Linux Journal Issue #56/December 1998

Features

Performance Monitoring Tools for Linux by David Gavin

Article about writing up a package of tools for performance analysis of Linux systems. It was written to make up for the lack of SAR on Linux--includes data collection tool and two sets of graphing systems

CIDR: A Prescription for Shortness of Address Space by David A. Bandel

This article explains the concept of CIDR and shows you how you can implement it on your network.

User Manager Software by Branden Williams

Mr. Williams presents a tool to handle all of your user-administration tasks.

X Window System Administration by Jay Ts

An introduction to X structure, configuration and customization.

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LJ Interviews Linus Torvalds by Marjorie Richardson

With 2.2 on the horizon, LJ once again talks to the man who started it all--Linus Torvalds.

News & Articles

Building a Web Weather Station by Chris Howard

Mr. Howard tells us how he gathers and outputs weather information to the Web using Linux, Perl and automated FTP.

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Samba's Encrypted Password Support by John Blair

How SMB-encrypted passwords actually works and a walk-through the steps required to enable encrypted passwords in Samba.

X-ISP and Maintaining Multiple Account Records by Chris LeDantec

Even for the experienced administrator, X-ISP provides an easy way to manage multiple accounts, keep track of usage expense and time on-line.

Linux in Banking by Idan Shoham

Mr. Shoham tells us how his company set up an Internet banking system using Linux for a bank in Western Canada.

Preventing Spams and Relays by John Wong

The smtpd package is a useful mail demon for stopping spam, thereby saving money and resources.

Reviews