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Knoppix 6.4.3 Adriane

2011-07-14T10:00:00.000-07:00

This is the first time I write a post on 2011. The truth its I've been really busy, I started on a new company Check Point as Sales engineering and I have a lot to learn.Recently my computer crash (it was a windows desktop) and I need it a Linux to continue working, what I found is a new and improved Knoppix, the right applications, and great hardware support.Using LXDE as desktop and adding

FitPC Kernel Config File

2010-09-24T18:06:00.000-07:00

soad@fitPC:~$ cat /boot/config-2.6.31-34-fitpc2## Automatically generated make config: don't edit# Linux kernel version: 2.6.31-34-fitpc2# Thu Apr 22 17:21:31 2010## CONFIG_64BIT is not setCONFIG_X86_32=y# CONFIG_X86_64 is not setCONFIG_X86=yCONFIG_OUTPUT_FORMAT="elf32-i386"CONFIG_ARCH_DEFCONFIG="arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig"CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME=yCONFIG_GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE=

Get files from Checkpoint Devices using SCP

2010-07-19T11:16:00.000-07:00

In order to copy files from you Checkpoint device (Secure Platform), we have to first edit the scpusers file to allow our user the file transfer, we can do this with the follow command:#echo admin >> /etc/scpusersJust change admin for the current user your using to connect.To copy the file we need to know the full path of the file we can run pwd if we are located inside the folder containing our

nagios - how to start

2010-06-04T17:11:00.000-07:00

I've installedii nagios3 3.0.6-4 A host/service/network monitoring and manageii apache2 2.2.11-2 Apache HTTP Server metapackageSettings:Device IP address: 215.115.21.151Device HostName: devicetestThe first file we have to edit is:/usr/local/nagios/etc/

VI and Color Syntaxis

2010-06-01T09:46:00.000-07:00

Using vi, if you want color syntaxis (if you're writing a script or a program you should want it).You just have to type inside VI - ESC and then::syntax onTo turn it off you should type ESC and::syntax offTo have "on" or "off" all the time just add the command line to ~/.vimrcsyntax onIf you got an error like:E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this versionIt means you have to install

iostream.h: No such file or directory

2010-06-01T09:31:00.000-07:00

Starting with G++ can be hard specially if you cannot compile your first program !! on linux using g++ version 4 you cannot have a simple program like:#include using namespace std;int main(){ cout << "Welcome to the wonderful world of C++!!!\n"; return 0;}It have 2 main errors iostream.h in not loger used that way, in fact if you try to find file you might found this:find / -name

Epson Stylus TX-100 Linux

2010-05-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

We recently bought an Epson printer, a good printer with scanner features, this is how I configure the driver.First go to http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/spc/DL2.do and download the TX100 driver. Download both Printer and Scanner driver. Once downloaded install both the sh script and the deb package.tar zxvf pips-snx100-debian4.0-3.3.0-CG.tgz./pips-snx100-debian4.0-3.3.0-CG.installThis will

WinSplit Revolution like on any Window Mananger

2010-05-25T06:27:00.000-07:00

If you're a windows user and do not know WinSplit Revolution you don't know the full power of you new and big monitor.Split the windows is help full since you can have many applications displayed and work at the same time on the monitor.Since I couldn't find a good replacement for linux I decided to script my own. I test it on Fluxbox, Enlightement and Gnome and worked perfectly. If you find

Lirc IR for Media Player on Linux

2010-05-23T18:03:00.000-07:00

Since my fitPC has an IR receiver I'm finally going to test the remote capabilities on Linux.This is being done on a Ubuntu 10.4. In order to make it run I install -lirc- I have to restart the PC otherwise the IR was not detected, the version I've running is:ii lirc 0.8.6-0ubuntu4.1 infra-red remote control

Mount SSH devices as local folders

2010-05-23T15:43:00.000-07:00

I already wrote how to mount a Samba/Windows shared folder, but I don't really like SMB I always use SSH to share folders easy.In order to make it run I install -sshfs- the version I've running is, the server only have to run standard ssh, all the changes below have to be done on the client's side:ii sshfs

