Easy, Mon

Related content

• Nmon

  Administrators often assume that if all nodes are functioning, the system is fine. However, a common problem is poor or unexpected application performance. In this case, you need a simple tool to help you understand what's happening on the nodes: nmon.

  more »
• Troubleshooting

  It's not easy for beginners to solve problems in an operating system they haven't used before. We show you how to deal with some common issues.

  more »
• Charly's Column

  Beep and power off! Large displays and faster CPUs seemingly wipe out the benefits of advances in battery technology. PowerTOP helps power hogs keep their laptops running without mains power.

  more »
• Charly's Column: Pktstat

  When it comes to daily tasks such as monitoring network traffic, administrators should choose a tool that is sufficiently functional and not too complicated.

  more »
• Charly's Column: Trickle

  If your data traffic suffers from congestion at times, don't worry. Now you can shoot down programs that are heavy on traffic to free up the inflow and outflow.

  more »