*nix network administration

I am still irritated that the "makers" of Helix are selling free and Open Source software (among other things) for a price in violation of the letter and spirit of the GPL (under which much of the code is published). I am curious to see what the folks at GPL Violations think so I have sent a query to license-violation@gpl-violations.org.

2009-03-23T15:21:00.000-07:00

Interactive map of Linux kernel

2009-02-18T07:19:00.000-08:00

Could be good news: Microsoft, Red Hat to interoperate patent-free

2009-02-04T20:20:00.000-08:00

The PDF Edition of Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is available entirely free of charge.

2009-01-28T06:46:00.000-08:00

Mac Vs PC: Part II

2008-12-24T03:11:00.000-08:00

Just a question: would anyone be interested in forming an Asterisk (or VoIP) users group in the Tidewater area? Contact joat at 757 dot org.

2008-09-22T22:24:00.000-07:00

Linux package management cheat sheet updated (part 2) (part 3)

2008-07-16T07:51:00.000-07:00

Tiny Linux PC uses just 8 watts of power, can be solar powered

2008-04-09T09:48:00.001-07:00

Zenoss Core is an open source IT monitoring product that delivers the functionality to effectively manage the configuration, health, performance of networks, servers and applications through a single, integrated software package.

2008-04-01T12:41:00.000-07:00

TCP/IP security vulnerability disclosed

2008-03-13T07:25:00.001-07:00

First Look: KNOPPIX 5.3.0 - At CeBIT 2008!
Downloaded Knoppix 5.3 here

2008-02-02T04:54:00.000-08:00

monit is a utility for managing and monitoring, processes, files, directories and devices on a UNIX system.

2007-08-25T07:37:00.000-07:00

Model train software spat threatens future of open source

2007-08-21T12:47:00.001-07:00

Pretty good ideas:
The 10 Commandments for New Linux Users

2007-05-09T06:13:00.001-07:00

2007-04-02T10:45:00.000-07:00

Free home wireless from Google.

2007-02-06T05:38:00.000-08:00

Try Out Gentoo Linux if you have a chance - You will need to understand Linux partitioning and how to configure the kernel but beyond that it is a breeze to use because it uses FreeBSD's ports system (man emerge).

2007-02-04T12:06:00.000-08:00

Standardizing UNIX

2007-01-05T08:41:00.000-08:00

With Fedora 7, "There will be no more releases of Fedora Core or Fedora Extras." Just Fedora.

2007-01-03T17:31:00.000-08:00

Spring Semester Courses Start Next Week

Please share these flyers on the Network Security Program and the Red Hat Academy Program with any interested friends, coworkers, and enemies.

ITN260 Network Security Basics – Available Online (Course #17044 Sec. O02C) or Face-to-Face (#17040 Sec. N01C Mondays 6pm-9:30pm) - In Network Security Basics, students learn about the threats that our modern information systems face from hackers, spies and agents. Network Security Basics lays the foundation for all further study in the network security program. Content domains include cryptography, communications security, infrastructure security, operating system security, wireless security, intrusion detection, malicious software, common attacks and countermeasures.

ITN 262 Network Communication, Security, and Authentication - Course #24777 Section # N01C- Tuesdays 6pm – 9:30pm. Students in ITN 262 learn how to analyze network traffic to reveal malicious attacks. Students build their own intrusion detection systems and learn how to write signatures to detect and react to the latest threats.

ITN 220 Wireless Network Security – Course # 24776 Section # N01C – Thursdays 6:00 – 9:30pm Students in ITN 220 design secure enterprise wireless networks and conduct adversarial analysis of wireless network security to spot common security flaws. This course will be team taught by a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) who recently finished an enterprise wireless rollout and a former member the the group responsible for maintaining the Department of Defense Wireless Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG).

ITN 293 Incident Response and Computer Forensics – Course # 32233 Section # N01C - Wednesdays 6:00 pm – 9:30pm. In this intense hands-on course, students investigate live scenarios involving computer intrusion events, unacceptable use, conspiracy, and economic espionage. Team-taught with one of only 13 master forensic examiners in the FBI.

Red Hat Academy Courses

ITN 171 Unix I - Online 4 credits - Class #17038 Section O01C Provides an introduction to UNIX-like operating systems (using Linux). Teaches login procedures, file creation, UNIX file structure, input/output control, and the UNIX shells.