Internet Explorer on Linux

2010-05-23T12:05:00.001-07:00

There are sometimes when you will need Internet Explorer and the best to do is run it on Linux using Wine, wine is awsome and you can run almost all the software that runs on windows right now, so you should try it !.ie4Linux is a great script it install all the need it files for Explorer run properly. This is a easy and fast how to.In order to make it run I install -wine and cabextract- the

fitPC - RaLink 3090 Chipset

2010-05-23T10:36:00.001-07:00

I finally got my fitPC the smallest computer out there, I'm testing the new Ubuntu Notebook (UNE) release it looks pretty nice and easy to use.The first problem I faced was the Wireless device it's detected (as wlan0) but it does not show any wireless ESSID and If defined using iwconfig it never gets connected, this is how I fix it !.UNE does not come with the proper compilation software the good

Sniff HTTP passwords to get 2write administrator access

2010-05-12T14:57:00.000-07:00

I show you how to get connected to a WEP access point, now that we are connected I guess we should start gathering some information like the password we need to manage the device.Once connected we just have to sniff the network, we can use wireshark for starters, run wireshark and start the capture on your wireless interface.Now the 2wire IP address is the default GW you're connecting, a simple

Elive Boot USB persistent mode

2010-05-08T23:53:00.000-07:00

I´m sure you use live CDs to boot linux to fix things, maybe you have an USB to boot you favorite linux.Did you know you can have a live cd on a USB + install software and modify configurations and still having it as portable as an USB drive?.I recomend you to download elive distribution, easy, fast and cool debian based Linux. First boot your linux system from CD (yeah I know WTF but you have to

WEP Cracking

2010-05-08T20:35:00.000-07:00

I wrote this post so you can test your self your own wireless access point security, and for you to view how easy WEP can be cracked.The whole cracking process is simple, you will set up "one" wireless card to sniff the traffic and the "second" wireless card to inject the traffic, the good news; Atheros and Intel can do both jobs on the same chipset.In order to make it run I install -aircrack

Mount Shared Folders

2010-05-08T08:23:00.000-07:00

To mount windows or samba shared folder on the client we just have to run: mount -t cifs //172.16.32.1/SoadFiles -o username=soad,password=password /mnt/ntserver/ We just need installed -Samba- the version I've running is: ii samba 2:3.2.5-4lenny6 a LanManager-like file

USB HDD kernel Support

2010-05-08T08:13:00.000-07:00

I compile my kernel removing several options to have a perfect running kernel, I plug my USB drive today and find out I couldn't use it. Here is how I repair it.When I connect an USB hard disk on my laptop I got:[ 2941.956058] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3[ 2942.116005] usb 1-2: New USB device found,

Block MSN Messenger using Squid and IPtables

2010-04-23T23:49:00.000-07:00

I have been trying to block MSN, first I try to use Snort but I reach a point when my whole access point goes down, so I have to configure the tools I already have working: IPtables and Squid.I try diferent clients to have the whole picture, first good old Pidgin, it does exactly what you told him to do.The default settings for MSN accounts:This settings uses the port 1863 ONLY, I added this IP

Getting Started on Snort

2010-04-22T07:16:00.001-07:00

I install snort from source, this are the steps I followed. The process can be really hard if you're starting on Linux just be patience and ask for help when need it, you can comment in this post or use linuxquestions.org or review snort docsTo start we have to download the last version from snort´s site, and run the configuration script:wget http://

Create a Custom kernel based on modules loaded

2010-04-20T06:34:00.000-07:00

I happened to found this script to help you with the kernel configurations, it uses the lsmod output to modify your .config file.It helped me a lot to create my Soekris custom config file, just copy the script and save it on you /usr/src/linux.2.6.x folder and type.chmod +x Python.shcp .config .config.old./Python.sh -i .config -o

Soekris net5501 kernel config file 2.6.33

2010-04-19T16:08:00.000-07:00

After many configuration files I finally have one that works and its really minimalistic we just load what we need, in fact the compiling process takes around 20 minutes a difference with a normal config file takes more than 12 hours !!!.I added support for my atheros wireless card, and I have a SATA hard disk drive, this is my hardware.00:01.0 Host bridge:

Compile the last running kernel

2010-04-18T10:42:00.000-07:00

To compile your kerner you have to install - the following packages:ii gcc 4:4.3.2-2 The GNU C compilerii make 3.81-5 The GNU version of the "make" utility.ii binutils 2.18.1~cvs20080103-7 The GNU assembler, linker and binary utilitiii util-linux

