adding persistent static routes on ubuntu
When you need to access networks located on a different network segment, you need to have a route set up so the PC knows how to get to the other network segment. This generally just points to your main...
View ArticleOpenMediaVault Web GUI default username and password
If you come across a server running OpenMediaVault, and you aren’t sure what the web GUI password is, give the following a try, as this is the default username and password for OpenMediaVault....
View ArticleSignature Images Missing in Outlook 2013
If you have recently installed or upgraded to Outlook 2013, and use html based signatures with images, you may have found that when you send an email using the signature, the recipient doesn’t get the...
View ArticleMicrosoft are bringing SQL Server 2016 to Linux
Microsoft have just announced that they will be releasing a version of SQL Server 2016 for the Linux operating system. This is a welcome move away from Microsoft’s historical stance of not releasing...
View ArticleEnable Web GUI on Brocade vRouter / Vyatta
The following steps show you how to enable the HTTPS web based GUI on Brocade vRouter / Vyatta. By default, the web gui is disabled, so you must enable it via the command line interface if you wish to...
View ArticleEnable SSH on Vyatta / vRouter / VyOS
One of the first things you will probably want to do when setting up a new Vyatta / vRouter / VyOS install, is to enable SSH so you can configure it from your desk. The secure shell (SSH) service...
View ArticleFormat partition with the ext4 file system
The ext4 filesystem is known as the forth extended filesystem, and is the default file system on many Linux distributions. To Format a partition with the ext4 filesystem run the following command: $...
View ArticleCombine several mount points into a single virtual one using mhddfs
The MHDDFS package (known as the Multi-hdd FUSE filesystem) provides a method of joining a number of filesystems, of varying size, to appear as one large volume. The benefit of using this over...
View Articleadding persistent static routes on centos
When you need to access networks located on a different network segment, you need to have a route set up so the PC knows how to get to the other network segment. This generally just points to your main...
View ArticleGenerate SSH Public and Private Keys on Linux
SSH allows for both password based authentication, as well as public key authentication. Public key authentication is generally regarded as being more secure, as it isn’t as prone to brute force login...
View ArticleUsing SSH Private Key Files with PuTTY
The following guide shows you how to log into a remote server using your private key file. It assumes you already have the associated public key already added into the remote hosts authorized_hosts...
View ArticleGenerate SSH Keys on Windows with PuTTYGen (the PuTTY Key Generator)
To generate SSH public and private key pairs on Windows, one of the easiest tools to use, is the PuTTY Key Generator “puttygen.exe” (which can be downloaded from here). The resulting generated files...
View ArticleForce .Net Application to run as 32 bit
If you have a .Net application that has been compiled with the target CPU option set to AnyCPU (as opposed to x86 / 32bit or x64 / 64bit specifically) and you are running a 64bit operating system, that...
View ArticleSecure MikroTik RouterOS Router via CLI
Mikrotik RouterOS devices are extremely powerful router devices. This can sometimes mean that the configuration of them isnt as simple as point and click for a new user. This howto will outline some...
View ArticleMikrotik RouterOS Remote Vulnerability Exploiting the Winbox Service.
It was discovered on the 23rd of April 2018, that there was a remote vulnerability being exploited in the wild, that is exploiting the Winbox service on RouterOS based devices (Mikrotik / Routerboard...
View ArticleConvert PNG Images to JPG on Ubuntu via the Command Line
Converting png images to jpg is extremely simple using linux. The examples below will show you how to install ImageMagick, which is the software that actually does the conversion, and what commands to...
View ArticleAdding persistent static routes on Ubuntu 18.04 and higher using netplan
When you need to access network devices located on a different network segment than the one you are on, you need to have a route set up so the networking stack knows how to get to the other network...
View ArticleCommon VPN ports and protocols
The following is a list of the common VPN connection types, and the relevant ports, and protocols, that generally need to be open on the firewall for VPN traffic to flow through. PPTP Protocol Port TCP...
View ArticleSetting a static IP address on Ubuntu 18.04 and higher using netplan
During the installation of Ubuntu, it will try and automatically obtain an IP address using DHCP. While that may be fine for most users, if you are wanting to set up a server, the chances are you will...
View ArticleInstalling VMWare Tools on Linux
This guide will step you through the steps to install the VMWare tools onto a Linux machine. In some cases, open-vm-tools may already be installed as a default package in your distribution. Below are...
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