Monthly Archives: November 2013
Linksys SRW Firmware Update
If you read my previous article on how to Reset Linksys SRW Series Switches, then you know to reset our SRW2048 to factory default we used PuTTy to make a console connection. This method works great for switch management, however firmware updates on the SRW2048 will require the use of the XMODEM file transfer protocol…. Read More
Tera Term Terminal Emulator
Tera Term is the terminal emulator for Microsoft Windows, that supports serial port, telnet and SSH connections. Among many other features it also has built in Macro scripting language. Tera Term is often used to automate tasks related to remote connections initiated from PC. Tera Term, pronounced as ‘tera ta-mu’ and also known by the… Read More
Easy Ubuntu Server Firewall
I like to call the method below “The Easy Ubuntu Server Firewall”. You may ask why I call it easy. The answer is simple, it uses standard IPTable’s and has a start and stop script to quickly disable it in the event that debugging is required. Installing the firewall is a simple two stage process…. Read More
MySQL Open Source Database
MySQL is the world’s most popular open source database software, with over 100 million copies of its software downloaded or distributed throughout it’s history. With its superior speed, reliability, and ease of use, MySQL has become the preferred choice for Web, Web 2.0, SaaS, ISV, Telecom companies and forward-thinking corporate IT Managers because it eliminates… Read More
ESXi 5.5 Firewall Commands
ESXi Firewall Commands Command Description esxcli network firewall get Returns the enabled or disabled status of the firewall and lists default actions. esxcli network firewall set –defaultaction Update default actions. esxcli network firewall set –enabled Set to true to enable the firewall, set to false to disable the firewall. esxcli network firewall load Load the… Read More
FileZilla FTP Client/Server
WordPress Publishing Platform
WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. The core software is built by hundreds of community volunteers, and when you’re ready for more there are thousands of plugins and themes available to transform… Read More
SVN Commit Email on Linux
If you are using subversion(svn), you may or may not know that it has a pluggable architecture that allows you to automate certain aspects of the workflow with hook scripts. These hook scripts are written in bash on Linux and batch files on Windows, today we will be focusing on bash. Below are some basic… Read More
Dell OpenManage Email Alerts (Bash)
If you are running Dell OpenManage on Ubuntu 12.04 as I previously detailed, then chances are you would also like to automate alerts via email. Since Dell OpenManage does not natively support e-mails we will need to turn to our trusty bash script in order to accomplish this task. The only requirement for my script… Read More