We have an umbrella.png image that we want to use as a background for Grub2. Continue reading
Zoneminder Installation on Debian with Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000
Turning a £7 worth webcam into a simple home surveilance system. Continue reading
Shrink MSSQL Logs and Rebuild Database Table Indexes
Some quite useful MSSQL notes here. Continue reading
Compile and Install Linux Kernel 3.12.5 on Debian Wheezy
It’s one of those Sundays when I’ve got some spare time, and decided to upgrade an existing Linux kernel into the latest stable release (as I write this, the latest stable is 3.12.5) on one of my Debian VMs. Continue reading
OpenVPN Client Setup on Linux
This post is a follow up for OpenVPN: Server Setup on Linux. We will install and configure an OpenVPN client on another Debian Linux machine and will connect to the OpenVPN server that was created earlier. Continue reading
OpenVPN Server Setup on Linux
We will be setting up an OpenVPN server on a Debian Wheezy VM. Continue reading
Installing Zabbix 1.8.19 From Source on Debian with PHP Frontend and HTTPS (LAMP Stack)
We have a Zabbix v1.8.X (with MySQL) server hosted on a Debian Squeeze VM. This VM is being migrated to Debian Wheezy, and therefore requires Zabbix to be moved as well.
However, due to security related issues Zabbix packages were removed from Wheezy.
So, what we are going to do is to install Zabbix 1.8.19 from source, and restore the database backup we have created on a Squeeze VM. Continue reading
OpenSSH Server Installation and Configuration
Today’s plan is to install an OpenSSH server on a local Debian VM, generate public and private SSH keys for a general user and configure SSH server to use public key authentication with password authentication disabled. Continue reading
Configure Passive FTP on IIS6
Passive mode is somehing I always think about when having to deal with NAT’ed FTP servers. This article applies to IIS6 hosted on a Windows Server 2008 SP2. Continue reading
Finding Open Ports and Listening Services on Linux: Nmap, Netstat, lsof and ss
Trying to keep it simple. Continue reading