DNS server settings on Fedora 12 & Fedora 13

If you are getting "Website not available" messages or the site is taking longer to load, its time you to use Google Public DNS settings to a Fast and Secure .

Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.

To try it out Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers

Changing your DNS servers settings

Changing DNS server settings on Fedora 12 & Fedora 13

1. 
   
   Open terminal..
2. 
   
   Go to root by
   
   

   [linux@pluto ~] $ su

   
   
   

   Password:

   
   
   
   
   
3. 
   
   Now time to make “resolv.conf” file on your machine by:
   
   

    # gedit /etc/resolv.conf

   
   
   
4. 
   
   If any nameserver lines appear, write down the IP addresses for future reference.
5. 
   
   Replace the nameserver lines with, or add, the following lines:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

6. 
   
   Save and exit.
7. 
   
   Restart any Internet clients you are using.
   
   
   
   
   Njoy :)

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Gnome Shell in Fedora 12 & 13

How to install Gnome Shell in Fedora 12 & 13

GNOME Shell is a component of GNOME 3.0, the next generation of the GNOME desktop environment

For installing the Gnome shell you need to have two packages installed on your Fedora System

1. 
   
   
   
    desktop-effects
2. 
   
   
   
    gnome-shell.
   In case desktop-effects package is already installed, you need not do it again.
   Run this command in a terminal:

                      # yum install desktop-effects gnome-shell

After installation you can enable the Gnome Shell from 

System > Preferences > Desktop Effects

as shown below:

Now Njoy GNOME SHELL :)

BSNL EVDO on Fedora 12

To Configure EVDO with fedora 12 or other linux you need...

First plug evdo

Then open terminal

To become root, first you must open a terminal. Then, you type:

$ su

then type

# wvdialconf

now Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf.

so to edit this type

# gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

and Now add the following lines to your wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]

Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

Modem Type = Analog Modem

Phone = #777

ISDN = 0

Username = <>

Init1 = ATZ

Password = <>

Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0

Baud = 9600

and then save it.

Now try the command

# wvdial

on your terminal as root.

njoy internet on your machine :)