Atheros Ath5k hostap Master Mode

2010-04-17T06:44:00.000-07:00

You need at least 2.6.31 kernel version running, and the athk5 driver, I used apt-get to install hostap package but I got this error:hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.confConfiguration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.confLine 3: invalid/unknown driver 'nl80211'1 errors found in configuration file '/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf'That's why we have to build it from source to enable the nl80211 driver. I use the

EIGRP

2010-04-12T10:27:00.000-07:00

GNS3 is a great tool to learn CISCO technologies, I wan to test Zebra so I will use GNS to simulate a CISCO networking enviroment and later connect it to my Zebra network, this is the Cisco piece. In order to make it run I install -GNS3- Debian always to the rescue !! the version I've running is:ii gns3

Configuring the Local Time Zone

2010-03-15T14:29:00.000-07:00

The command date will display the current settings;Mon Mar 15 15:28:07 EDT 2010I'm on Central Standard time, so I have to change that settings, easy ! Just rundpkg-reconfigure tzdataConfigure your settings using the assistant.Now date command have to show you new settings.Mon Mar 15 13:36:08 CST 2010--

Configure a Transparent Terminal

2010-03-10T09:07:00.000-08:00

We have a lot of terminal options, what I did is to use the one Elive have by default urxvt, it is simple and portable to configure urxvt.The terminal can be borderless and transparent in no time. I just have to comment a few default lines in .Xdefault file and use the Esetroot command. Here is my config file your replace the one you have or created on your home folder.File: /home/soad/.Xdefaults

VMWare VDI client for Linux

2010-03-09T14:01:00.000-08:00

The google code project web site is: http://code.google.com/p/vmware-view-open-client/The last version of the client is 4.0.1.First we will download the deb precompiled package since I already have my Debian based system Elive running.wget "http://vmware-view-open-client.googlecode.com/files/VMware-view-open-client_4.0.1-235010_i386.deb"wlanconfig ath0 destroywlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode apifconfig ath0 upAfter running iwconfigath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"" Nickname:""Mode:Master

Startup Scripts

2010-03-05T08:07:00.000-08:00

This are the running levels on debian systems: * 0 System Halt* 1 Single user* 2 Full multi-user mode (Default)* 3-5 Same as 2* 6 System RebootSpecial Run Levels Run level 0 is the system halt condition. Run Level 1 is known as 'single user' mode. A more apt description would be 'rescue', or 'trouble-shooting' mode. In run level 1, no daemons (services) are started. Run levels 2 through

Apache web Server Running CGI and PHP

2010-03-05T01:00:00.000-08:00

I've been trying to set up a Web server capable of running CGI and PHP scripts, but after follow a lot of how to and surf many questions sites I was unable to run PHP pages, all I got was my script file as text on firefox and internet explorer blank web page.One package is need it besides apache and php, here is the complete list of installed debian packages.ii libapache2-mod-php5

User Activity Logging

2010-03-04T05:31:00.000-08:00

To make this run you need already running -- squid, mysql, apache, php --, I have a small how to for squid here, and you can review this post to have mysql, apache and php.Now its time to download the sources, the installation its really simple. Since all the settings are redirected to /usr/local, once we download the sources we have to move the folder there.Cat /bin/PlayIces.sh#!/bin/bashMPD=icesPLAYLIST=/home/soad/playlist.txtfind "`pwd`" -iname "*.mp3" > $PLAYLISTecho Playlist Created on `pwd`PID=`ps -fea

icecast - ice2 - Streaming using Icecast and Ice2 ogg

2010-02-23T14:09:00.000-08:00

When I run configure script on icecast and ice2 I got a few errors and I solved it installing#Error - configure: error: XSLT configuration could not be foundii libxslt1-dev 1.1.24-2 XSLT processing library - development kit

Lyrics Script for Icecast

2010-02-23T08:36:00.000-08:00

Once you have set up your own streaming server using Icecast regardless your playlist client, I wrote this script to get the lyrics from api.leoslyrics.com.This will get the information from you running Icecast server. With Icecast running you just have to run the script.Just make sure your web server responds on localhost:8000.# ./IceCastLyric.shArtist: Amon

