Issue #80 / Jul 2007
DVD:
Ubuntu 7.04 ‘Feisty Fawn’
REVIEWS
Books
Linux System Administration The Linux Programmer’s Toolbox Building a Monitoring Infrastructure with Nagios...
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You’ll find a new graphical installer and plenty of intersting tools in the latest from the famous Debian Project.
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KNOW-HOW
Wireshark
If you know your way around network protocols, you can get to the source of a problem quickly with Wireshark.
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KNOW-HOW
3D Animation
Realistic computer-animated movie scenes have been around for years, but hair, water, and fire are still difficult for 3D programs to handle. The new Maya 8.5 stands above the crowd.
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KNOW-HOW
Partimage
Protect your system and preserve your configuration with this powerful backup tool.
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KNOW-HOW
ASK KLAUS!
Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of the LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine. com
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SYSADMIN
Charly's Column
Checking email for viruses is typically the domain of the SMTP gateway or a server directly downstream of it. In this month’s column, Charly decides to move this protection to the other side – that is, to the client connections
with their SMTP and POP servers.
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SYSADMIN
Zeus Load Balancer
On today’s networks, distributing requests in a cluster of web servers requires more than just assigning the requests in a round robin. The Zeus ZXTM 7400 appliance demonstrates the technical finesse necessary to keep busy websites running.
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PROGRAMMING
Perl: Uninterruptible Power Supply
An uninterruptible power supply can help get you through a short power outage without losing data or damaging hardware. A Nagios script written in Perl checks UPS health and initiates a controlled powerdown if the unit exhausts its battery capacity.
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LINUXUSER
WiFi-Radar
The fast and easy WiFi-Radar is a handy Python-based tool for finding and automatically launching wireless connections.
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