Chapter 4. Hardware
Terms you’ll need to understand:
✓ | Driver |
✓ | I/O ports |
✓ | Interrupts |
✓ | Network interface card |
✓ | Plug and Play |
✓ | Point to Point |
Techniques you’ll need to master:
✓ | Memorizing IRQ associations |
✓ | Troubleshooting hardware conflicts |
✓ | Viewing SCSI information |
✓ | Configuring Ethernet devices |
✓ | Setting IPs manually |
✓ | Configuring PPP sessions |
✓ | Configuring system time |
✓ | Viewing and setting USB configurations |
Hardware
The LPI objectives include several hardware-specific items. You must be familiar with the topics in this chapter to be a good sysadmin.
IRQs and Ports
IRQs are numbered from 0 to 15. Some constants in the numbering are the system timer (0), keyboard (1), and floppy controller (6). Table 4.1 shows common IRQ assignments.
Table 4.1. Typical IRQ Assignments ...
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