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Upgrading to Solstice Backup 6.1

An action plan showing the steps required to upgrade to Solstice Backup 6.1 from previous versions.

Common nsr_getdate formats

In this article we will take a look at some of the more common nsr_getdate date and time formats that you can use.

Subnet Mask and Subnetting

Subnetting gives you the possibility to organize your hosts into logical groups, configuration that improves the network security and performance.

IP Address overview

What's an IP address? In short an IP address is the short expression used for Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Preventing a Solaris 'Ping of Death' attack

The Ping of Death attack, first seen in 1996, is achieved using the Internet control message protocol, or ICMP (hence the name ?Ping of Death?).

Writing man pages

Every good program that can be used from the UNIX shell should be documented with a good man page.