Setting up an OpenVPN server on a Windows Server 2008 hosted on AWS. Also tested on Windows Server 2012 R2. Continue reading
Install NTOP on Debian and Configure to Use NetFlow on Mikrotik RouterOS
Ntop is a network monitoring tool similar to Unix top, which shows network traffic usage. It can act as a NetFlow collector for flows generated by routers such as Cisco or Mikrotik. NetFlow is an industry standard for flow-based traffic monitoring. Continue reading
Add New User on Mac OS X Mountain Lion via CLI
Adding a new Mac OS X user via CLI. Continue reading
Install Java (jre-7u60) on Mac OS X Mountain Lion via CLI
We get the following message when using Java Web Start (javaws) on Mac:
No Java runtime present, requesting install. Unable to locate a Java Runtime to invoke.
Remotely Wipe a Mobile Phone Connected to Exchange 2010
There are occasions, in fact quite rare, where users lose organisation-owned mobile phones containing sensitive personal and/or confidential business information.
In such case all data on a phone have to be immediately wiped to ensure than a mailbox isn’t accessed by anyone other than the owner. Continue reading
Get Python 2.7 to Work with AWS and MSSQL 2008 R2
Tested on MSSQL 2008 R2 Express/Standard and Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter.
Works with Python 2.7 (x86) and PyScripter 2.5 (x86). Continue reading
Fix Boot MBR in Windows 7
I use a dual boot laptop with Linux OS installed on SSD (Grub2 bootloader on a separate /boot partition) and Windows OS on HDD. All was fine up until recently, when my SSD crashed and stopped working. Completely. Continue reading
VLC 2.0.3 Fails to Play Youtube Videos on Debian
Trying to play Youtube video fails with the following error:
lua error: Couldn't extract youtube video URL, please check for updates to this script
Extend an Encrypted LUKS Partition
General disclaimer applies, no liability will be accepted for any loss or damage, use at your own risk and do frequent backups! Continue reading
Manually and Automatically Configure Network Interfaces on Linux
Yet another cheat-sheet for configuring network interfaces on Linux servers. Continue reading