how DNS works

hello everybody, can you tell me ,how DNS works? i know the theorotical aspects that it is a large database distributed on a no. of servers etc. but i don't know how practically it is implemented,what softwares are used to implement it and how can i access it ,if i have it implemented.i have heard...

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Getting started on a Linux career

A SearchEnterpriseLinux.com reader asked me the following question, and I'm gathering information for him. Can you help? Question: "I am a Domino developer used to Windows environment, but I have a Fedora Core 2 box at home for learning Linux. I would eventually like to learn Linux and learn to...

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WALLDATA RUMBA File Transfer Function

After upgrading from NT to XP or Win2000, the File Transfer function no longer works. Arpeggio is fine but the File Transfer application error is:[Wall Data][Rumba Data Access]No data source specified; dialog prohibited. SQLDriverConnect.... Maybe there are registry entries missing?...

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hi i am a student from india doing it engineering ..i would be very thankful if you help me with this query related to ping wrt linux .

we just started working on linux as an operating system thats the redhat version . i have tried giving following command in colon on the command line and get the following output which i quite donot understand ....so if you could explain what the output implies that would be nice ......

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SuSE SLES8 Media Kit

I'm looking for the SuSE SLES8 Media Kit for an upgrade from SLES7. We have a valid premium support contract for the enterprise server but didn't succeed in downloading the appropriate software from SuSE's support database via ftp (permission problem, though I had successfully entered the support...

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SuSE Linux ckuid/ckgid command equivalents

I'm looking for commands equivalent to the ckuid/ckgid in Solaris or getuic/getuid in UnixWare. The Linux "id" command can possibly substitute for ckuid but that still leaves ckgid. These commands also need to work in a NIS environment. Any ideas? Thanks!

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Unix shell script help ?

I wrote a shell script and defined the function in the begining, but calling function somewhere in the middle of the code. The problem is function is getting executed before the function call, immmediatly when i execute the script from the command. Please help any body..... here is my code function...

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Solaris Threads

Can someone please let me know how one can increase the number of threads in a Solaris box for nfsd performance?

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XML in UDB Version 8

I am looking for some help in using the UDB XML Extenders. We have a need to store and then recreate some XML. Has anyone used this feature?

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Linux clustering versus supercomputing

In an article on SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, Cray Canada CTO Paul Terry said: "Cluster vendors would have you believe that their performance is the linear sum of each of their respective GFLOPS [Giga Floating Point Operations Per Second]. Most cluster [experts] know now that users...

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How to modify external environment variable from 2nd shell script

There are two shell scripts. First one creates variable as: "export VAR1=init_value;" OR "declare -x; VAR1=init_value;" Second script can read this variable and modifies the variable's value but after exiting the variable still keep original value. What is wrong?

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nt/2000 oracle experience to install on linux

Do you happen to know of any good resources to help a windows Oracle dba very quickly appreciate the linux environment for an install there. It would be great to have a resource that can explain the similar (or not so similar) constructs in a windows environment to that of a linux one. Thanks, Laura

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