Linux commands for networking with command line
This post has a collection of Linux commands for networking. There are basic linux network commands, advanced linux network commands and some centos network configuration commands, but I've tried to…
Fail2ban centos
Installing and configuring the fail2ban centos service fail2ban is a service for linux systems that checks log files for failed login attempts and automatically inserts firewall rules to block further…
Vagrant with sshfs and public network
Vagrant with sshfs. You can use sshfs in vagrant with only a private network. This is fine if you are doing all your devlopment from a single machine and dont…
How to use metasploit to scan for vulnerabilities
Continuing on from my original metasploit beginners tutorial, here is a slightly more advanced Metasploit tutorial on how to use metasploit to scan for vulnerabilities. The outcome of this tutorial…
Ad blocking on android using dns666
Ad blocking on android using dns666. There are a ton of ad blocking apps on android, but dns666 is the best I've found after trying a number of them out…
Vagrant with NFS and public_network
Vagrant with NFS and public_network. You can use NFS in vagrant, but it requires a private_network to work; This is fine if you are doing all your devlopment from a…
Yum-cron installing and configuring
yum-cron is an alternate interface to yum that is optimised to be convenient to call from cron. It provides methods to keep repository metadata up to date, and to check…
Configuring free SSL certs with Letsencrypt in centos
Configuring free ssl certs with letsencrypt in centos Using letsencrypt in centos requires a few modifications to your centos before you can run the letsencrypt client. The setup for vhosts…
Pihole on a raspberry pi
Pihole on a raspberry pi - making a network wide advert blocker with a raspberry pi. I have a router using dnsmasq with adblocking setup on my router. I also…
Trendnet 811dru optware
Trendnet 811dru optware - I tried for days and couldn't get optware to work, so I ended up using entware (optware alternative) - at the end of the day it…
Iptables on centos7
This post will show you how to use iptables on centos7. Centos7 has moved its firewall service to firewalld, away from iptables, but if you have been running centos for…
Ddwrt dnsmasq caching dns server
This post will explain ddwrt dnsmasq caching dns server configuration Using a ddwrt dnsmasq caching dns server lets machines in your LAN resolve DNS from a machine inside your local…
Ddwrt custom prompt
ddwrt custom prompt in ssh. This post will show you a quick way to set a custom prompt when you log in to your dd-wrt router using the web-ui. The…
Using dnsmasq as an internal DNS server to block online adverts
This post will show you how to setup dnsmasq in order to serve dns requests for (multiple) internal domains - using dnsmasq as an internal DNS server. Using this setup…
Multiple ip addresses on one physical NIC using virtual NICs in centos
Multiple ip addresses on one physical NIC. I have a gigabyte brix running esxi to host a few virtualised servers. I have one server for my web development. I have…
My HomeLab
My New HomeLab Gigabyte Brix - 8 GB HyperX DDR3 ram for now (another 8GB on its way) Another 8GB has been ordered, bringing me up to 16gb. I'll be…
How to turn off mail for every domain in plesk
Here is a little script that will turn off mail for every domain in plesk! I use it as part of an automated domain creation script to be doubly sure…
M-business Security Threats
M-business Security Threats: Device as an attack vector with mobile devices widespread they are commonly being used as attack vectors Virii While not many viruses exist for mobile devices themselves,…
Subnetting class C networks
Subnetting class C networks Benefits of Subnetting: Reduced Network Traffic Optimised Network Performance - as a result of reduced traffic Simplified management Facilitated spanning of large geographical distances How…
How to disable DNS zones for every domain in plesk11
We recently upgraded plesk to v11.0.9 at work We use an external DNS service, so dont need plesk to handle it for us. it turns out that there isnt a…
Ipv6 – check if you are ready..
this site from google will tell you if your dns servers are ready for ipv6. if they arent then you could add googles public dns [8.8.8.8] or the opendns ip…
Access osx built in wifi analyser from airport icon
Osx has a lot of built in tools. there is a wifi analyser / packet capture tool to open it, just hold down ALT + click on the wifi icon…
How to tether your mac to your iphone using personal hotspot
This post will show you how to setup a wireless internet connection from your mac to your phone so that you can get internet through your phones 3g connection! assuming…
How to join a wireless network on an ipad or iphone
To join a wireless network on an ipad or an iphone all you have to do is: go to settings > wifi wait for a second for the iphone or…
How to stop your iphone or ipad asking to join wifi networks
To stop you iphone or ipad asking you to join lots of different wifi networks all you have to do is: go to settings > wifi at the bottom you…
Make your AFP NAS more responsive
I have a western digital mybook word NAS. Using the afp protocol file transfers were very slow. I knew there had to be a way to make your AFP NAS…
Automount network drive on startup osx mac
Automount network drive on startup osx. This will show you how to automount a network drive when you login to osx lion. This method will persist through a reboot, so…
How to enable spotlight indexing on a network drive
This short blog post will show you how to enable spotlight indexing on a network drive. I have also added the commands to disable spotlight indexing on network drive that's…
Basic iptables firewall for linux – allow an ipaddress access to mysql
Yesterday I was securing a server to pass the PCI tests and the Mcaffee tests for a client of our's. We have a Basic iptables firewall for linux that we…