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Installing memcached And The PHP5 memcache Module On Debian Etch (Apache2)

Authentication, Authorization & Accounting With FreeRadius & MySQL Backend & Web Based Management with Daloradius

This tutorial explains how to set up a FreeRadius 2.x server for wifi authentication, authorization and accounting in conjunction with mysql & web based management with Daloradius on CentOS 5.x. Production deployment is also possible with minor tweaking. But as usual I do not guarantee anything & take no responsibilities.

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 9

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on a Fedora 9 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

Recover Linux with Stellar Phoenix Linux Data Recovery

Data loss is a common threat for the computer users, which can happen due to software malfunction, virus attack, accidental formatting of hard drive volumes, accidental deletion of important files or directories and many other reasons. User never knows when the data loss will occur. But there is no need to panic! Stellar Phoenix Linux Data Recovery software is here for your help.

Spam Blocking And Web Filtering With The Untangle 5.3 Network Gateway

Untangle bundles common open-source applications for blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and unwanted content on the network in one single Linux distribution. It can be integrated into existing networks either as a router or as a transparent bridge (directly behind the router, but before the switch that connects the client PCs with the router). The best thing about Untangle is that you don't have to reconfigure the client PCs - Untangle works out of the box.

Integrating eAccelerator Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

Preventing Brute Force Attacks With Fail2ban On Mandriva 2008.1

In this article I will show how to install and configure fail2ban on a Mandriva 2008.1 system. Fail2ban is a tool that observes login attempts to various services, e.g. SSH, FTP, SMTP, Apache, etc., and if it finds failed login attempts again and again from the same IP address or host, fail2ban stops further login attempts from that IP address/host by blocking it with an iptables firewall rule.

uvhd - File Investigation Utility

'uvhd' is a binary file investigation utility. It displays the contents of any file in vertical hexadecimal format, and prompts for commands to browse, search, select, update, scan/replace, print, translate, etc. uvhd is an interactive utility with a command line interface and 18 help screens.

Running A File- And Print-Server With eBox On Ubuntu 8.04 Server

This article shows how to run a file- and print-server for small and medium enterprises (SME) on one single Ubuntu 8.04 server. It is very easy to set up, and management is done with an easy-to-use web interface called eBox so once the system is set up, you can forget about the command line. eBox was developed to administrate advanced services for corporate networks.

Preventing Brute Force Attacks With Fail2ban On Fedora 9

In this article I will show how to install and configure fail2ban on a Fedora 9 system. Fail2ban is a tool that observes login attempts to various services, e.g. SSH, FTP, SMTP, Apache, etc., and if it finds failed login attempts again and again from the same IP address or host, fail2ban stops further login attempts from that IP address/host by blocking it with an iptables firewall rule.

How To Set Up Apache, Tomcat (mod_jk), SSO (CAS, mod_auth_cas)

This article describes how you can set up Apache and Tomcat, linked with mod_jk. It also explains how you set up the SSO (single sign on) solution JA-SIG CAS to protect servlets (provided by tomcat) and static content (provided by Apache). I worked with OpenSuse 10.2 and 11, Apache2, Tomcat 5.5 and 6. It should work on other distributions as well.