirable too. I would expect the Linux server to be able to stream something that Windows Media Player could use.

Creating a home File server...? I have a windows xp media center computer. I would like to be able to do two things with it. 1. I want to use it's hard drive to create a file server so I can access large files that can not be stored online on sites like dropbox. 2. I would like to be able to remotely control it with my ipad or Mac, but that is not as important to me as the file server. Note: if Linux would work better, I would be fine switching it over. The computer currently is in a spare room for storage so any changes are welcome.

What can I do with my old laptop and how? I have an old laptop with 30 mb ram and 6 gb hard drive running a pentium iii and no ethernet card. I installed linux onto it and am looking to make it either into a small server, a dvr, or a media center for my apartment. What kinds of upgrades do I need to make and/or do you have any better ideas?

Wikipedia Installation for creating online reference library and a forum.? OS : Windows XP Media Center with SP2 Web Server: IIS 5.1 My purpose is to install and use wikipedia as a base for my colloborative online consultancy website. I have downloaded wikipedia latest and PHP 5.x latest recently. I donot know whether my PHP installation is successful or not. I could be able to open http://localhost from IE 5.1, but not in Mozilla FireFox after installing it. I need to confirm PHP installation before proceeding to wikipedia installation. I have already completed wikipedia installation as per procedure. But nothing seems to happenning. I also require some resources to start a feature like Yahoo!Answers (but not RSS Feeds please) and also a online library for reference, a forum, on linux server. I thought wikipedia is a better platform, but open to other solutions also.

Issue with Debian after downloading and installing VLC media player packages? I run a Home server using Debian, and have been using it as a backup server and using it to host a voice server. I wanted to try streaming music/video so I can enjoy music at remote locations, and I have used VLC media player before, but never on Linux. I located the VLC media player package on the Synaptics Package manger, and told it to download it along with the other additional packages, and it said it had to remove some old packages and incompatible ones as well, so I said go ahead. Well, the screen blanked out at some point during the installation process, so i rebooted the server. Now it will go thru the whole loading process, and where it is supposed to prompt me to log in, it gives me a grey background and my cursor, which does react, but nothing else happens, and the activity light on the server does not flash. I'm not exactly sure what happened, but I would enjoy being able to log back into my server XD I have some knowledge of how to use and work with Linux, but only from what I have read and messed around with. I would really appreciate if someone could help me out, Thanks! ^_^

Is Linux for me? Sorry, I know there's a thousand linux vs. windows questions out there, but I am still not sure if it is appropriate for my needs. I'm used to Windows, but have some programming knowledge and understand quite a bit about computers. I'll probably always keep Windows (in a dual-boot configuration), at least for games (which I really don't play that much). What I do use my system for is a media file server, that I access throughout my house wirelessly to play music and videos. I use MediaPortal to interface with my server through my TV, and programs like helium music manager and mediamonkey to manage my music collection. Since I'm using my system primarily as a server, would there be noticeable performance improvements over using Windows? If I used mediaportal and mediamonkey, I would probably have to run those through windows emulation software, so that would negate any performance improvements, correct? I'm willing to learn and tinker with linux, but only if its worth it. Thanks for the replies so far. Mediaportal is just software that is specifically made for TV screens that allows you to interface with your computer. The thing is, this is all well-established by me (lots of time tinkering and database management), I wouldn't want to have to switch completely to a new program. So... I would probably have to run it through a windows emulator. So, if I do this, will I still receive the performance perks, or would it function just like it does in regular windows. I won't mind spending the time setting linux up with device drivers and all of that pain in the !@# stuff if it actually pays off. But I would hate to go through all of that trouble just to add another layer of complexity to my system. Thanks guys

Will I regret switching from Debian Linux to Freebsd? I run a server for a medium sized publishing company and want more stability. I'd also use it as my desktop office OS.

can i access my network drives from my ps3 if im connected through wireless or wired..? ive got alot of music.. vids... movies id like to access.. is it "find media servers" .. if it is... it can never connect to it. im not running linux on the ps3.. just stock ps3. connecting via 802.11n.

