This document is a short summary of failure detection types with additional/typical/recommended configuration examples using Link-based failure detection only. Even though link-based failure detection was supported before Solaris 10 (since DLPI link up/down notifications are supported by used network driver), it is now possible to use this failure detection type without any probing (probe-based failure detection). Full Story

The BOUND state is the state a socket shows after it is created and the ‘bind()’ call is made, but none of the ‘listen()’, ‘accept()’, ‘connect()’ or ‘close()’ calls have been made.  The confusion is that it is not a TCP state, it is a socket state, but it appears in the field that ‘netstat’ usually uses for TCP state info. Full Story

In order to do this you must create entries in the /etc/gateways file.  The /etc/gateways file has the format of Full Story

The command ‘ifconfig -a‘ will find system network interfaces that have been configured on boot, but it is difficult to find the interfaces that may be ‘sleeping’ . We normally  trace the name by searching thru dmesg, prtconf, or /etc/path_to_inst Full Story

Below instruction help you to understand, analyse and troubleshoot the problems with  Samba service Full Story

BANNER: is text displayed before the user enters the username.
GREETING: The greeting option allows you to control how much information is given out before the remote user logs in.
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