Most readers have heard likely heard of services like speedtest.net, fast.com, or speed.cloudflare.com used to test internet speed also known as network bandwidth. The downsides of services like these is that they reply on your internet connection and more often than not a web browser. If we flip both these and are looking for a […]
How Do I Install Wireshark On Ubuntu?
Wireshark is a cross-platform network protocol analyzer that lets you interactively capture and view network packets. Although this is a rather advanced topic, for those in the know it allows them to capture network traffic as it travels across the network. You can even save those captures for later analytics. This tool may be utilized […]
How Do I Disable IPv6 On Ubuntu?
As time moves forward the servers that support IPv6 grow. Currently, estimates put global adoption somewhere around 30% to 50%. That said like anything else it can be misconfigured, not supported, etc. on different networks. In this post, we will cover how to disable ipv6 on your Ubuntu machine, for those who have run into […]
How Do I Check What PCI Devices Are Connected On My Linux System?
Have you ever encountered a time when you worked in a remote Linux server and needed to check what was connected to the system’s local PCI Express and PCI buses? To determine what PCI devices are connected one of the simplest ways to do this is using the lspci command. Introduction The lspci command on […]
The Fallocate Linux Command, And How To Use It To Quickly Create Files For Testing
Have you required a test file or files of a specific size? How about needing to quickly allocate space? If so my first recommendation is the fallocate command. In this blog post, we will explore this command, how it differs from other options, and what else it can do. Introduction The fallocate command is part […]
How Do I Check What USB Devices Are Connected On My Linux System?
Have you ever encountered a time when you were working in a remote Linux server and needed to check what was connected to the system over USB? To determine the USB devices connected on Linux the simplest way is using the lsusb command. The lsusb command in Linux is a utility that lists the connected […]
Getting To Know The MTR Command On Linux
Are you experiencing network problems or packet loss? If so you will need network diagnostics tools like the traceroute, ping, or the MTR command. In this post we will touch on the latter, the MTR command line on Linux. We cover what it is, installation, syntax, how to read the results, flags, and examples using […]
Getting Started with Auditctl On Linux
Have you ever needed to monitor a file for changes? Has a file been changing but you don’t know why? If you answered yes to either of those questions, the auditctl is the command you have been looking for. In this blog post, we will explore the basics of how to utilize auditctl to track […]
How To Check The Status Of Software Raid On Linux
Do you have a server with software raid and are looking to check its status? If so this article is for you, we will look at how to check the raid array status as well as how to check specific disks in the context of the RAID array. What Is RAID? The term RAID stands […]
Measuring Internet Speed On Linux With Speedtest CLI
Ever thought “How to check Internet Speed via Terminal?” then you are in the right place. In we cover testing internet bandwidth with the speedtest CLI command line application. This provides a command line interface to interact with the speedtest.net service. We start with installation, basic usage, understanding the results, and advanced flags. Introduction To […]