Redirect to Another Proxy cache_peer

2010-02-16T09:40:00.000-08:00

There are sometimes when you will have to forward all your proxy requests to a parent proxy, we maybe will have so many proxys on the network but what that hell.After configure you squid proxy (I have a quick start here) you will just have to add a couple of lines to redirect the proxy settings.I know squid could change sometimes the lines, so here is the version I've running.We need to get the source code, remember DansGuardian is not free, always support open source tools using donations, if you're going to use it in your organization

dhcp3-server - DHCP Server

2010-02-15T08:34:00.001-08:00

Despite the Soekris box have a Serial interface, I'm not always on desktops with serial ports, and sometimes I need to logon into my soekris box.I've configured a DHCP and server to only listen in "backup" interface and since I have always a ssh server running I now can just plug my ethernet ask for dhcp ip address and I'll log to my soerkis.I need this because all the time I change my ip

How to Debug/Troubleshoot daemons

2010-02-15T08:04:00.000-08:00

All the time when configuring a new daemon, or modifying an existing one it may stop working and usually people starting on Linux have no idea why.It is basic to know how to troubleshoot ANY daemon, that's why I'm intent to do here.First the very daemon we need is a syslog daemon (how to install) I've this version installed : ii sysklogd

iproute2 - Advance Routing On Linux

2010-02-10T13:39:00.000-08:00

I have finished my Labs using IP Route Version 2 or iproute2, despite the configuration at the end (very simple) it took me a lot of work to figure it all, and I have to use several scripts to put all together. At the end I have 2 main scripts, one for routing and one for firewall and nats.First I would like to clear some questions I found on the internet.Does IProute2 will work using 2 or more

Redirecting stderr and stdout to a file

2010-02-09T09:40:00.000-08:00

I got from an really good blog this script lines, that helps to redirect all the outputs to a file, with this lines, troubleshoot scripts is not longer painful.I recommend you to try it.If you need help starting with bash scripts go here.#!/bin/bashOUTPUT_LOG=output.logOUTPUT_PIPE=output.pipeif [ ! -e $OUTPUT_PIPE ]; then mkfifo $OUTPUT_PIPEfiif [ -e $

Checkpoint Backup Script

2010-02-09T09:31:00.000-08:00

Long time ago I created a script to backup checkpoint devices, it does a little log rotation, and sent email notifications.This is run it using crontab.Here is the script I used, you just have to adapt it to your own settings.The first part of the script redirects all the outputs to a file, this include normal output, error outputs, console outputs, its very help full for troubleshooting.I

Telcel 3G modem internet connection

2010-02-08T09:18:00.000-08:00

I've mobile internet access using Telcel's mobile device, today I make it work just perfect on my Linux system, I just have to install wvdial, and everything worked. wvdial 1.60.1+nmu2 PPP dialer with built-in intelligenceAll the

Install Perl Modules

2010-01-31T07:57:00.000-08:00

There are sometimes when compiling you need perl modules, install them can be really hard, the good news is Perl have now CPAN for automated installation !!.To use CPAN you need installed perl most Linux distributions already have it.ii perl 5.10.0-19 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and

Installing Pidgin From Source

2010-01-31T07:48:00.000-08:00

I recently started to get errors trying to connect MSN network, this is beacause MSN change their protocol again, so I need to upgrade my pidgin, I could just use apt-get upgrade pidgin, but it will be even funnier if I compile the last source code available currently 2.6.5.In order to make it run, I've installed, this is to avoid a lot of error messages. For error with perl modules you can also

rsync to keep folders update to an USB drive

2010-01-30T03:52:00.000-08:00

Rsync can be used to keep USB drives sync or can be used in a recovery task.Rsyn will have logs about the whole copy process and if any file fails, the copy process will not stop Rsync will copy the next file. In order to make it run, I've installedii screen 4.0.3-11+lenny1 terminal multiplexor with VT100/ANSI terminaii rsync

Update Twitter Status from the terminal

2010-01-28T09:43:00.000-08:00

To tweet from the command line you just have to install a small but powerful python API.ii python-twitter 0.5-2 Twitter API wrapper for PythonNow you have 3 different ways to configure your user name and password, use the best for you.If you know how to

Cisco Pix running on Linux

2009-12-12T08:56:00.000-08:00

In order to make it work I've installedii bridge-utils 1.4-5 Utilities for configuring the Linux Ethernet bridgeIn order to run Cisco Pix IOS and have firewall functionality for testing purposes we can use linux. The author is known as ‘mmm123′ he can be found a the hacki forum .If you are going to compile the pemu source code follow the below steps.