I have some Linux questions I need help with. Its an exam review, I am a beginner and want to learn more.? 1.Which of the following are power management protocols? A)ACPI B)PPP C)SMTP D)APM 2. Which of the following would you want to remove from a system that would serve solely as a firewall?(Choose all that apply.) A)init B)Telnet client C)Linux Kernel D)Apache server 3. Which tool would you use to setup a firewall on a Linux system? A)Apache B)iptables C)wall D)TCP wrappers 4. What is the intended purpose of the rc.local or boot.local startup script? A)Sets system time zone and language defaults B)Holds startup commands for its specific computer C)Displays startup messages D)Verifies that all other startup scripts are operating correctly 5. Which of the following protocols can help with configuration of SCSI devices? A)SCAM B)SMB C)ASPI D)ATAPI 6. Which of the following is not a responsibility of lpd? A)Maintaining printer queues B)Accepting print jobs from remote machines C)Informing applications of printer's capabilities D)Sending data to printers 7. Which of the following would show the contents of a tarball, including size and time stamps? A)tar xzf B)tar tzf C)tar tvzf D)tar x 8. Which of the following does an ethernet switch allow but a hub does not? A)100Mbps operation B)Linking more than five computers C)Full duplex operation D)Use with 10 Base 5 cabling 9. What types of devices may be attached via the USB port?(Choose all that apply) A)Keyboards B)Modems C)RAM D)Mouse 10. How would you direct the output of the uptime command to a file called uptimestats.txt? A)echo uptimestats.txt B)uptime > uptimestats.txt C)uptime | uptimestats.txt D)uptime < uptimestats.txt 11. What role does BIND fill? A)Allows programs to use dynamic library files B)Translates between names and IP addresses C)Ties together POP and SMTP servers D)Binds and IP address to a network interface 12. You think that a router between you and a server is preventing access, which command would you use to narrow down where the problem is? A)nslookup B)ping C)traceroute D)netstat 13. Which of the following when typed in Vi's command mode, saves the file and quits the program? A):rq B):wq C):rp D):we 14.Where may the Linux root(/) partition reside? A)On a primary or logical partition B)On a logical partition only C)On a primary partition only D)On a partition that falls below the 1,024th cylinder 15. Where in a network may a network firewall reside?(Choose all that apply.) A)In the walls between important offices B)On an individual computer C)In a router between network segments D)In expensive network cables 16. Which of the following commands would provide information on programs that are consuming too much CPU time? A)cat /proc/cpuinfo B)df C)top D)uptime 17. Which of the following commands would allow you to view the last few lines of a file? A)lastlines B)bash C)cp D)tail 18. Which tool can you use to measure a hard disks speed on a Linux machine? A)fdisk B)e2fsck C)speedtest D)hdparm 19. Which of the following may be used to create a swap partition?(Choose all that apply) A)dd B)mknod C)Linux fdisk D)PartitionMagic 20. Which of the following commands will install an RPM package? A)rpm -Uvh B)rpm -i C)rpm -U D)rpm -e 21. Which of the following is true of public domain and open source software? A)They're the same thing B)Both allow free distribution of software C)Represent opposing philosophies D)They can not legally appear on the same distribution medium 22. Under which of the following circumstances might you need to edit the /etc/fstab file? A)A hard disk has been added to the computer B)A zip disk has been added into the zip drive C)System performs a disk check and reports no errors D)/boot/grub/menu.lst boot options has been changed 23. What tool can diagnose and correct many common Linux filesystem problems? A)mkfs B)fsck C)chkdsk D)scandisk 24. Which programs can be used to load a module?(Choose all that apply) A)insmod B)rmmod C)modprobe D)depmod 25. Which of the following directories must reside on its own partition. A)/boot B)/ C)/home D)None, it's optional for all directories This is to Kiko_Pad .If you have nothing better to do than to tell me to do it my self, then I feel sorry for people like that that would rather spend their time telling people what to do rather then help someone with something they didn't know before. I know something you can do if all you want to do is tell someone to do their own work, go get yourself a girlfriend you lonely mofo, I mean kiko pad, oh yea just remembered your such a dork you spend your time telling others to do their work on yahoo, so I don't think their is any girl in their right mind that would give you a chance. Get a Life you worthless idiot. To Tracey L. I have read up on it there is a total of 200 questions on the exam review and these were the ones I was stumped on.

Linux people needed. I have a few questions I am stumped on and need your help.? I have an exam this week and the review contained 200 exam prep questions. I have answered and worked my A. off on the and these are the 25 out of 200 I couldn't figure out. They may seem remediale to some of you but I am asking to please help me with these last few so I can study the correct answers thanks. 1.Which of the following are power management protocols? A)ACPI B)PPP C)SMTP D)APM 2. Which of the following would you want to remove from a system that would serve solely as a firewall?(Choose all that apply.) A)init B)Telnet client C)Linux Kernel D)Apache server 3. Which tool would you use to setup a firewall on a Linux system? A)Apache B)iptables C)wall D)TCP wrappers 4. What is the intended purpose of the rc.local or boot.local startup script? A)Sets system time zone and language defaults B)Holds startup commands for its specific computer C)Displays startup messages D)Verifies that all other startup scripts are operating correctly 5. Which of the following protocols can help with configuration of SCSI devices? A)SCAM B)SMB C)ASPI D)ATAPI 6. Which of the following is not a responsibility of lpd? A)Maintaining printer queues B)Accepting print jobs from remote machines C)Informing applications of printer's capabilities D)Sending data to printers 7. Which of the following would show the contents of a tarball, including size and time stamps? A)tar xzf B)tar tzf C)tar tvzf D)tar x 8. Which of the following does an ethernet switch allow but a hub does not? A)100Mbps operation B)Linking more than five computers C)Full duplex operation D)Use with 10 Base 5 cabling 9. What types of devices may be attached via the USB port?(Choose all that apply) A)Keyboards B)Modems C)RAM D)Mouse 10. How would you direct the output of the uptime command to a file called uptimestats.txt? A)echo uptimestats.txt B)uptime > uptimestats.txt C)uptime | uptimestats.txt D)uptime < uptimestats.txt 11. What role does BIND fill? A)Allows programs to use dynamic library files B)Translates between names and IP addresses C)Ties together POP and SMTP servers D)Binds and IP address to a network interface 12. You think that a router between you and a server is preventing access, which command would you use to narrow down where the problem is? A)nslookup B)ping C)traceroute D)netstat 13. Which of the following when typed in Vi's command mode, saves the file and quits the program? A):rq B):wq C):rp D):we 14.Where may the Linux root(/) partition reside? A)On a primary or logical partition B)On a logical partition only C)On a primary partition only D)On a partition that falls below the 1,024th cylinder 15. Where in a network may a network firewall reside?(Choose all that apply.) A)In the walls between important offices B)On an individual computer C)In a router between network segments D)In expensive network cables 16. Which of the following commands would provide information on programs that are consuming too much CPU time? A)cat /proc/cpuinfo B)df C)top D)uptime 17. Which of the following commands would allow you to view the last few lines of a file? A)lastlines B)bash C)cp D)tail 18. Which tool can you use to measure a hard disks speed on a Linux machine? A)fdisk B)e2fsck C)speedtest D)hdparm 19. Which of the following may be used to create a swap partition?(Choose all that apply) A)dd B)mknod C)Linux fdisk D)PartitionMagic 20. Which of the following commands will install an RPM package? A)rpm -Uvh B)rpm -i C)rpm -U D)rpm -e 21. Which of the following is true of public domain and open source software? A)They're the same thing B)Both allow free distribution of software C)Represent opposing philosophies D)They can not legally appear on the same distribution medium 22. Under which of the following circumstances might you need to edit the /etc/fstab file? A)A hard disk has been added to the computer B)A zip disk has been added into the zip drive C)System performs a disk check and reports no errors D)/boot/grub/menu.lst boot options has been changed 23. What tool can diagnose and correct many common Linux filesystem problems? A)mkfs B)fsck C)chkdsk D)scandisk 24. Which programs can be used to load a module?(Choose all that apply) A)insmod B)rmmod C)modprobe D)depmod 25. Which of the following directories must reside on its own partition. A)/boot B)/ C)/home D)None, it's optional for all directories

