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Trying to Help a Troubled Network with Linux?

Posted by Cliff on from the penguin-packet-protection dept.

vmehta asks: "I was recently put in a situation where I am trying to help a troubled network with many students accessing it. There are issues with broadcast packets and random outages which seem to be plaguing the network. What tools and methods are the best practice when trying to use Linux and Open Source to analyze and fix a network?"

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  1. Shoot the students by Usquebaugh · · Score: 4, Funny

    No use fixing symptoms go after the root cause.

  2. Re:You are infected with viruses most likely by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Ok, I found it and unplugged it.

    Now people are shouting at me, something about an Oracle.

    Who the fuck is this Oracle dude and why has he hacked into our network? Is he like that Mitchick character? I hope they never let him out of prison!

  3. Low-tech by twoflower · · Score: 3, Funny

    Low-tech is often a faster and more efficient way to find these sorts of problems. For surveillance and diagnosis, I recommend walking around and watching over students' shoulders. For corrective measures, a couple of taps with a ball-peen hammer usually suffices.

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