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Use thisThis tag forcovers general questions about network connectivity, such as:

  • configuringConfiguring network interfaces
  • diagnosingDiagnosing network issues
  • establishingEstablishing a network connection

Questions about networking between Ubuntu and a non-Ubuntu system are on-topic unless the issue is clearly on the non-Ubuntu side.

Most questions should also have one or more tag to identify the aspect or protocol that the question is about:

Do not use the tag if your question is specifically about a networked application and not about network configuration. For example:

  • How do I configure my Linux firewall to let FTP through?
  • How can I upload only files that are more recent than the remote version over FTP?

Use this tag for general questions about network connectivity, such as:

  • configuring network interfaces
  • diagnosing network issues
  • establishing a network connection

Questions about networking between Ubuntu and a non-Ubuntu system are on-topic unless the issue is clearly on the non-Ubuntu side.

Most questions should also have one or more tag to identify the aspect or protocol that the question is about:

Do not use the tag if your question is specifically about a networked application and not about network configuration. For example:

  • How do I configure my Linux firewall to let FTP through?
  • How can I upload only files that are more recent than the remote version over FTP?

This tag covers general questions about network connectivity, such as:

  • Configuring network interfaces
  • Diagnosing network issues
  • Establishing a network connection

Questions about networking between Ubuntu and a non-Ubuntu system are on-topic unless the issue is clearly on the non-Ubuntu side.

Most questions should also have one or more tag to identify the aspect or protocol that the question is about:

Do not use the tag if your question is specifically about a networked application and not about network configuration. For example:

  • How do I configure my Linux firewall to let FTP through?
  • How can I upload only files that are more recent than the remote version over FTP?
someone suggested a really silly edit
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Use this tag for general questions about network connectivity, such as:

  • configuring network interfaces
  • diagnosing network issues
  • establishing a network connection
  • etc.

Questions about networking between Ubuntu and a non-Ubuntu system are on-topic unless the issue is clearly on the non-Ubuntu side.

Most questions should also have one or more tag to identify the aspect or protocol that the question is about:

Do not use the tag if your question is specifically about a networked application and not about network configuration. For example:

  • How do I configure my Linux firewall to let FTP through?
  • How can I upload only files that are more recent than the remote version over FTP?

Use this tag for general questions about network connectivity:

  • configuring network interfaces
  • diagnosing network issues
  • establishing a network connection
  • etc.

Questions about networking between Ubuntu and a non-Ubuntu system are on-topic unless the issue is clearly on the non-Ubuntu side.

Most questions should also have one or more tag to identify the aspect or protocol that the question is about:

Do not use the tag if your question is specifically about a networked application and not about network configuration. For example:

  • How do I configure my Linux firewall to let FTP through?
  • How can I upload only files that are more recent than the remote version over FTP?

Use this tag for general questions about network connectivity, such as:

  • configuring network interfaces
  • diagnosing network issues
  • establishing a network connection

Questions about networking between Ubuntu and a non-Ubuntu system are on-topic unless the issue is clearly on the non-Ubuntu side.

Most questions should also have one or more tag to identify the aspect or protocol that the question is about:

Do not use the tag if your question is specifically about a networked application and not about network configuration. For example:

  • How do I configure my Linux firewall to let FTP through?
  • How can I upload only files that are more recent than the remote version over FTP?
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edit approved Mar 21, 2015 at 10:26
Mudit Kapil
edit approved Mar 21, 2015 at 10:26
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Use this tag for general questions about network connectivity:

  • configuring network interfaces
  • diagnosing network issues
  • establishing a network connection
  • etc.

Questions about networking between Ubuntu and a non-Ubuntu system are on-topic unless the issue is clearly on the non-Ubuntu side.

Most questions should also have one or more tag to identify the aspect or protocol that the question is about:

Do not use the tag if your question is specifically about a networked application and not about network configuration. For example:

  • How do I configure my Linux firewall to let FTP through?
  • How can I upload only files that are more recent than the remote version over FTP?

Use this tag for general questions about network connectivity:

  • configuring network interfaces
  • diagnosing network issues
  • establishing a network connection
  • etc.

Questions about networking between Ubuntu and a non-Ubuntu system are on-topic unless the issue is clearly on the non-Ubuntu side.

Most questions should also have one or more tag to identify the aspect or protocol that the question is about:

Do not use the tag if your question is specifically about a networked application and not about network configuration. For example:

  • How do I configure my Linux firewall to let FTP through?
  • How can I upload only files that are more recent than the remote version over FTP?

Use this tag for general questions about network connectivity:

  • configuring network interfaces
  • diagnosing network issues
  • establishing a network connection
  • etc.

Questions about networking between Ubuntu and a non-Ubuntu system are on-topic unless the issue is clearly on the non-Ubuntu side.

Most questions should also have one or more tag to identify the aspect or protocol that the question is about:

Do not use the tag if your question is specifically about a networked application and not about network configuration. For example:

  • How do I configure my Linux firewall to let FTP through?
  • How can I upload only files that are more recent than the remote version over FTP?
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removed "do not use" bit from excerpt and somewhat "not nice" do not use bit in the body.
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edit approved Jun 24, 2012 at 13:50
ish
edit approved Jun 24, 2012 at 13:50
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Wiki Overhaul of (what wiki? :P)
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edit approved Dec 28, 2011 at 16:12
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edit approved Dec 28, 2011 at 16:12
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