Year: 2009

Year: 2009

Create your own Webserver
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

You may have come across several websites on the internet,they run on a webserver.A Web server is a computer program that delivers (serves) content, such as Web pages, using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), over the World Wide Web. Generally to create webserver either Apache or IIS is used.Apache is a free software under GPL

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OS Fingerprinting
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

Introduction When exploring a network for security purposes, you usually want to know more than the bare IP addresses . Sometimes you may find a printer or sometimes a router ,telephone PBX,Windows Destop or Linux Server.If you know the version of OS or other details then it may be useful for determining vulnerabilities with respect

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Nmap
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

Nmap has been created by Fyodor.It is a major security tool.The Nmap includes features like port scanning,TCP Scan,UDP Scan,Syn Scan,OS Fingerprinting.   In this article we will cover some basic nmap features:   First go to nmap.org and download nmap & install it. Then go to command prompt & type nmap. This will show you

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Mount Linux Partition
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

  In Linux you can mount a partition by giving the mount command.   Eg. mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/c   This means that the device /dev/hda1 can be accessed from the /mnt/c directory.But instead of typing this again and again every time we log in. There is a better solution.We put this in /etc/fstab. So that

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Document Management
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

  Nowadays everybody uses computers.Some use it for educational purposes,some for playing games,for business purposes etc.People do need to create different documents from time to time. So Document Management and a Faster searching of documents is a must.   Whenever you create a document or any file then name it properly.Dont give too long names

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Spotting Fake torrents
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

Many people use torrents nowadays for sharing and downloading movies,software,ebooks etc.There are many clients like BitComet,BitTorrent,Utorrent available. There are many sites like pirate bay.org,btmon.com available.But there are many fake torrents right on net right now.Half the torrents are malware scams, like the WinZix. The ones that are more annoying, though are the ones where you

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Googling with Google
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

Google is the best search engine but do we really know how to use it? Or to Harness its full power?Perhaps not.This article will exactly show you to do the same. First go to Internet Explorer or Firefox and type in www.google.com These are some things that you should always follow;-   Always type in

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Using technology to improve English
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

English is a global language.So,proper command over english is a must in your overall development and grooming your personality.Good English doesnt cover just fluent speakers but it covers various aspects,such as vocabulary,pronunciation,grammar,articulation,proper gestures.The major areas where you need to work upon to improve your english is honing your reading and listening skills.Writing comes as by

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Cloud Computing
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

    Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.It is a virtual computing service that is hosted on the internet. The concept of cloud computing was introduced by Amazon.   So this a great change from client-server model.Details are

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Some Obscure Dos Commands
1st January 2009 Uncategorised admin

  1.ATTRIB: This is used to change the file directory attributes.The attributes include hidden,read only,archive. Go to command Prompt. c:\>type attrib and press enter, this will show files with their attributes. S- System File R-Read Only H-Hidden A-Archive Type attrib + <attribute> file/directory name to set up an attribute. Type attrib – <attribute> file/directory name

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