ITN 170 Linux System Administration - Class #17041 Section N01C Monday Nights 6:00pm – 9:30pm 4Cr Focuses on the installation, configuration and administration of the Linux operating system. Emphasis is placed upon use of Linux as a network client and workstation. Leads to Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) Certification. Prerequisite: ITN 171

ITN 270 Advanced Linux Network Administration – Class# 17047 Section N01C - Monday Nights 6:00pm – 9:30pm 4Cr Focuses on the configuration and administration of the Linux operating system as a network server. Emphasis is placed upon the configuration of common network services and security. Leads to Red Hat Certified Engineer Certification. Prerequisite: ITN170

2006-12-13T07:17:00.000-08:00

The Ten Most Important Security Trends of the Coming Year

2006-11-16T07:26:00.000-08:00

Java Released under the GPL

2006-11-14T06:38:00.000-08:00

Microsoft unleashes improved Firefox
The open source community is in a state of shock this morning at the news that Microsoft has released a version (or here) of popular browser Firefox.
Download it here, but, check the minimum requirements first.

2006-11-13T11:53:00.000-08:00

Please share these flyers on the Network Security Program and the Red Hat Academy Program with anyone you know who may be interested.

2006-11-03T19:33:00.000-08:00

FBI nabs suspected identity-theft ring

2006-11-03T19:31:00.000-08:00

Microsoft, Novell Reach Agreement on Linux

2006-10-31T14:18:00.000-08:00

Job - Database Administrator (MSSQL, Orace, MySQL) Needed for Large Hosting Provider: Develop, integrate, test and document solutions that makeup a shared services hosting environment containing hundreds of Windows, Solaris and Linux servers across multiple data centers. Contact me for details.

2006-10-31T13:57:00.000-08:00

Job Opening for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) - Basic web design skills, PHP programming, utilizing mySQL database, AJAX application design - Contact me for details.

2006-10-25T08:41:00.000-07:00

Third Annual Security Enhanced Linux Symposium - March 12 - 16, 2007 - Wyndham Hotel - Baltimore, Maryland

2006-10-04T16:42:00.000-07:00

Replacing init with Upstart

2006-09-26T08:02:00.000-07:00

93,754,333 Examples of Data Nonchalance - Since the publication of the New York Times story, the number has increased to 93,804,336. In analyzing the data, one is left to conclude that one day soon, we will all be victims of disclosure.

2006-09-22T05:58:00.000-07:00

Tyzx DeepSea G2 3D Linux Based Vision System

2006-09-13T07:40:00.000-07:00

Linux Security Quick Reference Guide

2006-09-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

Entry Level Linux Support Position at J-LAB - Must be a full time student

2006-09-08T10:12:00.000-07:00

Keep your eye out for SecToo in the future! It looks promising...

2006-06-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

HowTo: Get a quick VPN with OpenVPN

2006-06-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

VMWare has its free player so anyone can use VMs at home or work, but, how do you get a preconfigured VM? Check out EasyVMX! Different options and experience levels are available. So easy, you go onto the web site and select your hardware/VM options and it creates a zip file you download, unzip and run!

2006-05-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

For those who often question the difference between RHEL and Fedora, here you go:
Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Part 1 of 4: Primary objectives

2006-05-19T07:47:00.000-07:00

ITN 170 has been cancelled for the Summer 2006 semester. It will be available in the fall (schedule is online), so sign up early!!!

2006-05-02T05:58:00.000-07:00

Howto: The Perfect Setup - CentOS 4.3
This is based on the 64-bit, but, is easily adaptable for 32-bit.

2006-04-26T05:44:00.000-07:00

I have recently started working with regular expressions in configuring some services. Here are a couple of web sites/articles that will help you in that endeavor should you choose to accept it:
Where to Use Regular Expressions
A Tao of Regular Expressions
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How To Set Up A Load-Balanced MySQL Cluster

2006-04-17T18:27:00.000-07:00

This is a funny story (and true)!

2006-04-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

Mozilla's Firefox seeks free promotion
Mozilla is turning to grassroots marketing to promote its Firefox browser. Winners of a customer-donated video contest will have their efforts shown to the public. Here are three 30-second promotions in the Firefox contest.

