APF and BFD on Debian

March 8, 2008

Howto install APF / BFD on a Debian system

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HTTP to HTTPS via mod_rewrite

March 8, 2008

I was looking for this information one day, and thought I would share what I found.

 

To redirect a website from http -> https I utilized mod_rewrite. And created a .htaccess file with the following contents.

 

$ cat .htaccess
Options FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)         https://your_server.com/$1

Xen virtualization notes

March 8, 2008

I have recently been working virtualizing Windows and Linux machines using Xen.  A few things popped up along the way and a bit of research was done to make things work properly, these are some of the notes I used along the way.

 

- I am partial to using LVM based devices for creating my virtual machines. Think lvm snapshots for backups.
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Dedicated Linux Server Checklist for the New Year.

March 8, 2008

If you have a dedicated Linux server, this list is for you. Below are a few items you need to do, to ensure your 2008 will be a bit brighter. This list is by no means comprehensive, but hopefully gets you started in the right direction this year. Check your backups and perform a [...]

Netdump, figuring out what caused that system crash

March 8, 2008

We have all been there before. Your server crashed, nothing indicates what happened. You check /var/log/messages and all you see is.. well.. nothing. With no sign of what happened, or indication of why it happened you are left to.. wait until it happens again. On Red Hat based systems, you have an answer. [...]

cPanel / Fantastico Deluxe install doesn’t do anything.

March 8, 2008

We ran into an issue when installing Fantastico. After clicking the installation button, everything seemed to download just fine, but every time you go back to the Fantastico link it says it is not installed. It turns out, Fantastico uses wget to download files. wget is called with the ‘-P’ option, which is not [...]

Countdown begins for Tuesday space shuttle launch

March 8, 2008

Endeavour Launch CrewCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Countdown clocks at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida began ticking on Saturday toward Tuesday’s launch of space shuttle Endeavour carrying a Japanese lab section and Canadian-built robot for the International Space Station. Read more

Replace your car, with a nice TV.

March 8, 2008

70 inch KDL-70XBR3Feel like you’re part of the action with the world’s first 70″ BRAVIA® XBR® LCD flat panel. This stunning HDTV takes home theater beyond the next level, and for $30,000+ it better. Read more

Integra DTR-8.8 A/V Receiver

March 8, 2008

integra-dtr-8.8-reciever-frontEverybody’s heard of Onkyo. Sister brand Integra is more of a well-kept secret. Like Pioneer Elite or Sony ES, Integra is a step-up brand for consumers who want a higher-performing or more versatile product. Integra is more oriented toward various aspects of custom installation, including high-end home theater, multizone audio, and networked audio. It’s sold only through A/V specialty retailers, not online or via mail order.

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cPanel Security

March 8, 2008

SECURITY ALERT: Horde arbitrary file inclusion vulnerabilityAn arbitrary file inclusion vulnerability has been discovered in the Horde webmail application. At present, we can confirm that this security vulnerability in question affects Horde 3.1.6 and earlier. Based on incomplete information at this time, we also believe this affects Horde Groupware 1.0.4 and earlier as well (cPanel does not use Horde Groupware at this time).

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