Posted on August 15, 2009 by symbolik
Found this gem on a recent SANS article – Cheat Sheets – PacketLife.net. Loads of quick info about protocols, subnetting, etc. Enjoy!
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Posted on July 27, 2009 by symbolik
This is good – it summarizes all kinds of tips and resources. I do not want to forget this one, so here it is forever….
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-bsd-openssh-server-best-practices.html
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Posted on June 4, 2009 by symbolik
These are both related to MythTV, but can apply to any XFS filesystem you may be using.
XFS Filesystem: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/XFS_Filesystem
Optimizing Performance: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Optimizing_Performance
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Posted on May 18, 2009 by symbolik
How to get sound working with Kubuntu 9.04 64-bit and the Adobe Flash player.
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Posted on May 10, 2009 by symbolik
I set up Japanese input following Zorael’s tips on this link: First Impression Jaunty/Kubuntu 9.04. I added all packages for UIM, PRIME, SKK, skim, and scim that relate to each other, as well as some dictionaries and kinput2. His directions were very helpful, and now my wife can input Japanese.
Short post…
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Posted on February 15, 2009 by symbolik
[UPDATED 10-18-2009 - Numerous old typos fixed, several new typos added, syntaxes corrected, updates made for newer versions of stuff, better instructions, cooler errors, and even a little more attention to detail paid.]
[CREDIT for getlists.sh goes to Step By Step - www.maynidea.com. Thank you for this script, and sorry it took so long to [...]
Filed under: Apps, HowTo, Kernel, Kubuntu, Linux, Security, Tips…, Web Servers | Tagged: blacklist, content filter, dansguardian, db-2.7.7, filtering, firewall, HowTo, iptables, proxy, redirect, scripts, Security, shell, squid, squidGuard, transparent, web | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2009 by symbolik
I was cleaning out my blogroll, which led to this great tip from Jeff’s Healthcare IT blog (as well as the previous post about default passwords). Instead of opening up your case, this command will tell you what is in use. Should be similar for other Linux flavors as well.
sudo dmidecode -t 17
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