| Firewall, etc, box |
[Jun. 29th, 2009|04:05 pm] |
After salvaging a fairly new mobo, ram and hdd from a mini-tower I found abandoned next to a recycling bin a couple of weeks ago, I’m looking to put together a firewall/gateway/misc server box for kicks and educational purposes.
After a Wikipedia/Google trawl, the options I’ve come up with for a suitable set-up are Endian, eBox Platform , SME Server and pfSense.
I’m wondering if anyone has comments on these or alternative suggestions? Thanks!
Crossposted from my blog. |
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| Image host migration |
[Jun. 29th, 2009|04:32 am] |
I’ve just shifted all my piccies from Google Picasa Web to Flickr using Migratr (which can migrate between multiple services). Bah, I’m sure I’ll be bothered to sort titles and descriptions at some point.
Crossposted from my blog. |
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| Wi-fi noise to signal |
[Jun. 20th, 2009|06:05 pm] |
“The term ‘warwalking’ isn’t used very often, but the Ekahau HeatMapper adds a new tool to the pod bound hacker’s arsenal. The tool maps out wireless access points as well as their signal strength within a facility. A test of the HeatMapper on a map made with AutoDesk Dragonfly accurately determined the location of a router within 3 feet and helped tune the angle it needed to be at for maximum range.” link
Love the advert.
also
“inSSIDer is an award-winning free Wi-Fi network scanner for Windows Vista and Windows XP. … Inspect your WLAN and surrounding networks to troubleshoot competing access points. Track the strength of received signal in dBm over time. Filter access points in an easy to use format. Highlight access points for areas with high Wi-Fi concentration.” link
Anyone got similar software tool recommendations?
Also, need to try make me one of these soon..
Crossposted from my blog. |
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| Video codecs |
[Sep. 16th, 2007|04:22 pm] |
I recently switched from using the windows K-Lite video codec pack to CCCP, mainly due to K-Lite's buggy playback of the .mkv format. So far the only problem I've had is the fact that Real Alternative and QuickTime Alternative aren't bundled in the CCCP install, no biggie really, although while CCCP seems to be updated fairly regularly and has a KISS philosophy, it might turn out to be too simple for myself in the future. Does anyone have any recommendations for alternative codec packs they've had an on-going good experience with? |
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