From containers and VPNs to VLANs and firewalls, Linux networking has become the backbone of modern home labs and servers. But no matter how advanced the setup, the same core commands keep showing up ...

Ping commands are very useful, but would-be attackers often use them to identify systems. To prevent that, we show you how to get your system to ignore these requests. The ping command sends one or ...

The mean ping time reveals the typical round-trip duration. Standard deviation indicates how much ping times vary from the mean. More pings may mean more accurate results, but the distribution of ping ...

host 10.0.0.1<BR><BR>or <BR><BR>dig 10.0.0.1<BR><BR>or <BR><BR>nslookup 10.0.0.1 (I think this is deprecated)<BR><BR>or <BR><BR>mtr 10.0.0.1 (this will ping, traceroute, and lookup the name so should ...

Linux might sound scary for first-time Linux users, but actually, it isn’t. Linux is a bunch of open-source Unix operating systems based on Linux Kernel. These operating systems are called Linux ...

Much to the chagrin of those who would like to malign the Linux operating system, it's actually quite easy to use. Thanks to modern GUI desktop environments and applications, anyone can jump into the ...

The command line isn't required when using Linux. To truly maximize your Linux experience, you should still learn it. Some commands are more useful than others. Before we begin, I want to be clear: ...