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Linux / Unix: Look Up IP Addresses

by Vivek Gite on April 13, 2011 · 0 comments

How can I look up IP addresses under UNIX or Linux operating systems using command line options?

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Q. I’m running Apache 2 server under FreeBSD jail. However, I see lots of warning / error messages in /var/log/httpd-error.log as follows:

[Sat Sep 20 20:47:09 2008] [warn] (61)Connection refused: connect to listener on 0.0.0.0:80
[Sat Sep 20 20:47:10 2008] [warn] (61)Connection refused: connect to listener on 0.0.0.0:80
[Sat Sep 20 20:47:11 2008] [warn] (61)Connection refused: connect to listener on 0.0.0.0:80

How do stop all these warning messages flooding my Apache log files?

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DNS Name Resolution

by Vivek Gite on June 12, 2008 · 3 comments

Can you explain DNS name resolution concept? Why I need to set DNS resolution for my Windows or Linux server? How do I setup DNS name resolution under Linux / UNIX server system?

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Can one Linux / BSD system respond to multiple IP address on a single Ethernet interface? I need to run multiple web sites and mod_ssl with a single server. How do I configure my box for multiple IP address?

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Q. I’m experiencing decreased network performance due to ARP broadcasts coming from one system. What would cause a lot of ARP broadcasts from one server / computer?

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Q. How do I configure my Postfix mail server to scan incoming mail for spam using DNS Blackhole List such as: a) The Spamhaus b) Open Relay Database etc A. To discard spam or garbage email you can use 3rd party services such as Spamhaus. These are realtime database of IP addresses of verified spam [...]

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Q. How do I display / list all rules in the selected chain? How do I find out which rules are active? What is blocked and opened with my firewall? A. To List all rules in the selected chain use the -L option. If no chain is selected, all chains are listed. As every other [...]

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