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  • Setting up a Simple DNS Server with Bind9

    Setting up a Simple DNS Server with Bind9

    Posted on August 1, 2010 | No Comments
    I am starting to step outside of the Microsoft realm and into the Linux world. Imagine me balancing on my right leg which is in the Microsoft bucket, slowly and cautiously testing the water in the Linux bucket with my bare left foot. Is the water...

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  • Linux Backup Shell Script

    Linux Backup Shell Script

    Posted on November 23, 2009 | 2 Comments
    Once again, I am pushing my knowledge limits with the Linux world. The exciting part is that, the deeper I go, the better Linux gets. Today, it is Shell scripting, which quite frankly puts DOS batch files out of business. Wait a moment, which came...

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  • Linux Console Modes (80×25 – really?)

    Linux Console Modes (80×25 – really?)

    Posted on September 13, 2009 | No Comments
    I grew up using DOS, starting with DOS 2 something. I had a father that never stuck with the default settings, which included modifying the command prompt design/colors and the screen text dimensions of the DOS window. The default was 80 characters or columns wide...

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  • OpenSolaris iSCSI Initiator

    OpenSolaris iSCSI Initiator

    Posted on September 11, 2009 | No Comments
    As part of my testing phase during the custom SAN project, I was running into performance issues with the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator and the OpenSolaris COMSTAR iSCSI target. Although some individuals were running into significant performance issues, such as 600KB/sec writes, my problem was...

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  • OpenSolaris iSCSI Target

    OpenSolaris iSCSI Target

    Posted on September 4, 2009 | 3 Comments
    After spending a good amount of time on the iSCSI Enterprise Target (IET) solution and running into compatibility issues with VMware ESX 3.5 and 4.0, I decided to move on to other solutions. After reading up on the ZFS file system and how the features...

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  • OpenSolaris Link Aggregation with LACP

    OpenSolaris Link Aggregation with LACP

    Posted on September 2, 2009 | 1 Comment
    So which is it? What is your favorite Linux? Transitioning from the clunky “bonding” in RedHat to the ease of configuring link aggregation in OpenSolaris – among other things – I am beginning to love OpenSolaris. Creating the Link Aggregate If your configuration was similar...

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  • Disable GUI (GDM) in OpenSolaris

    Disable GUI (GDM) in OpenSolaris

    Posted on September 2, 2009 | 2 Comments
    Recently I have been working on an iSCSI target using SUN’s OpenSolaris and SUN’s iSCSI target, COMSTAR. After installing and configuring OpenSolaris I wanted to disable the GUI to save on resources. Forunately this is easy with OpenSolaris. Disable GUI To disable the GUI, type...

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  • Custom iSCSI (IET) with VMware ESX

    Custom iSCSI (IET) with VMware ESX

    Posted on August 5, 2009 | No Comments
    As mentioned in my articles on building a custom server case and the iSCSI Enterprise Target on RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.3, sometimes there is the need to facilitate stiff project requirements while spending nearly nothing. In a booming economy, it is unlikely that you would...

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  • Compile and Install iSCSI Enterprise Target (IET) on RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3

    Compile and Install iSCSI Enterprise Target (IET) on RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3

    Posted on July 8, 2009 | No Comments
    In this article, I am going to share what I learned while working with the IET on RHEL. Because I am fairly stubborn, I persisted that I use the latest IET, which at the time was 0.4.17. The unfortunate part was that I could not...

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  • PPD Files

    PPD Files

    Posted on August 24, 2008 | 2 Comments
    During a recent printer deploy project, I had two requirements that I had some difficulty resolving: (a) color control for Xerox printers for both Windows and Mac; and (b) permanently disabling banner sheets. The specific configuration was that all print jobs are sent through a...

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