Monthly Archives: April 2011

Use EasyInstall to Quickly Install Python Modules

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Humair

EasyInstall is a python module (easy_install) that lets you automatically download, build, install, and manage Python packages. To use EasyInstall you must download and install “setuptools”; the EasyInstall application is bundled with “setuptools”.

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Setup OSPF on Force10 Switches

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Humair

For this lab, I use a Force10 E1200 chassis [FTOS 8.3.1.1] and a Force10 S60 switch [FTOS 8.3.3.4]. The objective is to setup a simple OSPF network. Loopback addresses are used to setup test networks.

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How to install Tomcat 6 on Ubuntu Server

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Humair

Before installing Tomcat, make sure you have the Java Runtime Environment installed. You can check this with the following command: dpkg –get-selections | grep sun-java

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Common Questions – What does 100 MB mean?

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Humair

It’s one of those things that everyone knows and everyone asks. How big is 100 MB? This question is fundamentally flawed as the answer is in the question. So we should ask what does 100 MB mean? Well, to start … Continue reading →

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Symmetrical Multiprocessing in the Physical and Virtual World

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Humair

The continuous shrinking of transistor size has pushed the limits of how many transistors can be placed on a single die (currently in the millions). In consequence, to utilize the increased amount of transistors, the CPU or “the core” has … Continue reading →

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Discovery Protocols on Cisco, HP, and Force10 Switches/Routers – CDP and LLDP

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Humair

The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a Cisco proprietary Data Link Layer network protocol used to share information about other directly connected Cisco equipment. CDP can also be used in place of dynamic routing protocols in simple networks. Cisco devices … Continue reading →

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