Is Linux a good programming envoriment? I am going to dual my computer with Windows XP and Fedora my reasoning is to keep Windows for all my Gaming needs, media, music, ect. And to install Fedora for all programming and work related needs. Like scripting, setting up a test server, programming, doing work related stuff, and just learning how to use Linux just in case I need it for a job. Would that be a smart thing to do or should I just dump it all on Windows XP and stick with that?

Home server file system? Hi, I want to build a home server out of spare parts for extra storage and media streaming etc, was thinking of using a Linux distro as the OS. I want to be able to read and write to it from a Mac and Windows so i'm not sure how to format the drive? Mac has issues with NTFS, I've heard there's some software out there like Macfuse that might help me. But then there's FAT32 which both can write to but i believe can only hold files 4gb or less?

Linux Help Needed? How do I make a streaming server with VLC Media Player or XMMS Music Player?? Please make explinations so simple that a baby would understand. Thanks :D NOTE: I HAVE USED DOCS FROM BOTH AND THEY DON'T HELP ME!!!

Linux questions? I have an exam this week and the review contained 200 exam prep questions. I have answered and worked my A. off on the and these are the 25 out of 200 I couldn't figure out. They may seem remediale to some of you but I am asking to please help me with these last few so I can study the correct answers thanks. 1.Which of the following are power management protocols? A)ACPI B)PPP C)SMTP D)APM 2. Which of the following would you want to remove from a system that would serve solely as a firewall?(Choose all that apply.) A)init B)Telnet client C)Linux Kernel D)Apache server 3. Which tool would you use to setup a firewall on a Linux system? A)Apache B)iptables C)wall D)TCP wrappers 4. What is the intended purpose of the rc.local or boot.local startup script? A)Sets system time zone and language defaults B)Holds startup commands for its specific computer C)Displays startup messages D)Verifies that all other startup scripts are operating correctly 5. Which of the following protocols can help with configuration of SCSI devices? A)SCAM B)SMB C)ASPI D)ATAPI 6. Which of the following is not a responsibility of lpd? A)Maintaining printer queues B)Accepting print jobs from remote machines C)Informing applications of printer's capabilities D)Sending data to printers 7. Which of the following would show the contents of a tarball, including size and time stamps? A)tar xzf B)tar tzf C)tar tvzf D)tar x 8. Which of the following does an ethernet switch allow but a hub does not? A)100Mbps operation B)Linking more than five computers C)Full duplex operation D)Use with 10 Base 5 cabling 9. What types of devices may be attached via the USB port?(Choose all that apply) A)Keyboards B)Modems C)RAM D)Mouse 10. How would you direct the output of the uptime command to a file called uptimestats.txt? A)echo uptimestats.txt B)uptime > uptimestats.txt C)uptime | uptimestats.txt D)uptime < uptimestats.txt 11. What role does BIND fill? A)Allows programs to use dynamic library files B)Translates between names and IP addresses C)Ties together POP and SMTP servers D)Binds and IP address to a network interface 12. You think that a router between you and a server is preventing access, which command would you use to narrow down where the problem is? A)nslookup B)ping C)traceroute D)netstat 13. Which of the following when typed in Vi's command mode, saves the file and quits the program? A):rq B):wq C):rp D):we 14.Where may the Linux root(/) partition reside? A)On a primary or logical partition B)On a logical partition only C)On a primary partition only D)On a partition that falls below the 1,024th cylinder 15. Where in a network may a network firewall reside?(Choose all that apply.) A)In the walls between important offices B)On an individual computer C)In a router between network segments D)In expensive network cables 16. Which of the following commands would provide information on programs that are consuming too much CPU time? A)cat /proc/cpuinfo B)df C)top D)uptime 17. Which of the following commands would allow you to view the last few lines of a file? A)lastlines B)bash C)cp D)tail 18. Which tool can you use to measure a hard disks speed on a Linux machine? A)fdisk B)e2fsck C)speedtest D)hdparm 19. Which of the following may be used to create a swap partition?(Choose all that apply) A)dd B)mknod C)Linux fdisk D)PartitionMagic 20. Which of the following commands will install an RPM package? A)rpm -Uvh B)rpm -i C)rpm -U D)rpm -e 21. Which of the following is true of public domain and open source software? A)They're the same thing B)Both allow free distribution of software C)Represent opposing philosophies D)They can not legally appear on the same distribution medium 22. Under which of the following circumstances might you need to edit the /etc/fstab file? A)A hard disk has been added to the computer B)A zip disk has been added into the zip drive C)System performs a disk check and reports no errors D)/boot/grub/menu.lst boot options has been changed 23. What tool can diagnose and correct many common Linux filesystem problems? A)mkfs B)fsck C)chkdsk D)scandisk 24. Which programs can be used to load a module?(Choose all that apply) A)insmod B)rmmod C)modprobe D)depmod 25. Which of the following directories must reside on its own partition. A)/boot B)/ C)/home D)None, it's optional for all directories

