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http://www.susegeek.com/networking/network-performance-fine-tuning-in-opensuse-suse/
susegeek.com openSUSE and SUSE Linux sets default values for some of the network related Kernel parameters. With Kernel 2.6 (default in recent releases of openSUSE & SuSE Linux), there are some fine tuning you can do to improve Network performance and get that extra out of your system.

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http://www.susegeek.com/security/openvas-opensource-vulnerability-assessment-scanner/
susegeek.com OpenVAS, Open Bulnerability Assessment Server is a free opensource vulnerability assessment software released under GNU GPL lincese. OpenVAS is a fork of Nessus Vulnerability assessment software. Similar to the Plugin sets in Nessus, OpenVAS provides free Network Vulnerability Tests plugins that can be updated regularly.

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http://www.linux.com/feature/138744
linux.com Speedometer shows a graph of your current and past network speed in your console, letting you see your network connection's up and downstream speed and history at a glance. You can also use speedometer directly on a file to monitor the download performance and history of a specific download instead of all network traffic.

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http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-add-permanent-static-routes-in-ubuntu.html
ubuntugeek.com Static routing is the term used to refer to the manual method used to set up routing. An administrator enters routes into the router using configuration commands. This method has the advantage of being predictable, and simple to set up. It is easy to manage in small networks but does not scale well.

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http://lukecyca.com/2004/09/28/howto-multirouting-with-linux/
lukecyca.com Through the magic of routing, the Internet can supposedly withstand intermittent outages, congestion, and other nasties. By having multiple connections to the Internet from different providers, a network can distribute the load over all of them, choosing the best available route for each packet.

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http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-get-mpd-running-with-pulseaudio-in-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron.html
ubuntugeek.com Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a server that allows remote access for playing audio files (Ogg-Vorbis, FLAC, MP3, Wave, and AIFF), streams (Ogg-Vorbis, MP3) and managing playlists. Gapless playback, buffered output, and crossfading support is also included. The design focus is on integrating a computer into a stereo system that provides control for music playback over a TCP/IP network.

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