2006-04-13T07:58:00.000-07:00

I think we all can appreciate this (a little humor from across the "pond"):
BOFH: Dear Valuable VIP Customer

2006-04-12T06:58:00.000-07:00

Kaspersky warns of cross-platform virus proof of concept;
It can infect both Windows and Linux systems

2006-04-03T05:58:00.000-07:00

Windows Guru: Why Samba can't handle Vista... And It's Not Samba's Fault
http://www.emailbattles.com/archive/battles/opsys_aadchcgagd_hf/

IPCop-OpenVPN HOWTO
http://thinkhole.org/wp/2006/03/28/ipcop-openvpn-howto

2006-03-28T08:30:00.000-08:00

Howtos:
Setting Up A Highly Available NFS Server

Roll Your Own Firewall

Detecting Botnets Using a Low Interaction Honeypot

2006-03-27T08:58:00.000-08:00

Procfs from the inside

2006-03-24T16:16:00.000-08:00

If you can't see it, go here.....!!!

2006-03-23T08:42:00.000-08:00

From SiliconValley.com
Q U O T E D
"Bugzilla Bug 330884:

Summary: When different users on one system choose to save or not save passwords for sites, any other user can see sites they not only saved passwords for but can also see what other users have been saving/never saving passwords for.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create 2 unique user accounts (for steps sake, let's call the two accounts Joe and Mary) in Windows XP Home.
2. Logout and sign-in under Joe.
3. Open Firefox and go to an e-mail site or to jdate.com or wherever.
4. Attempt to log-in to the site so that Firefox will ask whether or not you want your password saved.
5. Choose not to save the password.
6. After successfully logging in and having selected the "never save password" option, logout.
7. Log-in as Mary and open Firefox.
8. Browse, browse, browse ... but you don't really have to. Just go to "View Saved Passwords," click on the tab that will show you sites to never save passwords for, and you'll see whatever painful site Joe denied to save a password for.
9. Break-up with fiancé."
-- A Firefox user who now has the free time to follow up on browser privacy issues"
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Zeppoo - i386 Rootkit Detection Tool for Linux

Zeppoo is a tool that detects rootkits on i386 Linux. It also detects hidden tasks, modules, syscalls, corrupted symbols and hidden connections.

To download the tool: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/zeppoo/zeppoo-0.0.2.tar.gz?download

Additional Information:
The information has been provided by contact.
To keep updated with the tool visit the project's homepage at: http://www.zeppoo.net

2006-03-15T06:31:00.000-08:00

Access the Linux kernel using the /proc filesystem

2006-03-14T05:32:00.000-08:00

T ips to Secure Linux Workstation

The Perfect Linux Firewall Part II– IPCop & Copfilter

CLI Magic: Monitoring bandwidth from the command line

How to Run Linux on a USB Drive

2006-02-10T13:55:00.000-08:00

IPCop Linux Firewall review (building your own router)

2006-02-03T10:23:00.000-08:00

VMware to make server product free

2006-01-30T09:04:00.000-08:00

File Integrity Assessment via SSH

2006-01-30T07:13:00.000-08:00

If you are Red Hat Certified and interested in a good job opportunity, please contact me. There are a few good local opportunities.

2006-01-30T07:06:00.000-08:00

Organic Food Depot is looking for a web developer to maintain their online database andordering system.

2006-01-29T16:41:00.000-08:00

QEMU is a generic and open source processor emulator with two operating modes:
* Full system emulation. In this mode, QEMU emulates a full system (for example a PC), including a processor and various peripherials. It can be used to launch different Operating Systems without rebooting the PC or to debug system code.
* User mode emulation (Linux host only). In this mode, QEMU can launch Linux processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU.

2006-01-27T08:15:00.000-08:00

A little Humor:
For those of you who have had it with IVR (Interactive Voice Response) systems (or just want a little humor that pertains), here is the latest BOFH post; BOFH: Automated attendant abuse

2006-01-27T07:04:00.000-08:00

Howto: The Perfect Linux Firewall Part I -- IPCop

2006-01-25T12:13:00.000-08:00

The latest Tips & Tricks from Red Hat. It includes automounting NFS and diabling history with chattr.

