Symlinks in linux

The general concept of symlinks in linux is very similar to that of "shortcuts" in windows. After running the ln command, the source file is linked to the destination file. The "link" can be one of two types: - Hard link : this can only be applied to single files. Whatever you do to one … Continue reading Symlinks in linux

Measuring Bandwidth using Wireshark

Update: For easy bandwidth visualization from packet captures, check out a web-based pcap parser we wrote: https://medium.com/cybersift/the-cybersift-packet-capture-parser-bandwidth-usage-43fe479ecaf0 There are of course several ways of measuring bandwidth usage from a particular PC. But when it comes to granularity and detail, almost nothing beats wireshark. Wireshark has several ways of showing the bandwidth being used, each method displays the … Continue reading Measuring Bandwidth using Wireshark