Movistar Correos a SMS

2009-12-03T07:50:00.000-08:00

Movistar puede enviarte un SMS cada que recibes un correo en tu de gmail incluso con el Subject incluido, lo mejor es que puedes hacerlo gratis, seguramente funcionara tambien con telcel solo deberas encontrar la forma en la que el proveedor maneja los SMS correos.Primero desde tu Celular envia un SMS al 6245 con la palabra ALTA, este mensaje no cuesta absolutamente nada como puedes revisar aqui

Wireless Configuration Using WAP

2009-11-19T09:23:00.000-08:00

Make sure you have your wireless card up and running, you can use iwconfig command to view the wireless status #iwconfigeth1 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"NocDell" Nickname:"NocDel" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:14:F2:EC:99:20 Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power:32 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS

Compilation Errors

2009-10-19T18:31:00.000-07:00

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Make not found, do # apt-get install make---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you get the error: gcc not found, do# apt-get install gcc----------------------------

Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG

2009-10-19T15:48:00.000-07:00

I have a Toshiba Laptop T42, it have a Intel Wireless card, here is how I set it up. #lspci02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)After search on apt repositories I found ipw 2200 binary, so I installed it.#apt-cache search

dante - SOCKS proxy

2009-09-12T11:22:00.000-07:00

If you want to proxy AIM, MSN or any SOCKS 4 protocol you can use Dante as the daemon.First we need to download the sources and compile it.cd /usr/srcwget ftp://ftp.inet.no/pub/socks/dante-1.1.19.tar.gztar zxvf dante-1.1.19.tar.gzcd dante-1.1.19/./configuremakemake installNow you'll have to create the config file and make it work to your own settings./etc/dante.conf ii

Ndiswrapper using Windows Drivers for Wireless card

2009-09-11T20:25:00.000-07:00

I've a TrendNET PCMCIA wireless card but none driver seems to work, so I used the windows drivers to make it work with nsdiswrapper. In order to make it run, I've installed ii ndiswrapper-utils 1.8-1 User space tools for ndiswrapperI need drivers for my TEW-

View your stadistics with SNMP

2009-09-08T07:10:00.000-07:00

In order to make it run, I've installedii snmpd 5.4.1~dfsg-12 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agentsii snmp 5.4.1~dfsg-12 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) applicationsI create a simple SNMP configuration file,

Ice to stream MP3

2009-07-27T16:45:00.000-07:00

You have to complete the icecast and ice how to. Once you have it running you can change the stream client, instead of use ices for ogg, it means kill the ogg ices and use this how to.We just need to download the new modified ices version and compile it.wget http://downloads.us.xiph.org/releases/ices/ices-0.4.tar.gztar zxf ices-0.4.tar.gzcd ices-0.4./

NCMPC great ncurses client for MPD

2009-07-21T12:58:00.001-07:00

Once MPD is installed we need an client in order to control the daemon, a great ncurses client is ncmpc.We can compile it with lyrics support. First we have to download the sources.cd /usr/src/wget http://hem.bredband.net/kaw/ncmpc/files/ncmpc-0.11.0.tar.gztar zxf ncmpc-0.11.0.tar.gzcd ncmpc-0.11.0./configure --enable-artist-screen --enable-search-screen --

Fluxbox Intermitent Background issue

2009-07-21T09:58:00.000-07:00

If you run startx and your fluxbox sometimes shows the custom background image and sometimes it does not. There is a way to fix it.The problem is the style template that you're using, it add its own background and it gets open after the start main scripts.For instance, to configure commands running fluxbox you edit the ~/.fluxbox/startup and add a line like this:fbsetbg -f /home/soad/Background/.

