Category Archives: Networking

A web spider dream

(Spidering the web, literally !!) Its been one of my dreams for a long time, to write my own spider. It came first to me while watching the movie matrix, where in one of the initial scenes,in which while the lead character is sleeping, his computer automatically runs search(about another character called “Morpheus”) and gets… Read More »

Building my own download server

I try out a lot of software at my place, including many Linux distribution, latest cool open source software and so on. And most of the time I depend on the internet for the same. Currently my connection is at 128 kb/sec, so a typical Linux download would range anywhere between 4-6 hours. So in… Read More »

The Matrix Style

(Wireshark – network analyzer in action) I was looking for some “Security” / networking tools in astalavista.com and I came across this really cool piece of software listed in the “best 50 softwares” section. Wireshark is a packet analyzer tool that analyzes each and every TCP packet that comes and goes out of your system,… Read More »

Moving toward Wi-fi

(A wireless router and usb device) Hi guys, After a bit of research on the Internet, my wi-fi plan is as follows. Currently i have a wired network at home. So if a buy a wireless router, it only supports wireless clients, and I would be having a hard time getting to connect my wired… Read More »

Broad Band in Linux

(Page in screenshot:Home page of distrowatch.com)  Enjoying broad band in Suse Linux Hi guys, Its 11:00 pm now, and the day was just superb. So many cool things happened. First of all, configuring Suse for broadband was just so cool. I just switched on my modem, and Suse immediately recognized and configured everything, Automatically!! And… Read More »

Broadband connection is here

(That’s the speed I am talking about ) Hi guys, I am really thrilled to announce that I finally got my broadband connection from Asianet and its just superb. Its a “always on” net connection with NO download limit. Its the first time, I am experiencing broadband connectivity at my home. And its just awesome.… Read More »

Happiest day of my life

(The cup of Joy) This day would be added to my small list of ‘most happiest days of my life’ – because of two things 1. I’m selected Its been a dream for me for the past 2 and half years to be part of a really cool open source project. It all started when… Read More »