Server Load – The Basics

Load, in computing, is a measure of the amount of processing a computer system is currently performing, usually in the form of a scalar and as some variation on a percentage. – Wikipedia definition. In a *nix variant, Server load can be calculated by the uptime,...

Understanding SOA records

I’ve learned that there is nothing more peaceful than a sleeping child – Anonymous, Age 30 To an Internet Administrator, there is nothing more peaceful than a stable and optimized DNS server. The moment there is a wrong configuration, the server wakes up...

Compiling a FreeBSD Kernel

Since my College days, when I was introduced to Unixes, I love to have my own compiled kernel. It gave me that special feeling of “my machine is better than yours”. Besides, a custom kernel serves as an interesting conversation topic with geeks. Just ask...