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Linix Drivers / Modules

Linux refers to drivers sometimes as modules. Generally root permission is required to use any of these commands:
lsmod = lists all modules
rmmod = remove a module
modprob = add a module
drivers are located (usually)
/lib/modules
PCMCIA devices are controlled by the card manager
/etc/pcmcia.conf
Network Devices:
ifconfig = utility for network
iwconfig = utility for wireless network
ifconfig eth0 up = [...]

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Mandrake Linix 10 / Remote Desktop / Terminal Service / VNC

I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to remotely control my Mandrake 10 box as I do other Windows servers using Remote Desktop. I found that VNC seems to be the primary method of doing this. Only after compiling and configuring VNC server, though, did I realize that [...]

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set php allow_call_time_pass_reference in .htaccess

I just spent about an hour trying to figure this out, but when you have a php application that requires call time pass reference to be enabled, you can set in the .htaccess file.
the trick is that you have to set it to “1″ and not “on” as is indicated on the PHP support forums. [...]

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