Ubuntu 9.04 Server or Windows Server 2k3? I am going to build a media center in the next week or two. I will be using Ubuntu as the OS and XMBC as the media center (for the front end). All my media will be hosted out of a central server at my home and I plan to stream all my files to the XBMC. I do have some experience with linux, and I am comfortable with the command line and doing my own research. My questions, is there really any benefit to using a Ubuntu server over Windows? I know that if I went the Windows 2K3 route it would be much easier to set up. Assuming cost isn't an issue for the OS. Is there a reason I should lean towards one OS over the other. I do like the fact that the Ubuntu would be a little less resource intensive, but do the additional pains in setting it up justify using it? The hardware I plan on using is a little old. Dual P3 550mhz, 1 gig ram, lots of HDs.

how do u make a home server? i have an old sony VIAO desktop that i want to make into a server with a lot of memory and that runs on ubuntu linux communicate with a windows based pc (i have windows xp media center 05 sp2 laptops and one windows vista home premium) can u explain or post some links on ow to do this plz i have an old sony VIAO desktop that i want to make into a server with a lot of memory and that runs on ubuntu linux communicate with a windows based pc (i have windows xp media center 05 sp2 laptops and one windows vista home premium) can u explain or post some links on ow to do this plz and i dont want a ftp server or anything like that just a media server or were i can keep files on

Specing out a Web Development Server? I'm looking to spec out a server to do software/web development work on. This server will run the basics: MySQL, PHP, Java, Apache, SSL, etc. Can someone think of anything I may have overlooked from these specs: Dell PowerEdge T100 - Dual Core Intel® Pentium®E2220, 2.4GHz, 1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB Memory - 4GB, DDR2, 800MHz, 2x2GB,Dual Ranked DIMMs Operating System - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, 2S, FI x64, 3yr, Auto-Entitle, Lic & Media Hard Drive Controllers - Onboard SATA, 1-2 Drives connected to onboard SATA controller - No RAID Primary Hard Drive - 1TB 7.2K RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive, Primary 2nd Hard Drive - 500GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive CD/DVD Drive - 16x DVD Drive, Internal I also have a external hard drive for backups. Thoughts? Thanks all.

Is there any use for my 360 without the original drive and no key? Are there any mod chips available to allow me to use any sata dvd drive and install Linux or something of that nature? A chip to unlock Microsoft's lock downs so as to use it as a standard computer? I have a ps3 now and love it, and I have a 360 that no longer has the original drive got a replacement and had the key backed up but lost the thumb drive I backed it up to. I would really like it, if possible, to install Linux on the 360 and setup a media server on it for the ps3. I can certainly solder and know my way around Linux. There's just so many modchips out there I'm not sure which one if any will accomplish what I want. Can anyone help?

Develop a special purpose system based onlinux? i wanted to do a project on like, to develop a special purpose system based on linux(eg.a media player or a dns server etc,) its just an academic project..can u suggest some ideas on this ground please

Fedora in Jack-in-the-Box? Okay so I was eating at Jack and one of their TV's went black before showing a Linux penguin (tux) in the upper left-hand corner, I looked it up on Google and someone said it was a Fedora media server or something Does anyone know the EXACT name of the OS that was used? And if it's free or not? (links please)

