Tag Archives: Linux

Setting up Samba on Ubuntu LTS 8.04 Hardy Heron

Posted on May 2, 2009 by billy

Installing Samba The first thing to do if you havn’t done so already, is install samba and the associate tools. To install samba on Ubuntu Hardy Heron (I’m assuming of course that your linux box is connected to the internet). … Continue reading →

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Setting up NFS on a home linux box

Posted on April 26, 2009 by billy

NFS Server Installation I’ve built my own home server called (Orion) you can read the details here, currently, I’m in the process of installing NFS so that I can access my files from my Linux Workstation. Home network setup Server … Continue reading →

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Setting up a static IP on a linux box

Posted on April 19, 2009 by billy

Setting up a static IP address My wireless gateway has a static external IP address (Provided by my ISP), this enables me to  have forward and reverse DNS resolution. Forward resolution is provided by dyndns.com and reverse dns resolution is … Continue reading →

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Building a new home linux server

Posted on April 12, 2009 by billy

I’ve recently decided to build myself a new home server (media server, backup server) and bearing in mind that it’s going to be on most of the time, I’m going to be using parts that use less power and are … Continue reading →

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Upgrading NXServer on Ubuntu Hardy Heron

Posted on February 13, 2009 by billy

I’ve just upgraded NXServer Free Edition on Ubuntu Hardy Heron see below for instructions: Download the application from the NXServer  website from the link above and install using the following commands. sudo /etc/init.d/nxserver stop sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.3.0-6_i386.deb sudo dpkg … Continue reading →

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