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Oh software RAID, how I love you!
Recently, my file server suffered a hard drive failure. Fortunately, as was the primary purpose of said file server, I had backups and thus lost no data. But, instead of simply replacing the failed disk, I’m taking the opportunity to … Continue reading
WordPress on a LEMP Stack
For years, I’ve run everything web-based on the standard LAMP (or, on occasion, WAMP) stack. I never really thought much about it, to tell you the truth: It’s what everyone seemed to be using, and it worked, so why question … Continue reading
Defend Your SSH Server
If you manage one or more servers, chances are you employ SSH for remote management of that server. If you’ve checked the logs for your SSH server (you do check your logs, don’t you?), chances are you’ve seen plenty of … Continue reading
Networking 201: Running your own DNS server
Setting up your own DNS server is an effective way to enable more interaction between systems on your network. While NetBIOS and WINS can enable the same kinds of interactions without requiring users to resort to IP addresses, they often … Continue reading
Networking 201: Running your own DHCP server
Whether you run a small business network, or just your own home network, you’ve probably made use of what I call “plastic routers” – off-the-shelf devices that you plug in to share your single internet hookup between multiple computers. These … Continue reading
Apache on Windows: Serving Files From the Network
Recently I had a problem: Without going into the “whys” here, I found myself on a Windows XP system needed to parse and serve PHP files in Apache from a network share. Sounds easy enough, right? Unfortunately, the obvious answer … Continue reading
The Day the World Ended
nickmccabe RT @jennispinner 2000yrs ago we lived in tents and had to catch/kill our food. Now, we curl up into the fetal position when Gmail’s down. I’m sure you already know Gmail went down today. Well, to be precise, the … Continue reading
Security Through Obscurity in the News
Shortly after my previous post regarding security through obscurity, I spotted an article on ZDNet detailing a new vulnerability affecting Cisco wireless routers. If not for the reference to “skyjacking” in the title, I would have stopped reading halfway through … Continue reading
Take Note: Cryptic Error Messages Help No One
I’m a techie. A nerd, if you prefer. When my computers break, I like to fix them. I will spend more hours than most people would consider sane Googling for answers to my current woes rather than take my computer … Continue reading
Security Through Obscurity – Over-demonized?
Anyone who has spent any real time dealing with computer systems’ security has heard the phrase, “Security through obscurity is no security at all.” While I won’t make false claims that I’m an expert in the field of computer security, … Continue reading
