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Using own SSL certificate in Cisco ASA
Yesterday I was mighty pissed about Oracle's Java breaking my stuff. Then it occurred to me: I shouldn't be using self-signed certificates in the first place! See my post about Certificate Authority...
View ArticleCisco ASA protected SSH-connection hangs - [Fixed]
Couple of my users were complaining, that their SSH-connection dies when idling for a while. The client does not notice, that server is gone. It cannot regain communications and dies only after a...
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Trivial mod_rewrite: Redirect to another file in the same directory
I found a funny quote at Htaccess Rewrites - Rewrite Tricks and Tips, it says:``Despite the tons of examples and docs, mod_rewrite is voodoo. Damned cool voodoo, but still voodoo. ''-- Brian...
View ArticlePHP large file uploads
Here I bumped into a really popular subject. My ownCloud had a really small upload limit of 32 MiB and I was aiming for the 1+ GiB range. The "cloud" is in a tiny box and is running a 32-bit Linux, so...
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Disabling non-disableable Internet Explorer add ons
One day my laptop shut itself down while I was getting a cup of coffee. No big deal, I thought. I'll just plug it into charger and things will be ok again. It took me by surprise to see, that the...
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Wrangling permissions on an enforcing SElinux setup
Most people don't much care about their Linux-boxes' security. You install it, you run it, you use it and occasionally run some system updates into it. Not me. When I have a box running against the...
View Article3 Italy firmware for u-12
I got a comment from Mr. nos_com71 about 3 Italy's firmware for u-12.The download link is to Mediafire, which definitely is not my favorite place to pick up something I'd like to run on any of my...
View ArticleFixing inaccurate Windows 7 NTP-client
I don't have a Windows-domain at home, so the Internet time client (NTP) is on relaxed settings. Your typical Microsoft documentation about NTP will have phrases like: "The default value for domain...
View ArticleEPIC4 maildir patch
I'm in the IRC 24/7. For the "idling" on my favorite channel I have used EPIC4 for a very long time. Couple of decades, in fact. The project is in a bad shape. Anything IRC-related is. For the record:...
View ArticleWhat is netsession_win.exe and what it is doing in my Windows?
One day I came back to my computer and saw a firewall notice about netsession_win.exe requesting access to listen UDP-requests.Ok, I thought, that happens sometimes. An application needs permission to...
View ArticlePolkomtel firmware for u-12
An active contributor for this blog, Mr. nos_com71 was kind enough to notify me about a firmware he found. It is from Polkomtel, a Polish telco. You can download the package from this link @ Norton...
View ArticleFixing Postfix: Make mail exit your Linux-box
Us server guys are becoming a rare breed. Any server-related tasks can be outsourced to any free-of-charge cloud service provider. One very good example of that is e-mail, nobody runs their own mail...
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Long live Windows XP: Building a Windows 7 desktop from scrap heap
Today, this tuesday, is the last time Windows XP gets security updates from Microsoft. Apparently Dutch and UK governments are willing to pay seven figure sums per year to keep their XPs running, but...
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APC Smart-UPS battery change
My home Linux box is always on and to make sure it stays on I have an uninterruptible power supply for it. APC is very well supported in Linux by open-source apcupsd. Pretty much all other UPSes are...
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New Internet connection - Fiber to the Home
My blog has been on a low maintenance mode, due to the fact that I had other engagements. I was moving to a new house which has an FTTH or Fiber to the Home -connection.The incoming connection is a...
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Goodbye trackbacks!
Ok. The thing with trackbacks is, that they're used only for spam! Hate it. Seven years ago it was said that 53% of all pings is spam. Today I'd say 100% of all pings is spam or sping. There is no...
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B593 firmware version numbers
I got a comment about the firmware version numbers. How can you tell which one is a newer and which one is older? Well ... Huawei really does make this one difficult. I'm guessing all this has to do...
View ArticleParallels Plesk Panel updated PHP versions 5.4.28 and 5.5.12
The latest PHP versions are available for CentOS Plesk Panel admins. If you are using my YUM-repo as suggested, the update should be a painless one.I managed to get the FPM running for PHP 5.4, for the...
View ArticleGerman Telekom SP104 firmware for u-12
I got a comment from John, he told me that a telco in Germany called Telekom has SP104 firmware out for B593 u-12. They seem to call it Speedport LTE II. The download link to the firmware is...
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Huawei B593 different models revisited: u-12 vs s-22
This is something that has been bugging me since November. In my post about different models, I stated that I have a u-12 (and still do). Last year I did setup a s-22 to a friend and got to see that it...
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