Mounting an iso file
FreeBSD >= 6.x As of FreeBSD 5.x there is a new way to mount an iso file. You might be wondering why I have only tried this on FreeBSD 6.x […]
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Sync’ing content between two servers.
There are a number of reasons why it may be an advantage to sync the data in a directory (or the whole disk) from one server to another. This technique
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FreeBSD on a Dell M1330 XPS Laptop
The Dell M1330 XPS is a fantastic laptop. It’s fast, light, and has everything I need to use built right in. Getting FreeBSD to run on it wasn’t much
Mailman 2.1.10 on FreeBSD / Postfix
Mailman is an excellent mailing list manager. It comes complete with the list manager and a CGI web frontend for admin and users. I have used to for a
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FingerPrint scanner on FreeBSD 7.x
http://www.shapeshifter.se/articles/upek_touchchip_freebsd/
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Using CARP on FreeBSD 7.x
CARP provides a way to build redundant, fault tolerant services using FreeBSD and standard PC hardware. It was origonaly designed after Cisco’s VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) but can be
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Setting up an NTP Time Server
What is NTP? NTP stands for Network Time Protocol. It is a set of software programs that are used to keep accurate time on computers. It accomplishes this by referring
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Keep systems in sync with rsync
When I am upgrading a system or moving some services from one server to anyother, there is always a need to keep the production data in sync with the
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Setting a Smarthost in Postfix
Postfix is an excellent email server that is available as a port for FreeBSD. My mail server is running in a Shaw cable modem as every now and they Shaw
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Using SSH shared keys
OpenSSH has the ability to use a number of authenitcation mechanisms. One of the most popular (next to plain passwords) is using shared keys. Shared keys can give you a lot
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