How to "wake up" an XP PC by accessing UPNP or Lan share? Hello! I have a computer in my house, which I am using as a centralized storage, and a UPNP media server (TVersity Pro). I want to configure it in such a way, that when another computer on lan wants to access a shared folder, or the TVersity upnp server, it would wake itself up, should it be in sleep mode. The computer in question (the server) is a P4 machine with 768mb of ram. 32bit. Any suggestions? I have researched Wake on Lan, but am reluctant to try it, as it seems like a fairly complicated setup for such a task. The computer which is running the media server and the centralized storage is running Windows XP Pro. Other computers are a mix of XP Pro, XP home, XP MCE, and Windows 7. Currently I have no PC's running Vista, but it's an option always at hand. Would be nice if it worked with a Linux box too. I have no Macs. If it's of any matter, my network is mostly wired, though the solution must work with wireless too. I'm running a Linksys Router with Tomato firmware, and a switch (or hub, I forget, whichever is 'smarter'). 100Mb. I have no Gigabit connections

How can I make my XBOX 360 recognize my WD MyBook World edition 500 GB NAS hard drive.? I am trying to use my MyBook as a media server the way I use my pc's on my xbox 360. I understand that the MyBook isn't a Upnp server but I do know that there is a a few ways to make it one. I am not Linux savvy, thought I am very computer literate. I know the MyBook's code is in Linux but I am wondering is there a easy way to make the hard drive Upnp capable? All help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks

How to record flash videos online? Hi, I am developing a networking website for my collegemates. Where in they can record their voice or their video profile online live in my website and upload. Using webcams and microphones. I wanted a simple and reasonably priced solution as this for private and non-commericial use among our college. When i looked around i found in www.aff.com , they have this same system wherein once we register for free, we can also record our video or audio profiles and upload. So, i wanted to develop something similar to that wherein you can put in your profile, your photos, audio & video profiles, all in flash. Also i wanted to know if there is any freeware software which can convert any media files like mpeg, avi, wma into flash and then posted into the website as well. This will be useful if the internet connection isn't fast enought for online recording in the case above. My hosting server is a shared php based Linux server with other default stuff, let me know if have to add-in any other linux application.A handsome tip if the answer is in detail and precise.

Playstation 3, but still bored, any ideas? I have used the following features: PSP Remote Control Downloaded contents Filled it with media files Watched Blue-ray Movies Used Bluetooth Headset Used Wireless Headphones Played online against other players Used Keyboard and Mouse Used Ubuntu Linux Used Playstation Home Communicated With Other Users Browsed The Internet Via PS3 Connected Mobile For Media Setted up Tversity Media Server Played all games that I'm interested So do you people have any other ideas that what can I do next with my PS3!! I've already have used Xbox 360 and PSP to its full potential I don't like the baby pap (Wii)

Is it possible to have two independent displays from a single computer? Basically, what I'm thinking of is a single computer running two separate desktops. This is the scenario I'm imagining: A media center PC is attached to a flatscreen display (with a wireless keyboard/mouse), and to a monitor/keyboard/mouse. The PC is able to serve media through the flatscreen (eg, music and movies), and able to surf the Internet/chat/do normal PC stuff on the other display. The two displays are able to act independently of each other. It's kind of similar to a "dumb terminal" concept (ie, a dumb terminal connected to a "smart" server) that used to be big in workplaces before the cost of the hardware came down. I'm sure it's possible with Linux and the X Window System, but I'd be more interested in a Windows implementation (though I'd be grateful for any Linux/X Window System implementation information ;)

I'm having a problem with setting up network? I have a desk top PC running XP home edition SP2 and there is now two laptops running XP media centre. The two laptops can access shared folders between each other and the desktop can acess shared folders on the two laptops. The laptops however cannot access the shared folders on the desktop. When I go in to view workgroup compuers the desktop is listed but when I try to open it I get an error saying I don't have access. Have checked everything I can think of on desktop and all the permssions seem OK. Anyone have any ideas, the only thing I can think of is pro/mce is not compatible in this way with home edition which would not be helpful. Is this fixable or should I just install an FTP server on the desktop pc and use that. Have also considered ditching windows and using linux as a samba server ut find it impossible to get wireless networking working on that. If I connect the desktop to my router via a cable it works. Seems to be a problem with the wireless network connection.