Concatenate Strings

2009-07-20T08:01:00.000-07:00

If you have some variable like VAR="Hello" and you want to add another string to your existence VAR you can have a small script like:#!/bin/bashVAR="Hello"K="${VAR}, world"echo $KIf you run it, you will get:Hello, WorldIf you want to print using special character such new line

Stream Videos between Linux boxes

2009-07-19T10:48:00.000-07:00

Once you have installed and configured ushare on your server box.The next step is configure the Linux client where first we have to install FUSE in order to be able to mount network file systems, to do so we just have to run.You can try the below command, if it returns an error it means you need to install fuse you can use either the debian way to the linux way (explained below).modprobe fuse The

bind9 - Configuring a DNS server

2009-07-18T10:31:00.000-07:00

I use BIND as the daemon to control my DNS settings is portable, fast and have a lot of features to configure.To install it we just need to download the sources, make & make install. Or you can use a debian way to install.cd /usr/srcwget http://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.6.1/bind-9.6.1.tar.gztar zxf bind-9.6.1.tar.gzcd bind-9.6.1/./configuremakemake

Mplayer play with subtitles

2009-07-17T18:41:00.000-07:00

I've installedii mplayer 1.0~rc2-20 movie player for Unix-like systemsI use my azureus to download movies all the time but I need subtitles either English or Spanish to enjoy the film or series downloaded. The best site to

Welcome

2009-07-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

This web site is being designed to help you to use Linux and to help my with my short memory problem :).Here is a basic menu for those how are starting in Linux. The steps that I may follow if I'm started all over again.Beginner steps. How to :Install Linux on a VmwareHandle FilesSearch files and foldersCreate bash scritpsConfigure your NetworkInstall

Search files and folders

2009-07-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

We can use a build in utility named find, if we're searching for an expecific name we can runfind / - name File.binThe above sentence will search in the whole file system ( / ) the file named File.binWe can use wild cards to search patterns like:find /home/soad/Documents -name *.docThis will search all the

Mount .bin isos

2009-07-14T18:01:00.000-07:00

In order to make it run, I've installed ii bchunk 1.2.0-8 CD image format conversion from bin/cue to isoI download Wall - E movie using azureus, but is on .bin and .cue format.Now get in the folder containing the .bin and run

ushare - Stream video to the Xbox 360

2009-07-14T15:52:00.000-07:00

Get UPnP librarycd /usr/srcwget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pupnp/libupnp-1.6.6.tar.bz2tar jxf libupnp-1.6.6.tar.bz2cd libupnp-1.6.6./configure#No error showmakemake installGet usharecd /usr/srcwget http://ushare.geexbox.org/releases/ushare-1.1a.tar.bz2tar jxf ushare-1.1a.tar.bz2cd ushare-1.1a./configure#No errormakemake install

MPD Music player

2009-07-14T13:50:00.000-07:00

The best music player in linux and among other platforms is MPD, potable small and you can have the client that you prefer and even the sound output that you prefer.A few programs have to be installed before proceed to compile MPD, other wise you'll get error messages.# For error - checking for GLIB... configure: error: glib-2.6 is requiredii libglib2.0-dev 2.16.6-2

Change MTU settings tweak ADLS connection

2009-07-14T07:43:00.000-07:00

I have a 512kb connection with my local ISP that means I should be getting close to the 60 Kbps when downloading.500 000 / 8 = 62500 (62.5K)The MTU defines the maximum size (in bytes) of the packet can be transmitted at once.)For ethernet, this value should be 1500 bytes.For PPPoE connections, 1492For CTS (low speed), 576There is a easy way to find out the fragmentation need it within you network

Configure X daemon resolution

2009-07-14T07:32:00.000-07:00

Fluxbox does not have a Display manager as gnome or kde had.So you will have the display configured on you xorg.conf file, if you want to change that setting, you can use a very simple command.xrandrScreen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1920 x 1200VGA-0 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1018mm x

HTTP proxy initial set up

2009-07-13T07:42:00.000-07:00

In order to make it run, I've installedii squid 2.7.STABLE3-4.1 Internet object cache (WWW proxy cache)To run a first basic configuration we can just put this file./etc/squid/squid.confacl all src allacl manager proto cache_objectacl

azureus - Install and configuration no X system

2009-07-13T07:38:00.000-07:00

Last time I show you how to configure Azureus having a X system but configure it to stop using it, this time we won't be needing any X system running.In order to make it run, I've installed.ii java-common 0.32 Base of all Java packagesii screen

dyndns - Sync external IP address

2009-07-12T11:57:00.000-07:00

Get an account on dyndns.org website and create a host entry.Logged to Dyndns web site, go to:Account -> MyhostsCreate add or modify you hosts entries.Install ddclient apt-get install ddclientEdit /etc/default/ddclient and change the line:run_daemon="false"for:run_daemon="false"Logged to Dyndns web site,

