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Tag Archives: bash

3 Days of Networking Troubleshooting – Day 3: Polling and configuring WiFi from the command line

22nd October 2015 by Paul Brown 2 comments

Having Linux’s hardware detection software configure your network devices, including your WiFi, is the usual thing. But you may come across a botched configuration from time to time. When that happens, you need to be ready.

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3 Days of Networking Troubleshooting – Day 2: Hand building a wired connection with and without DHCP support

20th October 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

Most Linux distros today will automatically configure your network as soon as you boot, more often than not, even while you install. However, you may find yourself on the wrong end of a configuration gone awry and be forced to set up networking on your computer by hand.

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CLI Quickies (II): Fiddling with Sound

25th September 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

The same way you can use the GNU/Linux command line to troubleshoot the brightness of your laptop backlight, it is also possible to discover a lot about your audio card from a text terminal. This can come in handy when trying to figure out the cause of problems with the sound system.

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CLI Quickies (I): Let there be Backlight

22nd September 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

You can adjust the brightness of your laptop’s screen from the command line to make sure it is working properly. Keep reading to find out how.

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