Ruxcon and SLUGRuxcon and SLUG
This weekend I was in Sydney for Ruxcon. Ruxcon is a computer security conference with a focus on penetration testing and related skills. The presentation on Unusual Bugs by Ilya[...]
Category: Linux
SAK, ctrl-alt-del, and Linux keyboard mappingSAK, ctrl-alt-del, and Linux keyboard mapping
A common problem with Linux systems is when Windows users press CTRL-ALT-DEL at the login prompt and reboot the machine. To fix this some people change the ^ca line in[...]
tcpdump and pstcpdump and ps
Today I was doing some network tracing and figured out how to track the start and end of TCP connections. The following tcpdump command will get all SYN, FIN, and[...]
Ethernet bondingEthernet bonding
Bonding is one of the terms used to describe multiple Ethernet cables used to form a single virtual network link. This can be done for performance or reliability. Bonding for[...]
car-poolingcar-pooling
I am constantly amazed at the apparent lack of interest in car-pooling when travelling between LUV meetings and the restaurant where we have dinner. After the last meeting I was[...]