I came across this post on Mecworks’ BLOG, and found it very interesting. I already used a couple of these extensions, but the rest are worht checking out. Thanks Marc! ————————————— Firefox is one of the best, if not the… Read More »Recommended Firefox Extensions
Ran across LinuxISOTorrent.com this week. It’s a comprehensive list of torrents for Linux distributions. It’s useful for me because the torrent search sites I use to find Linux torrents keep shutting down (because of legal reasons) or are blocked by… Read More »Linux Torrents
When first having bandwidth problems, I was wondering if purchasing a proxy server (like a Cisco Content Engine) and a bandwidth limiting/packet shaping (al la Packeteer) would be what I would have to do. I was also looking at a… Read More »Network hardware thoughts
mkeadle.org has a nice how-to on file, domain, and ad blocking with Squid. I found it extremely useful in setting up my squid box and thought I’d share. I used webmin to set up the ACLs, no no text editing… Read More »Basic Squid setup with file, domain, and ad blocking
Like I said in my earlier post, I used a Fluke OptiView to find the protocols in use and what machines were having “conversations” over those protocols. Unfortunately, my budget won’t allow for the $25K to purchase my own so… Read More »Troubleshooting internet usage p2:How I used Ethereal to troubleshoot our network utilization
For all three of my regular readers, sorry for the slow updates. I’ve decided to make the site a little less newsy and more about what I’m learning on a day-to day basis. And I’ve been learning quite a bit,… Read More »Troubleshooting internet usage
I’ve been doing some network troubleshooting, and with my limited/forgetful memory of what ports are used for what, Kurt Seifried’s port lookup page is a lifesaver. It has a total of 8,457 ports listed, and has some nice explanations on… Read More »Page ‘O Ports
I’ve been doing some network troubleshooting, and with my limited/forgetful memory of what ports are used for what, Kurt Seifried’s port lookup page is a lifesaver. It has a total of 8,457 ports listed, and has some nice explanations on… Read More »Page ‘O Ports
I recently needed to do some alternating DNS and IP lookups recently, and this lookup page let me do both without having to switch between pages – very useful!
The TAO of Backup was forwarded to me recently, and while it has a blatant plug at the end, it is thought provoking on the needs for secure and reliable backups.