Knoppix Linux

Then there are the reference tools: books, manuals, CD-ROM documentation, and the secret phone number to upper-tier-vendor tech support. After these tools are the software tools: DOS boot floppies, driver CD-ROMs, BIOS flashing utilities, and...

You might be on the phone walking a person through a technical problem when you realize that it would be much simpler if you could perform the problem-solving steps yourself. You might need to perform the same task on multiple computers, such a...

3.2 is already included with Knoppix 3.4. To start NX Client, click K MenuInternetNX Client for Linux. NX technology is new. It's actually so new that the newest developments are (at the writing of this book) not yet included in Knoppix...

If you are used to browsing network shares under Windows, learning how to browse network shares under KDE might seem like a black art. Under Knoppix, the issue is aggravated by the fact that Knoppix does not automatically configure LISa (KD...

Knoppix is a full-fledged portable installation of Linux, which means it can do most anything an installed version of Linux can do. For instance, Knoppix comes ready to use as a fully functional router or firewall with all of the normal utiliti...

For instance, you might have a file server with multiple drives that has suffered hard-disk failure on the root drive. All of the hard disks that have shared data are fine, but you need to still serve files while waiting on the replacement dr...

But included in this huge bundle of software is the complete Apache 1.3 server and a large set of modules that give you many of the common tools you need to turn Knoppix into a replacement web server. Before you set up Knoppix as a web ser...

There are a number of other services that Knoppix includes that require only a couple of steps to get running. Most of the principles behind starting these services are the same—copy over a configuration and start the service. However, some o...

9.1 Kismet Mike Kershaw, the author of Kismet, declares the following at http://www.kismetwireless.net: Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wirele...

When a virus or worm infects your network, or a new exploit is announced, you want to confirm that all of your machines are patched and that none of your machines are vulnerable to any other known exploits. To reduce your stress during those ...

The power to create and destroy user accounts on a whim has gone to many system administrators's heads. System administrators aren't the only ones who seek the power of root, however. Attackers have long sought to exploit the security holes i...

" If you take pride in the systems you run, finding out some vandal is having his way with your server makes you feel, well, violated. When your system gets hacked, and you want to track down the attacker, or at least how he hacked it, you must...

Instead of running through the same install process for tens or hundreds of machines, a system administrator can set up a single machine just how he wants it, then copy the hard-drive image to the next machine, saving hours of work. Plus, a b...

The shredder ensures that while it might still be possible to piece together a sensitive document, it takes a lot more time and effort than if the piece of paper were just crumpled up. Companies shred financial information; yet when many comp...

Linux openly tells you what it knows about a system. From the moment Linux boots, you are presented with information about what Linux is doing and which hardware it is detecting. Through the /proc interface, you can also ask the kernel to dis...

With new hardware always coming out and with many vendors failing to list their Linux support (or lack thereof) on the box, it can sometimes be difficult to get all of your hardware working under Linux. While scanning the Web for HOWTOs, sear...