by admin | Jan 13, 2009 | Linux
I was unaware until today about the SOCKS proxy in SSH. Using yesterdays example… make the connection with the added -D and a custom port number. ssh craig@my.remotehost.com -p 22 -D 1456 Then in Firefox Preferences, Advanced, Network, Settings. Select Manual...
by admin | Jan 12, 2009 | Linux
I use Putty nearly every day at work to remote from a Windows boxes to remote manage my Linux Servers. Although there is a Putty client for Linux, and available in the Ubuntu repos, it doesn’t work the same nor does the tunneling work. I basically have to work...
by admin | Jan 10, 2009 | Linux, MySQL, Virtualization, Web, Windows
Although I have been a huge fan of VMWare Server I’m not apposed to alternatives. I’ve tried VirtualBox in the past with very little luck due to the Host Networking issues. However, it appears in the latest 2.1 version they have greatly improved on the...
by admin | Dec 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
I recently moved a VMWare image of Ubuntu and found that my eth0 went missing but there was an eth1 now. Apparently udev makes rules based on the MAC address to assign the eth# to the adapter. When I moved the image VMWare asked if I wanted to regenerate the ID, which...
by admin | Dec 14, 2008 | Linux, Web
I have a server that sits at a desk all by itself, not running anything terribly important, and frequently I found myself needing to have a workstation there. Since Ubuntu Server doesn’t come with a GUI I went ahead and installed it via… apt-get install...
