Ahem!!An Update from Tuxfreaks.There will be  2 Posts a month exclusively for the linux beginners .I need to drive some traffic[:P].As the title says, it is just not for the beginners but also comes handy to the evry Linux user.So here we Go

How to find out which application or process is using your port

The simplest way to find is to use lsof command
Example :If i need to find which application is using the port  61136,i need to

lsof -i tcp:61136

which gives me the output:
COMMAND    PID   USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE NODE NAME
uTorrent. 3364 kranny   19u  IPv4  10656       TCP *:61136 (LISTEN) Read the rest of this entry »

This post has been published on the request from one of our tuxfreaks members ,to install drivers for the Realtek ALC662 audio device. The auto install does not work.
I have an asus x50,and to make my speaker working, I had the following line to the /etc/modprobe.d/options file :
options snd-hda-intel model=laptop

Try running this command:
echo ‘options snd-hda-intel model=laptop’ | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/options

Then reboot. Mostly your sound works. If not,installing Realtek’s drivers is the only way left

There are many tutorials floating around, on the same topic.Though i never found a complete guide for a newbie to get through.So here we go

Requirements
–>You should have an static ip-address.If you’re getting your ip from a router/server via DHCP make sure it’s configured to provide a fixed dhcp-lease.

–>You need to have samba installed.
To install it ,open up a terminal and type Read the rest of this entry »