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EdgeMAX – L2TP Server
How to configure the EdgeRouter to act as an L2TP (Layer-2 Tunnel Protocol) server for remote access. Note: These instructions assume that eth0 is your WAN (Internet) connection. Early in the configuration, a specific command should be used in case you receive a...
Changing some or all DirectAdmin related account passwords
Introduction In some cases, it may be necessary to change all account passwords on your DirectAdmin server. For example if the server was compromised, or leaks that have been found (such as the recent openssl security holes), or an employee who has all the passwords...
How to Clean Reinstall Windows 7
A clean reinstall is often better than getting a new computer since most PC's come larded with sponsors' bloatware and duplicate utilities that interfere with much better versions built into Windows 7. For this reason most tech enthusiasts clean reinstall using the...
How to upgrade a Cisco stack
One of the task of a good Network engineer is update the Cisco IOS to avoid bugs and to have new features; but what is the correct procedure to upgrade a Cisco stack, for instance two 2960 switches in stack? There are two main methods to upgrade the IOS:...
Use DISM to slipstream updates
DISM can preload Windows Update packages into your images. This guide will show you how to use DISM to load updates and includes a nearly automated way to slipstream 100+ updates at once. Update: If you are looking for a way to download updates read this and this new...
Integrate updates into Windows 7 installation media
A guide to integrate post SP1 updates into Windows 7 installation media using DISM. The entire process is best performed on SSD disk with anti-virus disabled - for performance reasons only. Replace files and directories paths to match your environment. Step 1 -...
Setting up PPTP VPN on Linux
There is definitely a growing trend of people trying out Linux operating systems. The motivation might be the fact that they are free and generally considered superior to Windows when it comes to security and stability. People who want to give Linux a fair shot...
How to mount iPhone 6s on Ubuntu?
Installing several important tools with script This will allow you to save yourself some time. First thing you need to create a file nano iphone_setup.sh and then past bellow script #!/bin/bash zip_dir_name="" function install_package () { ./autogen.sh...
Changing Fortigate from Switch mode to Interface mode
Fortigate units (the big ones at least) come configured in what is called “switch mode” meaning it groups a number of interfaces together and makes them act as a switch, serves DHCP over these interfaces, etc. Most companies don’t like to use this – instead if we want...
STP – Spanning Tree Protocol
Spanning Tree Protocol The Spanning Tree is achieved through the exchange of BPDU frames between switches. BPDUs are Bridge Protocol Data Units using the well known STP multicast address to reach all listening switches. Basically two types of BPDU are used to achieve...
Adding CAcert root certificate to Debian/Ubuntu
Due to various auditing failures and other security issues, the CAcert root certificate set is slowly disappearing from the Ubuntu and Debian ‘ca-certificates’ package. Fine for security and ensuring your website works with the wider browser world. Not so good if...
PPTP VPN vs OpenVPN
There are many conversations that pop up on message boards, forums and blogs debating the use of PPTP VPN and OpenVPN. These debates often end with all parties even further away from being able to make a confident decision on either one, than when the discussion...
20 Command Line Tools to Monitor Linux Performance
It’s really very tough job for every System or Network administrator to monitor and debug Linux System Performance problems every day. After being a Linux Administrator for 5 years in IT industry, I came to know that how hard is to monitor and keep systems up and...
How to Stop WordPress Asking for FTP details to Upgrade Plugins
WordPress makes the experience of keeping plugins and the core installation an easy job and that goes a long way to making it one of the most popular Content Management Systems. From the Admin Dashboard you can see how many updates there are and are given links to...
How to install the UniFi Controller on Debian
1. Configuring Debian First you will need to download the correct Debian image for your architecture. There are generally two images used, a smaller installation image or a larger complete installation image. The smaller image is a bare bones Debian that requires an...
Finding an e-mail spammer on your server
For years now, spam has been a nuisance that has plagued many internet users. Most people however, think that spam e-mail is being sent out by an actual person behind an actual computer, while in reality, these spammers (ab)use hacked e-mail/server accounts, or...
Enable IPv6 on your Directadmin server
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) was designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (the IETF) to expand the amount of IP addresses available. IPv6 addresses are 128-bit addresses, expressed in hexadecimal notation (for example, 2001:DB8:8::260:97ff:fe40:efab)....
Top 10 of best DirectAdmin plugins
DirectAdmin is already a very feature-rich control panel. It supports many functions and is delivered with many great tools. But of course not everything can be build-in, and that is where plugins are a great addition. There are many plugin developers and they all...
System Paths and log file locations
The following is a list of paths to commonly used directories and applications. These are helpful when writing scripts and uploading web sites. The domain paths shown below refer to your primary domain. The domain example.com is used as an example. Replace it with...
How do I redirect my site using a .htaccess file?
This document will explain how to create a .htaccess file to redirect your site or site content. This will not redirect any emails for your domains. 1. Create an empty text file using a text editor such as notepad, and save it as htaccess.txt. ...
Using .htaccess rewrite rules
The Apache module mod_rewrite allows you to rewrite URL requests that come into your server and is based on a regular-expression parser. The examples presented here show how to: Direct requests for one subdirectory to a different subdirectory or the primary directory...