Monthly Archives: April 2009

How to Monitor Multi-Core CPU Usage on Linux

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Masao

Here’s how to monitor multiple cores on Linux: # mpstat -P ALL Example: Monitor all CPU’s in 1 second intervals forever # mpstat -P ALL 1

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How to Renew Your DHCP IP Address on Linux

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Masao

If Synergy fails for you with this error: “Server refused client with name XXX”, then your IP might conflict with another machine on the same network. Here’s how to renew your IP on Linux: ### Release your current IP $ … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu/Fedora: How to Connect Vista and Samba

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Masao

Go through the usual setup at Samba.org or use YUM (yum install -y samba) By default, the smb.conf allows sharing of home directories. Add a Samba user (smbpasswd -a myusername) On Fedora, run SELinux Administration On the left menu, click … Continue reading →

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