Set up iptables firewall rules for inbound and outbound IPv4 traffic on a Debian PC (no routing). Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
“Unknown phone dialed ***” Switchvox Dial Plan
A user picks up the handset and starts dialing a number. Once three digits are entered, the call gets disconnected before a user is done entering the number. Continue reading
Peering Switchvox and Asterisk using IAX
Peer Asterisk and Switchvox systems together to allow users in different offices use internal extensions. Continue reading
Rebuild initrd Image (Linux)
Sometimes kernel fails to boot due to improperly created initrd image, i.e. trying to mount /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 to /sysroot when using root volume on LVM.
Three lines of nash code can sometimes save you hours of Dexter. Continue reading
Build and Install Dahdi Framework on Switchvox (CentOS 5)
This post is a follow up for creating Switchvox (CentOS 5) EC2 EBS AMI with root partition on LVM. Continue reading
Create Switchvox (CentOS 5) EC2 EBS AMI with root Partition on LVM
We have a Switchvox image that we want to import into AWS EC2. The plan is to install Switchvox on a Virtualbox locally, then convert the image to a raw image, upload it to AWS EC2, chroot and install Xen kernel 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5xen, modify the image appropriately making it Xen visualisation compatible, and register as an AMI. Continue reading
Fix “This webpage has a redirect loop” Moodle v2.7
Moodle v2.7 installation gives “this webpage has a redirect loop” error. Continue reading
Enable Remote Commands in Windows PowerShell (Windows Remote Management)
Using WS-Management (WinRM 2.0), Windows PowerShell 2.0 allows scripts and cmdlets to be invoked on a remote machine. Continue reading
Pepper Flash Player for Chromium v35 on Debian Linux
NPAPI support was dropped from Google Chrome/Chromium v35 for Linux meaning that Java, Adobe Flash and any other NPAPI plugins don’t work in Linux version of Google Chrome v35. Continue reading
Office Professional Plus 2010 on a Terminal Server (RemoteApp)
The following error occurs trying to use a retail edition of Office Professional Plus 2010 on a Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services:
This copy of Microsoft Office 2010 cannot be used on a computer running Terminal Services. To User Office 2010 on a computer running Terminal Services, you must use a Volument License Edition of Office.
To fix the problem, go to your MSDN subscriptions account product key page and get a key for “Terminal Service enablement for Office 2010”. Then navigate to Control Panel, find Office Pro Plus 2010 and enter a new product key. More info is available on this page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983443/en-us.