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File system fragmentation is the inability of a file system to lay out related data sequentially (contiguously), an inherent phenomenon in storage-backed file systems that allow in-place modification of their contents.

In computing, file system fragmentation, sometimes called file system aging, is the inability of a file system to lay out related data sequentially (contiguously), an inherent phenomenon in storage-backed file systems that allow in-place modification of their contents.

File system fragmentation increases disk head movement or seeks, which are known to hinder throughput.

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Fragmented packets on Red Hat Linux

Our application runs on Red Hat Linux 8.0 3.2-7, Linux kernel version 2.4.32. We've found that the OS does not know how to handle fragmented packets. When receiving a large amount of fragmented packets, the application running on the OS, crashes…
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how to do fragmentation attack via ubuntu machine

I wish to test my system which has snort installed on it. I want to do fragmentation attack such as tiny fragment attack and wish that it should be logged by snort. any suggestions? any graphical software available ?
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How can Windows defragmentation tools cause internal fragmentation in SQL Server?

I was just reading this article where the author talks about the file system fragmentation that can be caused by growing database files. There was one bit that I didn't quite follow. What about Windows defragmentation tools? Although you can use a…
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network-latency/ping degradation over time correlated with memory fragmentation

There is an Online Charging System (OCS) which handles Diameter Ro and Gy traffic. The OCS receives CCR Diameter messages and answers with CCA Diameter messages. And this response time - latency - degrades over time. Normal average latency is 20 ms,…
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What does fragmented table mean in MySQL?

I have a MariaDB database with an InnoDB engine and querying data take a lot of time so I search and found that it is maybe related to the tables being fragmented but I cannot understand what it means and what I have to do about it.
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windows update error 80072ee2 caused by linux router, possible mtu issue?

For a few days now, the Windows 7 workstations on my network have been unable to connect to Windows Update. They are getting the infamous error 80072ee2. They are connected to a simple SOHO switch. The switch is connected to a Debian Wheezy box…
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Fragmentation of packets in networks

Why may packets sent over the internet be fragmented? I don't understand why data grams are broken up into smaller pieces. When this is done what is its use?
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