December 2011
7 posts
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A post by Email!
Well I finally got my posts working by email, this will open the door to new
possibilities to me and make my blog space more useful to what’s important
to me - watch this space and be prepared to be impressed!
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Zabbix install on Ubuntu 11.10
I have put a script together that allows me to install a specified version of Zabbix on a Ubuntu server, if you choose not to install the server the script assumes you want to install the Zabbix agent. It also provides an option to compile with IPv6 support.
Although there is some error checking, they can always be more added. If you decide to improve the script further please leave a comment...
New Zealand Dial Plan
I was recently asked for my NZ dial plan as apparently there is very few around. I have since done a search using Google and found that indeed there are none easily found, and the ones that are listed are not that comprehensive.
Your device may need the dial plan in a different format and you may need to read your device manual to get the correct syntax.
But here is my dial plan I use, please...
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Webmin installation script for Ubuntu 11.10
Ok, so its not rocket science to install webmin on Ubuntu, however as I spend a reasonable amount of time building up servers to try new applications or test particular versions of applications that I already use, I find I spend a fair amount of time repeating the same boring tasks; one of them being installing Webmin.
To use this script sudo in root using
sudo su
Make sure the script has...
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Ubuntu 11.10 DNS issue on install
Well this issue is not expected to be seen by many as it is particular scenario where the issue arises.
If your network has IPv4 DHCP and IPv6 DHCP enabled then you may see this issue.
Your newly installed off the CD ubuntu 11.10 requests and receives both an IPv4 and a IPv6 address making your freshly installed system a dual stacked one.
You would think that having both IPv4 and IPv6 would...
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QoS - SSH
Findings
The developers of SSH have recognised that it is the application that should request the QoS required from the underlying layers.
In the case of SSH they have recognized that SSH supports two different traffic groups on a session by session basis, so if you are using an interactive ssh session the application will request a DSCP value that can be configured in the ssh_config file. The...
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Quality of Service
This post looks at the basics of QoS and what can be done within my network to promote certain application behaviors at the expense of others.
Background
First some basics. IP QoS is only beneficial when resources such as bandwidth are limited and congestion occurs.
Therefore one way to avoid the need for IP QoS is to have unlimited (or at least beyond your needs) resources. This is...