Can you guys please help me with my hw and answer some multiple choice Q's? 1. ______ is a type of nonvolatile memory into which data can be stored and retrieved. a. SDRAM b. Flash memory c. Register d. RAM 3. With bitmapped images, the color of each _____ is represented by bits, the more bits used, the better the image quality. a. Pixel b. Map c. Byte d. Vector 4. System software is usually divided into two categories: operating system software and Programs. a. Planning system b. FAT system c. background d. utility 5. _______ was originally developed in the late 1960s at AT&T Bell Labs as an operating system for midrange servers. a. Linux b. Solaris c. Mac OS X d. UNIX 6. A(n) ____ instruction might look like a meaningless string of 0s and 1s, but it actually represents specific operations and storage locations. a. Programming language b. Machine language c. COBOL language d. ASCII 7. Similar to the way an IP address or domain uniquely identifies a computer on the internet, a _____ uniquely identifies a web page. a. Uniform resource locator (URL) b. WEB ID (WID) c. universal resource identifier (URI) d. Web resource identifier (WRI) 8. _____ is the version of windows designed for handheld PCs, smart phones, and portable media players. a. Windows server 2003 b. Windows mobile c. Windows Vista d. Windows Embedded 9. When data is processed into a meaningful form, it becomes _______. a. A program b. Code c. A database d. Information 10. A ______ is the hardware where data is actually stored. a. Storage medium b. Storage Memory c. Storage Processor d. Storage device 12. The _____ is the section of the CPU that performs arithmetic involving integers and logical operations. a. Register b. Decode unit c. Internal cache d. arithmetic/logic unit (ALU) 16. To keep files organized, related documents are often stored in ____ (also called directories) located on the storage medium. a. Labels b. Indexes c. Programs d. Folders 17. In the early 1980s, things began to change. _____ were invented and computer use increased dramatically. a. Networks b. Microcomputers c. Printers d. Computers 18. Filenames almost always contain a _ at the end of the filename. a. file extension b. file subname c. file subscript d. file attachment 19. ____ means that data can be retrieved directly from any location on the storage medium, in any order. a. Online access b. Sequential access c. Random access d. Indirect access 20. Unlike magnetic and optical storage systems ___ have no moving parts --- a property that makes them a solid-state storage system. a. Flash memory storage systems b. USB memory storage systems c. Bluetooth memory storage systems d. Zip memory storage systems 21. _____ is a method of storing data on two or more hard drives that work in combination to do the job of a larger drive. a. Holographic storage b. RAID (redundant arrays of independent disks) c. Network Attached Storage (NAS) d. Storage Area Networks (SANs) 22. One measurement of the speed of a CPU is the _____, which is rated in MHz or GHz a. System rpm b. CPU clock speed c. system speed d. CPU rpm 23. An important task that the operating system performs is____, which keeps track of the files stored on a PC so that they can be retrieved when needed. a. File management b. File listing c. File recovery d. Disk management 24. In addition to the four primary computer operations, today's computers typically also perform ____ functions. a. sorting b. programming c. calculations d. communications 25. A ____ is a place to store something temporarily. a. Sector b. Cache c. Track d. Tape 26. A ___ is an electronic path over which data can travel. a. bus b. lane c. cache memory d. word 30. The means by which an operating system or any other program interacts with the user is called. a. user login b. program front-end c. user interface d. programming interface 31. CD-ROM discs and DVD-Rom discs are ___ optical discs and come prerecorded with commercial products a. read-only b. write-only c. rewritable d. recordable 33. Terascale computing is the ability of computers to process one ___ floating-point operations per second (teraflops) a. million b. billion c. trillion d. quadrillion

Can you guys please answer this multiple choice questions for me? It is actually a part of my homework assignment which is due today and I lost my book. Please help me guys!! 1. ______ is a type of nonvolatile memory into which data can be stored and retrieved. a. SDRAM b. Flash memory c. Register d. RAM 3. With bitmapped images, the color of each _____ is represented by bits, the more bits used, the better the image quality. a. Pixel b. Map c. Byte d. Vector 4. System software is usually divided into two categories: operating system software and Programs. a. Planning system b. FAT system c. background d. utility 5. _______ was originally developed in the late 1960s at AT&T Bell Labs as an operating system for midrange servers. a. Linux b. Solaris c. Mac OS X d. UNIX 6. A(n) ____ instruction might look like a meaningless string of 0s and 1s, but it actually represents specific operations and storage locations. a. Programming language b. Machine language c. COBOL language d. ASCII 7. Similar to the way an IP address or domain uniquely identifies a computer on the internet, a _____ uniquely identifies a web page. a. Uniform resource locator (URL) b. WEB ID (WID) c. universal resource identifier (URI) d. Web resource identifier (WRI) 8. _____ is the version of windows designed for handheld PCs, smart phones, and portable media players. a. Windows server 2003 b. Windows mobile c. Windows Vistad. Windows Embedded 9. When data is processed into a meaningful form, it becomes _______. a. A program b. Code c. A database d. Information 10. A ______ is the hardware where data is actually stored. a. Storage medium b. Storage Memory c. Storage Processor d. Storage device 12. The _____ is the section of the CPU that performs arithmetic involving integers and logical operations. a. Register b. Decode unit c. Internal cache d. arithmetic/logic unit (ALU) 16. To keep files organized, related documents are often stored in ____ (also called directories) located on the storage medium. a. Labels b. Indexes c. Programs d. Folders 17. In the early 1980s, things began to change. _____ were invented and computer use increased dramatically. a. Networks b. Microcomputers c. Printers d. Computers 18. Filenames almost always contain a _ at the end of the filename. a. file extension b. file subname c. file subscript d. file attachment 19. ____ means that data can be retrieved directly from any location on the storage medium, in any order. a. Online access b. Sequential access c. Random access d. Indirect access 20. Unlike magnetic and optical storage systems ___ have no moving parts --- a property that makes them a solid-state storage system. a. Flash memory storage systems b. USB memory storage systems c. Bluetooth memory storage systems d. Zip memory storage systems 21. _____ is a method of storing data on two or more hard drives that work in combination to do the job of a larger drive. a. Holographic storage b. RAID (redundant arrays of independent disks) c. Network Attached Storage (NAS) d. Storage Area Networks (SANs) 22. One measurement of the speed of a CPU is the _____, which is rated in MHz or GHz a. System rpm b. CPU clock speed c. system speed d. CPU rpm 23. An important task that the operating system performs is____, which keeps track of the files stored on a PC so that they can be retrieved when needed. a. File management b. File listing c. File recovery d. Disk management 24. In addition to the four primary computer operations, today's computers typically also perform ____ functions. a. sorting b. programming c. calculations d. communications 25. A ____ is a place to store something temporarily. a. Sector b. Cache c. Track d. Tape 26. A ___ is an electronic path over which data can travel. a. bus b. lane c. cache memory d. word 30. The means by which an operating system or any other program interacts with the user is called. a. user login b. program front-end c. user interface d. programming interface 31. CD-ROM discs and DVD-Rom discs are ___ optical discs and come prerecorded with commercial products a. read-only b. write-only c. rewritable d. recordable 33. Terascale computing is the ability of computers to process one ___ floating-point operations per second (teraflops) a. million b. billion c. trillion d. quadrillion

