Smb4K: Know Who’s Who on Your Network

Rai    Linux, Tips    

Ever wonder who uses what IP on your network? Does your IP record book older than the Jurassic age? Do you use dynamic ip on your network? If you answered yes to all of these questions (hopefully silently), then you must have Smb4K as part of your System Administrator’s toolbox – or desktop shortcut. Whatever.

Smb4k, as defined in their website, is SMB/CIFS share browser for KDE. It uses the Samba software suite to access the SMB/CIFS shares of the local network neighborhood. Its purpose is to provide a program that’s easy to use and has as many features as possible.

In layman’s term, it works much like the Network Neighborhood browser in Microsoft Windows platforms. With Smb4K, you can check which computers are connected on the same workgroup or domain, browse network shares, or look for the NetBIOS name of a certain ip.

Personally, I use Smb4K for searching the NetBIOS names of ip’s on our office network. It is quite handy, as a matter of fact, you just type in the ip address on the Search Dialog and Smb4k searches your network for a match. If it finds one, it displays the NetBIOS, or computer name, that matches the query.

If you want to browse the network, click on the Network Browser and the workgroups on your network are displayed there. You can also access the network shares as long you have the permissions to do so.

These are just some of the features offered by Smb4K, the rest is up to you to discover for yourself. If you want to install Smb4k, it is available through download on their website or use yum:

# yum search smb4k

# yum install <smb4k package>

Post Scarcity

Rai    PinoyTux    

Life is tough these past few weeks and I have been struggling to balance my life in all of its aspects. Last month, I promised myself that I will stick to at least 2 posts per day but it is clear that I have failed to do so. But somehow, I still manage to pull out something to write out of my damaged brain every once in a while.

Being said all these, I will try my very best (not promise) to post at least 2 posts per day next month for all of my readers, if there are any. If you think I cannot do this, do not email me at kamotegirl[at]pinoytux.com >

Bayanihan Linux: True Blue Pinoy Linux

Rai    Linux, News    

For those who have been living under the rocks for quite some time, Philippines have started developing its own flavor of Linux, the Bayanihan Linux. Bayanihan in Philippines is the innate and unique characteristic of Filipinos to help other people, best exemplified when an entire village helps move the nipa hut of a neighbor by carrying the entire house on their shoulders.
Started last 2001, Bayanihan Linux is engineered by the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines (ASTI), with its goal to provide Filipinos with free desktop software that has a large database of supported hardware, fast and stable computing environment. With its continued development, Bayanihan has its stable version 4.0 ready for download from the ASTI website.

Bayanihan also has a server version, the latest of which is Bayanihan Linux Server 2006. Built from Centos, Bayanihan Linux Server provides fast, efficient and stable operating system for SME’s, schools or government offices who opt for a more dependable operating system that is free and open source and freedom from worries of BSA knocking on your office door demanding an explanation as to how you are related to Jack Sparrow

Now with the latest version, I am downloading version 4 of Bayanihan Desktop, to be installed in my laptop just to check if it is compatible with my Acer 5570 notebook as much as it is in desktops. Some of the Linux operating systems nowadays, though very compatible with desktops, are not so friendly when it comes to notebook, mostly because of the hardware compatibility.

To try Bayanihan Linux for yourself, the software is free to download at the ASTI website and give me a feedback of what you think of Bayanihan Linux

PinoyTux Makeover

Rai    PinoyTux    

Site Changes:

From time to time, site looks may change as I am in the process of implementing a new theme for PinoyTux. If you think my theme sucks and you have or know one better than the one I am using, do not contact me at kamotegirl@pinoytux.com

If you like me, buy me a martini

Rai    PinoyTux    

As you all know, PinoyTux.com is powered by Wordpress (check the About page) and while browsing through some useful plugins that I might need to pump up this boring blog, I stumbled upon the Buy-Me-A-Beer plugin.

The plugin basically puts a sidebar widget or at the end of every post in your blog that is linked to your PayPal account. If anyone is interested in giving you donations for those oh-so-perfect posts, they have just to click the Buy-Me-A-Beer link, and the reader will be then redirected to your PayPal link, and the rest is up to the reader.

The first time I saw this plugin in action was while i was browsing John Chow’s blog. I thought that it was a custom plugin until I accidentally found it in Wordpress Plugins site and put in my blog just in case, you know, someone wants to send in donations

You can also change the settings of the plugin so you are not stuck in beer if you’re not really a beer drinker. For me, I put in martini since martini is more girly. You can also edit the picture to fit your custom text.

If you are a serious blogger who wants to know if your blog puts smile on rich people’s faces, you can download the plugin here.