FTP and NcFTP are both FTP clients for the command line. While FTP only has basic file transfer functionality, NcFTP has a whole bunch of additional features.

Mondo shows that backups don’t need to be time consuming or difficult. This amazingly simple tool backs up complete hard disks or individual directories.

If you want to share files your own way, Vista might need some help.

Many popular virtualization tools are either too expensive or too complicated. If you’re looking for another option, try the no-cost and user-friendly VirtualBox.

GroundWork is a user-friendly front-end for the Nagios monitoring tool.

The newest child in the Ext filesystem family provides better performance and supports bigger filesystems. Are you ready for Ext4?

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

The fast and easy WiFi-Radar is a handy Python-based tool for finding and automatically launching wireless connections.

You can even use Bluetooth as an alternative form of wireless networking. We’ll show you how.

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