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How-to: Setup up an Emulated Cisco Lab Using GNS3 in Ubuntu, Part1

Introduction: GNS3 is a graphical network simulator that is integrated with the Cisco router emulator Dynamips.  In this tutorial I will explain how to connect your Linux host to an emulated 7200 series router, then that router to another 7200 router, and finally that second router will be connected to a Linux VM running in… Continue Reading

1080p HDTV H.264 Playback in Linux

I recently picked up a 40 inch 1080p TV on Black Friday for my media computer (standard Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex install). Since this machine is a $450 dollar Dell Vostro (Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 CPU) it isn’t the fastest machine out there, but I have still been able to get generally smooth playback of… Continue Reading

Upgrade Ubuntu Remotely

Update: I do not recommend the following the method. It left me with a partial install (which fortunately I have seem to recovered from). Also when trying to install a restricted driver, I had to delete the cdrom source from apt. This was because the restricted drivers GUI would hang when trying to mount the… Continue Reading