Recently I had install Ubuntu 7.04 server edition for testing purposes. And I’m a little disappointed with it. There is a lot of unwanted packages/dependencies in default installation, so I’ve spent some time to clean up it.
Posted in Operation Systems, Linux | No Comments »
Recently i have installed WebDAV server for internal company use. All works fine, except mounting WedDAV folder as a drive in WinXP SP2.
For some reason Windows does not send username in HTTP request:
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Windows | No Comments »
Few weeks ago I became owner of new 22 inch monitor Samsung SyncMaster 225BW. I has plan to sell my old 19 inch HP1905, but today i decide to try dual monitor setup on my desktop PC. I’ve spent about 3 hours to get everything work and now I’m fully confident that two monitors are better than one.
There is a lot of guides and a few ways how-to configure multi monitor systems under Linux. Most of time i have try follow guides to get my system working, but reading documentation is always better ;-). Below you can find some tips about dual monitor setup. This post is not complete HOWTO, but maybe you can find some answers
Posted in Linux, Hardware, How-To | 48 Comments »
If you use Mozilla Thunderbird with KDE you already know that by default Thunderbird open hyperlinks in konqueror. If konqueror your main browser - this post is not for you ;-) Below you can find way how-to force Thunderbird to open hyperlinks in Firefox.
First thing that we need to do is create shell script:
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Linux, FireFox, How-To, KDE | 3 Comments »
This story begins about 3 months ago, when we have received first server from new Dell’s server line (PowerEdge 1950/2950). That server was a Dell PowerEdge 1950 with one Dual Core Xeon 5110 and two SATA drives connected to integrated controller. That server (in my mind) may be a good replacement for old PowerEdge 850 servers line. In a few weeks after first server delivered to our customer we have noticed about poor IO performance. I have made a few tests with bonnie++, and tests results was very terrible. There was about 30% difference in IO peformance between Dell 850, Dell 1950. Even my home PC with IDE drive was faster.First i have changed OS from FreeBSD 6.2 to Debian testing/unstable - results was same. Googling was a second step but there is not a lot of info about Dell 1950 performance. I have found only 2 posts on boards, but that posts was without replys. With all that info (bonnie test results and two posts on boards) i have write e-mail to Dell. In their reply they asked my to perform some tests with IOMeter using attached profile. Here is some info about test systems:
Posted in Hardware | 9 Comments »
It’s not a secret that POP3 (Post Office Protocol) is unsecure protocol. All data, including passwords (!) between POP3 server and PC is going in plain text. POP3, like some other protocols (telnet, ftp, etc) absolutely not resistant to sniffing attacks. Even if you sure that your network or PC is secure you can’t trust your ISP network, that potentially can be compromised. Below you can find how-to secure your POP3 server in few easy steps. This how-to is actual for people who can’t or don’t want to change their POP3 server software, but want be secure.
Posted in Operation Systems, FreeBSD, Security | 1 Comment »