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HDMI VS. DISPLAYPORT VS. DVI VS. VGA
2015.03.02 · Leave a commentWith 4K / Ultra HD breaking into the mainstream both in computer monitors and televisions, you might be wondering what the capabilities of the four most popular connection types are, and which ...
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RamNode – $15/year 128MB OVZ, $5/month 512MB KVM and more …
2014.11.28 · Leave a commentNick, from RamNode, is back with some offers for LowEndBox including a special credit coupon! This time we again feature some of their new plans, but many more can be found on their improved websit...
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FtpIt – 1GB KVM for $5.50/month and more in Buffalo …
2014.10.23 · Leave a commentRadoslav, from FtpIt, is back with new offers. This time they celebrate the launch of their new Buffalo KVM and Los Angeles OpenVZ SSD product lines! KVM 1024 1GB RAM 3 CPU cores 5...
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ESXi S.M.A.R.T. health monitoring for hard drives
2014.10.18 · Leave a commentSymptoms The server reports a hard drive warning in POST (Power On Self Test) Virtual machines cannot power on due to VMFS corruption on local hard drives Very poor performance on loca...
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DigitalOcean – Free $100, We’re Participating …
2014.10.08 · Leave a commentWe are happy to announce our participation in GitHub's Student Developer Program. This will give students free access to top-notch development tools from the biggest names in our industry. The b...
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WeLoveServers – 6GB Power VPS Offer Ending
2014.10.07 · Leave a commentJust to let you know that WeLoveServers will be ending their 6GB Power VPS offer in just 4 days time, so now could be your last chance to order at this very low price. Power VPS 6GB 80 GB D...
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A critical vulnerability in bash (Bourne-Again-SHell) was …
2014.09.25 · Leave a commentWe wanted to let you know that today, a critical vulnerability in bash(Bourne-Again-SHell) was disclosed by Stephane Chazelas. This vulnerability is so critical that even if you have Two-Factor ...
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List of VMware Default Usernames and Passwords
2014.09.23 · Leave a commentHere is a comprehensive list of default username and passwords for most of the VMware products. If you're like me, you tend to get alot of these confused. If I left any off, please let me know in t...
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How to install BFD (Brute Force Detection) on Linux
2014.09.20 · Leave a commentBFD (Brute Force Detection) is a script that runs on your linux server and checks log files for authentication errors. When it sees recurring authentication failures from a certain IP address it wi...
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iptables Tips and Tricks: CSF Configuration
2014.09.19 · Leave a commentIn our last "iptables Tips and Tricks" installment, we talked about Advanced Policy Firewall (APF) configuration, so it should come as no surprise that in this installment, we're turning our attent...
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iptables Tips and Tricks – Port Redirection
2014.09.18 · Leave a commentThe iptables tool is one of the simplest, most powerful tools you can use to protect your server. We've covered port redirection, rule processing and troubleshooting in previous installments to thi...
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iptables Tips and Tricks – Not Locking Yourself Out
2014.09.18 · Leave a commentThe iptables tool is one of the simplest, most powerful tools you can use to protect your server. We've covered port redirection, rule processing and troubleshooting in previous installments to thi...
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Nginx and worker_connections are more than open file resou …
2014.09.17 · Leave a commentIf you encounter this warning message under Linux: 4096 worker_connections are more than open file resource limit: 1024 A solution is to use the command ulimit in nginx start script, just before ...
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CentOS – locate command
2014.09.17 · Leave a commentTo find files on a linux system you can use following command: # find / -name xxxx But I prefer to use the locate command. This command is extremely easy to use and it’s faster than the find-comm...
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AFP QuickFix: unable to load iptables module (ip_tables)
2014.09.17 · Leave a commentWhile working with APF on servers, you might normally get to see the following error, #apf -r apf(2042): {glob} flushing & zeroing chain policies apf(2042): {glob} firewall offline apf(3179...
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iptables Tips and Tricks: APF (Advanced Policy Firewall) C …
2014.09.17 · Leave a commentLet's talk about APF. APF — Advanced Policy Firewall — is a policy-based iptables firewall system that provides simple, powerful control over your day-to-day server security. It might seem intimida...
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How To Install and Configure Config Server Firewall (CSF) …
2014.09.17 · Leave a commentIntroduction Config Server Firewall (or CSF) is a free and advanced firewall for most Linux distributions and Linux based VPS. In addition to the basic functionality of a firewall – filtering pack...
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Tuning Nginx for Best Performance
2014.09.17 · Leave a commentGenerally, a properly tuned Nginx server on Linux can handle 500,000 - 600,000 requests per second. My Nginx servers consistently handle 904k req/sec, and have sustained high loads like these for t...
