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>Securing and Optimizing Linux: RedHat Edition -A Hands on Guide</TH
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>Chapter 3. Installation of your Linux Server</TD
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>3.1. Know your Hardware!</A
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> Understanding the hardware of your computer is essential for a successful installation of Red Hat Linux. Therefore, you should take a
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moment now and familiarize yourself with your computer hardware. Be prepared to answer the following questions:
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> How many hard drives do you have?
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> What size is each hard drive? <SPAN
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> If you have more than one hard drive, which is the primary one?
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> What kind of hard drive do you have? <SPAN
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>e.g.</SPAN
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> <SPAN
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>IDE</SPAN
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>, <SPAN
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>SCSI</SPAN
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> How much <SPAN
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>RAM</SPAN
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> do you have <SPAN
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>e.g.</SPAN
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> 256MB <SPAN
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>RAM</SPAN
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>.
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> Do you have a <SPAN
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CLASS="acronym"
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> adapter? If so, who is the manufacturer and what model is it?
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</P
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> Do you have a <SPAN
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CLASS="acronym"
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>RAID</SPAN
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> system? If so, who is the manufacturer and what model is it?
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> What type of mouse do you have <SPAN
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>, Microsoft, Logitech.
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> How many buttons does your mouse have? <TT
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>2/3</TT
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> buttons.
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> If you have a serial mouse, what <SPAN
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>COM</SPAN
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> port is it connected to? <SPAN
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>COM1.</TT
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> What is the make and model of your video card? How much video <SPAN
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CLASS="acronym"
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>RAM</SPAN
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> do you have? <SPAN
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> 4MB.
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> What kind of monitor do you have? <EM
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> Will you be connected to a network? If so, what will be the following:
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> <P
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Your <SPAN
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>IP</SPAN
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> address?
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> Your netmask?
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> Your gateway address?
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> Your domain name server's <SPAN
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>IP</SPAN
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> address?
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> Your domain name?
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> Your hostname?
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> Your types of network(s) card(s)? <EM
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>Make and Model</EM
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> Your number of card(s)? <EM
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>Make and Model</EM
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