Is cloud computing like clustering? i plan on making a Linux cluster ( for media purposes) using a couple of spare computers i have. I really wanna use ubuntu (since most of the the packages im using are .deb and im used to the bash) for the cluster. I just looked on the ubuntu server web page info and it says i can use cloud computing. SOO to make a long story short is cloud computing like clustering?

Beowulf cluster...? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_cluster Since I figured out that my major was going to be computer programming rather than networking or anything else, I've ALWAYS been curious about something. I've always wanted to be able to set up a Beowulf Cluster, but I've never had enough machines to do it. I now have some old junk machines at the house with like 8 hard drives in them total, and since the interface for the hard drives is IDE and not SATA, I don’t really want to get an adapter, ect. Anyway can someone tell me what their experience was setting up a Beowulf cluster? What amount of experience with Linux/Unix should you have (I currently have none), what are some good home applications? Such as creating your own cheap stand alone server, streaming media, ect. Hari R, thank you for a very good answer.

can you help me with these questions? 46 Which of the following statements describes the OSI reference model? It details a set of rules describing the design process of a network. It provides a standard for measuring network performance. It divides the process of network communications into seven layers. It describes the set of procedures for troubleshooting network problems. 47 Which UNIX command allows viewing and changing items in the configuration of a network interface such as IP address, hardware address, broadcast address, and subnet mask? netconfig ifconfig pathping lsof 48 Which TCP/IP utility prints information about network connections, routing tables, and interfaces? arp netstat host dig 49 How is the FTP Service installed on Windows 2000? by installing with a separate program by starting Windows 2000 services by opening the Web Services site by installing the IIS component of Windows 2000 50 What is the most popular Web server software for Linux? Apache Roxen Opera thttp 51 What are three key concepts when analyzing and optimizing network performance? bottlenecks, baselines, and best practices baselines, base logs, and best practices best practices, base logs, and bottlenecks baseline, bottlenecks, and backups 52 What is the most common media used in Ethernet 10BaseT implementations? STP UTP coaxial ThinNet

Network connection help? Ok here are the symptoms of my problem: Only Internet Explorer can connect to Internet, along with Windows Media player, Zonealarm, AVG, (not spybot) and some games (like Halo) connect to any server I try to connect to. Applications like iTunes, Firefox, and a lot of other ones cannot access any server i connect to. I tried opening and playing with ports, configuring with as many windows settings as i could to fix this problem. And zonealarm doesn't block them. When I'm in linux on the same computer firefox runs without a problem as well as every other program. It seemed like a easy problem to fix at first but now I'm lost. My real question is what are the possible issues that can cause connection problems like this, and how can they be resolved? Its not the windows firewall because otes been off because i use zonealarm Its not the windows firewall because otes been off because i use zonealarm. even though it was like that before i turned it off for zonealarm.

