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Raspberry Pi 2 Server Essentials

You're reading from Raspberry Pi 2 Server Essentials Transform your Raspberry Pi into a multi-purpose web server that supports your entire multimedia world with this practical and accessible tutorial!

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2016

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781783985692

Length 174 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Raspberry Pi

Concepts

Servers

Author (1):

Piotr J Kula

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi

2. Preparing a Network FREE CHAPTER

3. Configuring Extra Features

4. Using Fast Web Servers and Databases

5. Setting Up the Raspberry Pi as a File Server

6. Setting Up Game Servers

7. Streaming Live HD Video

8. Setting Up the Pi as a Media Center Server

9. Running Your Pi from a Battery's Power Source

10. Windows IoT Core

11. Running Your ownCloud

12. The Internet of Things – Sensors in the Cloud

Index

Testing and benchmarking your network

These are essential tests that can be carried out to troubleshoot network problems. You can also use some of these advanced techniques to benchmark your network.

Basic tests

The simplest way to check whether you are connected to the Internet is to ping a remote address.

Note

The following tests were carried out over Wi-Fi to not only test the reliability of the Wi-Fi connection but to also achieve the best stability; it is always recommended that you use an Ethernet connection. These examples demonstrate the various bottlenecks that you may encounter when using Wi-Fi.

We can ping http://www.google.com, but we can also use shorthand and an easy-to-remember IP address, such as 8.8.8.8, which is Google's public DNS server. This IP address will resolve to the nearest Google DNS server in your area, and even if it goes down, there are many backup servers, making this a reliable test:

ping -c 1 google.com
ping -c 1 8.8.8.8

Basic tests

A ping can help you determine whether...

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Authors (1)

J Kula

J Kula

Piotr J Kula started his passion for computer technologies when he took apart his father's IBM PC/XT machine at the age of 6. It became clear that Piotr had a natural ability with technology after he reconstructed the machine, and it booted. After 25 years, Piotr has worked for various companies in different countries. He has always solved complex problems or engaged in new experiences. As long as it had a processor of some sort, Piotr was always the first to try, fix, or configure it. Today, Piotr is the CEO of his own company, Kula Solution Ltd., in the United Kingdom. Piotr is certified in several Microsoft technologies, and he specializes in Microsoft and Linux technologies. Piotr's dream is for a unified experience between Linux and Microsoft. He has never been deterred by negativity from either side, and instead, he has strived to find a way to build a bridge between these distant giants. After discovering Raspberry Pi, he completely replaced every other embedded device that he owned and was successful at releasing Raspberry Pi Server Essentials, with Packt Publishing. Today, Piotr is one step closer to fulfilling his dream with the release of Raspberry Pi 2 Server Essentials. This book is mostly about Linux, but it also talks about integrating and running Windows on your beloved Raspberry Pi.

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