Finding and replacing a single string of text in all the files in a single linux directory is easy. Linux has a magical ‘sed’ command which is very powerful. To find and replace all instances of a string with another string in all files type use the sed command: sed -i — ‘s/foo/bar/g’ * Typing…
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) are physical places where many different networks connect to one another and pass traffic between one another. The Internet is a collection of different networks. To make up a single Internet, every network must have a path to every other network. This is happens by networks connecting to one another. IXPs…
wget is a handy Linux command used to download files directly from the command line. It can be used to download just about any file from the Internet and beyond. Simple usage is just wget URL where URL is the url of the file you are looking to download. There are times when a file…
PeringDB is an online database filled with information about Internet networks. This includes networks, physical locations where networks connect to one another and also Internet exchanges where networks peer with one another. To understand what PeeringDB is and why is it useful you must first understand what Internet peering is. Basically, the Internet is a huge…
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Buyvm.net and frantech.ca are two completely separate domain names. BuyVM is a nice site explaining in detail all the virtual private server (VPS) types for sale. yet when one clicks to order any of these VPSs they are sent over to Frantech. So what is the deal? Is this a scam? The deal is that years ago Frantech…
IP transit is what Internet providers sell. In the most simple terms, it is a connection to the Internet. It is different from transport or from peering. IP transit is a service which provides connectivity to the Internet. A network which sells IP transit is called an “upstream” network. This is in reference to a…
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