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Which subject should i choose as my elective?1.Computer Networks2.Embedded System 3.Artificial Neural Networks? Im studying for Electronics and biomedical Engineering...now into my 7th semester I hav an option to choose an elective subject amongst the three 1. Computer Networks 2.Embedded Systems 3.Artifical Neural Networks I am including the syllabbus of each subject also with this 1. Computer Networks Module 1 Introduction to computer networks – Types of Networks - Layered architecture- OSI reference model, TCP/IP reference model –Internet Protocol Stack – Network Entities in Layers- Connection oriented and Connection less services. Transmission media - description and characteristics - base band and broad band transmission - synchronous and asynchronous transmission - full duplex and half-duplex links. MODEMS serial communication standards - X-21 digital interface.X.25 Networks. Module 2 Need for data link layer - Error detection and correction Techniques- Elementary data link layer protocols-sliding window protocols - Multiple Access protocols -Random Access protocols: ALOHA-CSMA and CSMA/CD. Terminal handling - polling, multiplexing and concentration. Local area Network: LAN addresses- Address Resolution Protocol-Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. Ethernet: Ethernet Technologies-IEEE standards- Hubs-Bridges and Switches. Module 3 Network Layer: Virtual circuits and data grams -Datagram and Virtual circuit service- Routing - different types of congestion control – IP protocol – Subnets – Multicasting - Network layer in ATM. Transport layer – Transport layer services - design issues – Elements of transport Layer – Internet Transport Protocols (TCP and UDP). Module 4 Session layer - design issue - data exchange – dialogue management - synchronisation - remote procedure call - client server model. Application layer - network security and privacy - cryptography – Domain Name System (DNS)- SMTP – SNMP - virtual terminal and file transfer protocols - electronic mail - WWW and HTTP. References: 1. Andrew S Tannenbaum, Computer Networks, Prentice hall of India Pvt. Ltd, 2003. 2. Uyless Balack, Computer Networks, Protocols Standards & Interfaces, Prentice hall of India Pvt. Ltd, 2000. 3. Zheng, S Akhtar, Networks for computer scientists and Engineers, Oxford Press, 2004 4. S. Keshav, An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking, Pearson education, 2002 5. Uyless Black, Computer Networks - Protocols, Standards and Interfaces, PHI Ltd., 1994 6. Stalling , Local and Metropolitan Area Networks Prentice Hall; 6th edition (April 15, 2000) 7. Jean Walrand Communication networks, Richard D Irwin (May 1991) 2nd Edition 2.Embedded Systems Module I Overview of Embedded System: Embedded System, Categories of Embedded System ,Requirements of Embedded Systems, Challenges and Issues in Embedded Software Development, Applications of Embedded Systems in Consumer Electronics, Control System, Biomedical Systems, Handheld computers, Communication devices. Module II Embedded Hardware & Software Development Environment :- Hardware Architecture, Micro- Controller Architecture, Communication Interface Standards, Embedded System Development Process, Embedded Operating systems, Types of Embedded Operating systems. Module III Real Time & Database Applications :- Real-Time Embedded Software Development, Sending a Message over a Serial Link, Simulation of a Process Control System, Controlling an Appliance from the RT Linux System, Embedded Database Applications using examples like Salary Survey, Energy Meter Readings. Module IV Microchip PIC16 family – PIC16F873 processor – features – architecture – memory organization – register file map – I/O ports – PORTA - PORTB – PORTC – Data EEPROM and flash program memory – Asynchronous serial port – SPI mode – I2C mode. TEXT : 1. Dreamtech Software Team , Programming for Embedded Systems-, Wiley Dreamtech 2002 2. Rajkamal, Microcontrollers- Architecture, programming, Interfacing and system Design, Pearson Education, 2005 3. John B Peatman Design with PIC micro-controllers:, Pearson Education 3. Artificial Neural Networks EB/CS/IT 705 (C) ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS Module I Introduction to neural networks. Artificial neural networks. Biological neural networks- Comparison , Basic building blocks of ANN. Activation functions. McCulloch-Pitts Neuron Model, Hebb net. Learning Rules-Hebbian Learning Rules, Perceptron, Delta, Competitive, Boltzmann. Perceptron networks- single layer, multilayer –algorithm. Module II Feedback Networks, Discrete Hopfield nets, Continuous Hopfield nets. Feed Forward Networks: Back Propagation Networks, Learning Rule, Architecture, training algorithm. Counter Propagation Network: Full CPN, Forward only CPN, architecture, training phases. Module III Adaptive Resonance Theory, architecture, learning in ART, Self Organizing feature maps: Kohonen SOM, Learning Vector Quantization, Max net, Mexican Hat, Hamming net

Help with Gentoo Graphics Nvidia card? Glxinfo: http://pastebin.com/m8c2c262 Quake3 Mod (Urban Terror) error: http://pastebin.com/m1702e040 Results from packages containing nvidia: "kaya@Xero ~ $ emerge -apv world | grep nvidia [ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 USE="hal ipv6 nptl xorg -3dfx -debug -dmx -kdrive -minimal -sdl -tslib" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300 -elographics -evdev -fpit -hyperpen -jamstudio -joystick -magellan -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount -spaceorb -summa -synaptics -tek4957 -tslib -ur98 -virtualbox -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia -apm -ark -ast -chips -cirrus -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx -geode -glint -i128 -i740 (-impact) -imstt -intel -mach64 -mga -neomagic (-newport) -nv -r128 -radeon -radeonhd -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vermilion -vesa -via -virtualbox -vmware -voodoo -xgi" 0 kB [ebuild UD] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-180.29 [180.51] USE="gtk -acpi -custom-cflags (-multilib)" 0 kB [ebuild R ] media-video/nvidia-settings-177.80 0 kB " And lsmod output: Module Size Used by nvidia 7219932 26 atl1 28296 0 Kernel version: Linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r10 Built from Gentoo minimal install cd 2008. Current nvidia-drivers was from an ebuild via portage 2.1.6.7. Thanks for any help you can provide. ^^ Eselect opengl set nvidia runs, with the output: Switching to nvidia OpenGL interface... done

If Microsoft Bought Yahoo!? What would be a good Instant Messenger Network to use? I don't use any Microsoft products at home and don't want to ever again. I use PCs with Linux and Macs and they are completely Microsoft free from web browsers to media players. So if MS owned Yahoo, I don't want to connect to the Yahoo servers anymore. So what decent/good non-Microsoft alternatives are there? Is ICQ any good? Also, what's a good non-Microsoft alternative to Flickr too?

How install flash web media server into my linux hosting ? I have flash media encoder . And i plan to stream a video from my webcam and in flash media encoder ask FMS URL .. In this filed what i type . I have only a linux hosting

Anybody knows how to transfer files from nokia n82 to linux pc? Nokia has a program named "home media server" for windows, but I can't find anything similar for linux.