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Using netcat to print header info from web browsers

You can identify what information is sent from the browser to the remote web server using a Linux tool called netcat (nc). Netcat is often referred to as a “Swiss-army knife for TCP/IP”. Its list of features includes port scanning, transferring files, and port listening, and it can be used as a backdoor. Simply run netcat […]

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ET P2P Torrent Client User-Agent (Solid Core/0.82)

I have been seeing this alert “ET P2P Torrent Client User-Agent (Solid Core/0.82)” on networks for sometime now and was able to narrow it down to being related to Adobe Flash (Firefox and Chrome). I am not sure why Adobe is using a torrent client in its flash but this seems to be the source. This […]

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NTttcp Version 5.28 Now Available

NTttcp is used to profile and measure Windows networking performance. This tool was for ‘internal-only’ use for the last five years at Microsoft until now. You can download it here: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/NTttcp-Version-528-Now-f8b12769 Description Optimizations added for 10GigE interfaces Increased platform support: x86, x64 and ARM Simplified usage (e.g. sender and receiver functionality determined with a simple […]

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Raspberry Pi – NOOBS

The fantastic groups over at raspberrypi.org have introduced a new project shaped around the idea of simplifying the beginner experience when it comes to using the Raspberry Pi. NOOBS makes setting things up much easier, and while grandma and grandpa may still be left on the outskirts of things you won’t need to do much […]

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Internet Explorer 10, Crashing Exchange 2013 Exchange Admin Console

If you are running Exchange 2012 on Windows Server 2012 you will soon noticed that Internet Explorer 10 randomly crashes during operations in the new Exchange Admin Console (EAC). I have found this to be very annoying. However there are options which you could take. 1. You can use Internet Explorer 10 from Windows 8 […]

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Changing hostname or domain name in Vyatta

Using the Vyatta command line interface (CLI) you can change the hostname and even the domain name of your Vyatta installation. To set the hostname do the following: configure set system host-name Vyatta commit To set the domain name do the following: configure set system domain-name jermsmit.com commit After each above you will want to […]