Atheros Wireless card

2009-07-12T08:50:00.000-07:00

To review if you had a atheros card installed first runlspci | grep Atheros00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)if you got -su: lspci: command not found that means you have to install pciutils package.The kernel headers are need it#uname -r2.6.26-2-486# apt-cache search 2.6.26-2-486 | grep linux-headerslinux-headers-

How do I broke my Linux :( trying to install Flash Plugin

2009-07-10T13:40:00.000-07:00

I installed iceweasel:# Version reviewdpkg -l | grep iceweaselii iceweasel 3.0.11-1 lightweight web browser based on MozillaI run my Icewasel and try to view a youtube video, what I found? I'm not able to !!!.I've open iceweasel from a terminal, open youtube and found:# Firefox

Transfering files Using SSH

2009-07-10T13:00:00.001-07:00

I installed :ii openssh-server 1:5.1p1-6 secure shell server, an rshd replacementOnce ssh is started you can be sure it is started by running.#SSH listen on default port 22netstat -na | grep LISTEN | grep 22tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:*

Create and run Bash Scripts

2009-07-10T10:59:00.000-07:00

In order to create and script you must understand it is just run on the command line all the commands you will run in a automated way.For instance. If you runcd /home/knoppixpwd/home/knoppixls -ladrwxr-xr-x 21 knoppix knoppix 744 Jul 10 16:44 .drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 72 Dec 2 2008 ..-rw------- 1 knoppix knoppix 106 Jul 10 13:18 .Xauthority-rw-

Debian Backup Script

2009-07-08T20:55:00.001-07:00

Since I killed my desktop I've decided backup my configuration and reinstall my system.I created a script to backup my config files, desktop settings and a few folders, I use my boot USB drivee, mounted the same usb and configure my script to have my backup on my USB drive.Respaldo.sh#!/bin/bashSAVE=/mnt/sda1/Backup#User Desktop BackupUSER=/mnt/

Debian Vmware Player and Vmware tools

2009-07-08T08:01:00.000-07:00

In order to have configured the vmware tools, we need to do a few steps, all this steps are performed inside our Linux.We need the linux headers installed, also we need make and gcc version 3.4 installed, so we will performuname -r2.6.26-2-686Now we will use apt to find the header package#search package nameapt-cache search 2.6.26-2-686 | grep headerslinux-headers-2.6.26-2-686 - Header files for

Boot Knoppix from an USB

2009-07-08T07:03:00.000-07:00

Download last Version Knoppix FTP Site current 6.1 wget ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix/KNOPPIX_V6.0.1CD-2009-02-08-EN.isoDownload unetbotting from source forge, they created a version for windows too.This program will create you all the files need it for an specific distribution, or use the downloaded ISO file, good tool.Now press OK and the program will start the extracting and copy of

Get your external IP address

2009-07-07T21:41:00.000-07:00

I write this little script to get my external IP address informationExternalIP.sh#!/bin/bash##### Author: Jose Valdivia # Version: 1.0# License: GPL####EXT=`wget -t 1 -T 1 www.whatismyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp -O - -q`INT=`ifconfig | grep 'inet addr:'| grep -v '

nagios - nmap - Monitoring devices by ports open/closed

2009-07-07T08:28:00.001-07:00

I've nmap installed and the binary is /usr/bin/nmapTo run specific ports definition for nmap I use:nmap -sS -p 22,1720,2000,2001,2428,2748,6970,8080 192.168.1.254Starting Nmap 4.03 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) at 2009-07-07 10:39 CDTInteresting ports on 192.168.1.254PORT STATE SERVICE22/tcp open ssh1720/tcp open H.323/Q.9312000/tcp open

Blog Tuning Use of Yahoo Pipes

2009-07-06T09:54:00.001-07:00

I've used Yahoo pipes to create the posts menu on the right, here is how I do it.Created a Yahoo pipes account, Once logged in, use the Create a pipe button.Now drag and drop the Fetch Feed item. On the url used using the RSS Feed. We'll use the address http://soad1982.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/defaultNow will add a loop item located under operators menuNext will drag the item Term Extractor from

Install Iceweasel flash plugin fixed for you tube

2009-07-05T06:51:00.000-07:00

Installed:ii iceweasel 3.0.6-1 lightweight web browser based on MozillaI loaded you tube and get the familiar:"Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player."So its time to download the flash player#Downloadwget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_

