Monthly Archives: October 2008

Ethernet link status with Python

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Carlos Costa

Link is a python module to determine link status (up ou down) from a given network interface. This Just supports cable network and is based on the SIOETHTOOL and SIOCGMIIPHY syscall (Linux kernel). There are two excelents references to understand … Continue reading →

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Why I prefer xfce?

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Carlos Costa

Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use. There are some reason for I prefer xfce instead others Desktop for Linux, some … Continue reading →

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