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Install VMWare Tools Ubuntu Server

This is a little short on how to install the ESX VMWare Tools on Ubuntu Server If you are not running as the ‘root’ user you will need to change into super user Lets start —   # if not running as ‘root’ change into super user sudo su # update your sources apt-get update […]

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SSH Server and Windows 7 w/ Cygwin

In order to install openssh server correctly for Windows 7, you will need to do the following: Install Cygwin in the normal way. Make sure you’ve got openssh and cygrunsrv as selected packages to install. Right-click the Cygwin shell icon, and Run as administrator. Run ssh-host-config. Follow the prompts carefully: if needed, it will tell you which permissions you need to […]

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Release DHCP lease on Verizon FiOS

FIOS DHCP leases are MAC bound between the router and the ONT. When swapping routers, it is imperative to release your DHCP lease, otherwise, the new router may not be able to obtain a DHCP lease. There are several ways to release your DHCP lease: Via router GUI. Verizon routers provide this function. Some, but […]

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How to install LAMP server in Ubuntu

LAMP which stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP and serves the purpose of web development based on Open Source concept. Apache is the Web server, MySQL is the relational database and PHP (Preprocessor Hyper Text) is an object oriented programming language. The simplest and most likely to be used approach is to use the […]

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Automate your SSH Login using PuTTY

Truth:  day-to-day tasks suck To automate SSH login, do the following: 1. Run PuTTYgen. 2. Select SSH-2 DSA as the Type of Key to generate. 3. Click generate and move your mouse around to generate randomness. 4. Click “Save Private Key” and save it somewhere on your computer. 5. Copy the entire content inside the […]

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What is the difference between Implicit SSL and Explicit SSL?

FTP over SSL (Explicit) Explicit security requires that the FTP client issues a specific command to the FTP server after establishing a connection to establish the SSL link. In explicit SSL (or in TLS) the FTP client needs to send an explicit command ( i.e. “AUTH SSL” or “AUTH TLS”) to FTP server to initiate […]