Configure Fluxbox

2009-07-02T10:37:00.000-07:00

Once you installed fluxbox (you can refer how to install sofware on debian) there are a few steps need it in order to make it fancy.The background can be setup using the command: #fbsetbg -f ~/Background.jpga If you need a transparent terminal you can install aterm

Bash script to review logs

2009-06-30T08:55:00.000-07:00

I have a file with several lines like this:2009-05-18 20:23:27.57 Logon Login failed for user 'sa'. [CLIENT: 60.172.223.3]I need all the client IP address I use the next command to do so. #more Erro3.txt | grep "Login failed" | awk '{print $10}' | awk '!x[$0]++'Divide a huge

Configure X window system

2009-06-30T06:11:00.000-07:00

To have a windows manager system we have to install a X - daemon and client. The daemon is called xorg.The client that I use is called fluxbox.Once you have both installed you just need configure the X daemon, you can do this by running. #X -configureThis

Debian Lenny on a Soekris 5501 Box

2009-06-29T17:43:00.000-07:00

Daemons configurationI've installed ii atftpd 0.7.dfsg-7 advanced TFTP serverii sysklogd 1.5-5 System Logging Daemonii dhcp3-server 3.1.1-6 DHCP server for automatic IP

Using Vmware to install Debian linux on wmplayer

2009-06-25T07:51:00.000-07:00

On your windows box create a folder C:\Debian.Go to www.debian.org and get the last stable version, current Lenny debian 5.0 and download the small CD version. Save your iso on the created folder and name it debian.iso, if you don't have ADSL internet access you may want to download bigger ISO file so it contains the whole distribution and not only a MINIMAL installation.Go to vmware web site and

azureus - Configure a Gui-less Azureus

2009-06-02T14:08:00.000-07:00

In order to make it run, I installedii java-common 0.32 Base of all Java packagesii azureus 3.1.1.0-4 BitTorrent clientGoogle for Azureus HTML WebUI, or you can try:~> wget http://

APT-GET Proxy settings

2009-05-24T22:52:00.000-07:00

When we installed Debian the first time it asked us for a Proxy settings, and we may configure something like myproxy.com:1080, the problem comes when we are not on that network and we use something like #sudo apt-get install fluxboxapt will try to use the proxy settings, even if you

APT package sources backup

2009-05-13T20:06:00.001-07:00

If downloaded files needs to be save for further use we can use our USB mounted device. 1. # cp -r /var/cache/apt /myUSBNow we have the downloaded files into our USB. We need to remove the original folder, create a symbolic link so we can install from the same folder using already

SSH Tunneling

2009-05-13T13:49:00.000-07:00

If you have you Linux box in your house and you can either forward ports or bridge you DSL modem, with both settings if you can make reachable your box from the internet you can ssh to it, and may avoid firewalls.You can use free DNS services to have an updated Name - IP address available all the time, I use dyndns. Dyndns have an auto configurable tool called ddclient when you can auto sync your

Install Sofware Debian

2009-05-13T10:51:00.000-07:00

We have to update or sources, it may take a few minutes: #apt-get updateIf your network uses a proxy you can review here to configure it.If you want to install a new package first find the correct package name, we can try to find a program to view presentation files:#!/bin/bash# Extern ProgramLYNX="/

Wireless configuration WEP

2009-05-07T13:16:00.000-07:00

We can configure our wireless card to work with any WEP access point in just a few commands, make sure you have wifi-tools installed on your Linux.To find out our wireless card label on linux: #iwconfigWe're searching for something like this:eth1 unassociated ESSID:off/anyMode:

Mount USB Drives

2009-05-06T13:56:00.000-07:00

tionMount a USB drive or removable HDD is easy, you just need to know the commands.First connect your USB drive. Then you wait a few seconds and run: # dmesg[20659.209252] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through[20659.209256] sda: sda1 - This is what really matters.[20659.210095] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable

File Handle

2009-05-06T13:28:00.001-07:00

Every file and directory in Unix/Linux has permissions:read - can be read but not modified or deletedwrite - can be created (directory case), modified, or deletedexecute - can be executedThere are 3 sets of permissions for every file or directory-- owner group global (all others)To see the current permissions, owner, and group for a file or directory, type: