Configure ipaddress in linux

1.edit the file with vi vi/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0DEVICE=eth0ONBOOT=yesBOOTPROTO=staticIPADDR=192.168.0.20NETMASK=255.255.255.0GATEWAY=192.168.0.1 2.To put Dns Server ip addressvi /etc/resolv.confnameserver=192.168.0.103.restart the network serviceservice network rest...

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Connect Your iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android Phone to a Wi-Fi Network

Have you ever wanted to connect your phone or mobile device to a Wi-Fi network at home or your favorite coffee shop but aren’t sure how? Today we’ll take a look at how to connect to Wi-Fi on an iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android devices.iPhone / iPod TouchNote: We are using version 4.0 of the iPhone OSFind and select the Settings icon on your iPhone or iPod Touch.Select Wi-Fi from the Settings menu.If your Wi-Fi setting currently set to Off, tap...

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How to show your Network connection icon in the taskbar notification area

If you want to see the Network connections icon on your windows taskbar notification area, it is very easy to do. It can be quite handy having the Network connections icon there for you to see as it will let you know if there is a problem with your connection. If you have a wireless network connection you will see the same icon pictured left, but there will be wireless signals coming from it. Why do you need a network connections icon in your...

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How to Find Your Computer IP Address in Windows XP and Vista

There are many reasons why you would want to find your computer IP address.some reasons might include, Internet connection problems, setting up a new home network, sharing files over a home network, and so on.Every device connected to the public Internet is assigned a unique number known as an Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP addresses consist of four numbers separated by periods (also called a ‘dotted-quad’) and look something like 127.0.0.1....

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How to Find Your Computer Name and Change it

There will be times when you need to know your computers name. This is not the same as your computer username. You might use your computer name to share files and printers on your home network and sometimes the default computer name is just too difficult to remember. This is the number one reason for changing your computer name. If you are using the computer name to setup a shared printer you will need to rename your computer something easy....

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To find your mac address in Windows XP

Your computers Mac address or physical address can be used as a part of your wireless network security. If you have this security enabled, your router will only let the computers into the network with the corresponding mac address .To find your mac address in Windows XP there are two waysThe first way to find your mac addressDouble click on the internet icon (near the time) in your system tray.Choose the support tabThen choose details.It...

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Is The Internet Down? 5 Common Home Network Problems

Sometimes home network problems are as easy to fix as plugging in a cord, yet “check your cords” is almost all the advice you’ll get from overworked help desk operators. Sometimes you get onto a help desk operator that wants to take you through every simple step, even the ones you have already performed. The average computer user gets very frustrated with troubleshooting methods used over the phone when trying to diagnose their home network...

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5 Uncommon Home Network Problems

Home network problems are a common occurrence now days. Just think about it? Everyone is now on the internet and most houses have some type of network setup to enable more than one computer to use the internet connection. Unfortunately this means that there are more Home network problems because people are settings these up themselves. There is no problem setting up your own home network and usually the hassles only start when you run into a...

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5 Threats To Your Home Wireless Connection

Keeping your wireless connection safe should be a top priority, especially if you use your wireless laptop or cell phone to login to secure financial accounts or business email. We all use the internet to access personal information, do banking, and chat in private to friends. Image if someone was watching you, browsing through your files, or recording your every move on your computer? Well don’t just sit there and think that it will not happen...

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Changing hostname from the service console

The easiest way to change the hostname is via the vSphere client (see this post for changing IP address and VLAN IP). If, however, this is not an option for some reason, the hostname can be changed from the service console the following way:This KB article actually explains most of the proces which includes:-----------------1. Open the /etc/hosts file with a text editor and modify it so that it reflects the correct hostname.2. To change...

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