2006-01-25T07:05:00.000-08:00

Reasons to Switch to Linux from David

2006-01-23T07:55:00.000-08:00

Two more How to(s):
Computer First Aid Using Knoppix

Synchronizing your Palm PDA with Linux

2006-01-20T09:18:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of How to(s) for those wanting more info and/or to play:
Xen Virtualization and Linux Clustering, Part 2

An Introduction to DHCP

2006-01-10T07:11:00.000-08:00

Novell delivers security shield for Linux computers

2006-01-05T07:30:00.000-08:00

Google denies plan to enter dying, low-margin PC biz

2006-01-03T13:37:00.000-08:00

Google May Launch Linux PC This Friday

2005-12-27T13:08:00.000-08:00

Using a liveCD as your Linux Desktop

2005-12-22T07:37:00.000-08:00

Linux screensaver for Windows:
LiveCDs demonstrate that, yes, Linux can run under Windows

2005-12-09T05:48:00.000-08:00

Paco Hope, Co-Author of "FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security"

2005-12-02T08:02:00.000-08:00

Ruby on Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework in Ruby for writing real-world applications with joy and less code than most frameworks spend doing XML sit-ups

2005-11-29T06:46:00.000-08:00

How to Repair a Corrupt MBR and boot into Linux

2005-11-28T16:53:00.000-08:00

The Linux-Powered Keg Fridge

2005-11-28T11:22:00.000-08:00

MIT's $100 laptop to run Redhat

Red Hat Magazine: Securing your system with Snort

2005-11-27T10:04:00.000-08:00

*nix How-To: Easy Backup and Restore

2005-11-24T07:31:00.000-08:00

NetSED (sed = Stream EDitor) is designed to alter the contents of packet flows in real time - From BSDsnob

2005-11-22T10:34:00.000-08:00

TCP Tuning and Network Troubleshooting (OnLAMP) - from Tim

2005-11-17T15:08:00.000-08:00

Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix. Sponsored by Novell, the Mono open source project has an active and enthusiastic contributing community and is positioned to become the leading choice for development of Linux applications.

2005-11-11T12:52:00.000-08:00

KillingBillsBrowser

2005-11-11T10:18:00.000-08:00

Companies Join Up to Share Patents for Linux

2005-11-09T10:44:00.000-08:00

2005-11-06T18:04:00.000-08:00

The New Linux Kernel: Better Wi-Fi, Better File Systems
Red Hat Wants Xen in Linux Kernel

2005-11-04T13:09:00.000-08:00

How-to: OpenBSD 3.8+Apache+PHP+MySQL from Stephen Kaiser

2005-11-04T06:38:00.000-08:00

A Beginning Look At MythTV

2005-11-03T11:10:00.000-08:00

TVHarmony AutoPilot works with Tivo and TivoToGo to automatically transfer, convert, and store your programming to AVI, MPEG, PSP, Palm and iPod compatible formats

2005-11-01T07:24:00.000-08:00

Red Hat looks under Linux's hood; Trying to take a more active role in open-source programming, Red Hat has created a team of 34 programmers to work on nothing but next-generation software, the company plans to announce Tuesday.

2005-10-27T12:55:00.000-07:00

Cool Howto: Paranoid Penguin - Single Sign-on and the Corporate Directory, Part I

2005-10-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

Sick of those Crisco Routers? XORP is the eXtensible Open Router Platform - from BSDsnob

2005-10-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

'Nightmare' drove desperate user (or rather big name accounting firm) to open source

2005-10-24T10:51:00.000-07:00

Remastering a Custom Knoppix Distribution, Part 1; You've probably heard of Knoppix, a bootable CD-ROM that provides an entire working copy of Linux and assorted programs, and requires nothing more than a computer with a CD-ROM drive and sufficient RAM. You're also probably aware of the multitudes of specialized varieties of Knoppix, from those dedicated to GIS software to forensic analysis tools. This article isn't meant to be an exhaustive survey of uses for Knoppix or its derivatives—rather, it is meant to give you some useful instructions for how to create your own custom-fitted Knoppix distribution.

Get Linux drivers for wireless network cards

Linux System Startup; If you usually run for a coffee refill while your computer is booting up, here's a look at what you're missing.

Red Hat Magazine: RHCSS; Red Hat has long attracted industry notice through its use of live system, performance-based testing in its Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) and Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification programs. Now, Red Hat is adding a first-of-its-kind performance-based security certification to its fold: The Red Hat Certified Security Specialist (RHCSS). Red Hat Magazine recently sat down with Randy Russell, Director of Certifications and Curriculum for Red Hat's Global Learning Services to learn more.