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How to load m0n0wall onto a WatchGuard Firebox x500, x700, x1000, x2500

Posted on 30/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

CAUTION!  The power supply in the Firebox x series is exposed when the firebox cover is removed     DO NOT apply AC power to the firebox while the cover is off or you will be in risk of electrical shock!  Make sure to remove the AC power cord and wait for 30 min before opening…

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Another successfully install… Birmingham

Posted on 30/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

So yesterday i was in birmingham all day installing an SDSL line and moving all the voice traffic from there internet connection, to it all going over the private SDSL line direct in to the Data Centre. They have a really nice network fibre backbone and some VLANs for DATA and VOICE, they also have a really…

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Do you have server(s) and a little bandwidth spare…..?

Posted on 28/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

If you are like most companies, you will have an old/newish server knocking around and have some spare bandwidth too. Why not become a Web Host….. If you have some spare bandwidth and 1 or 2 servers, you could not only host your own site and be in full control of your sites DNS but…

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Is VoIP for you…?

Posted on 28/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

Lets start by asking this question a differant way… Do you want to save money on the cost of a phone system, in installation and ongoing line rental costs as compared to a Traditional Lines based system? So if the answer to this is yes your next task is to find the right VoIP installation…

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Passwords….. Website Security…..

Posted on 28/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

Ok i like to use strong passwords for applications, computers, routers etc, however im afriad that i appear to be alone inthat. I was asked to look at a website and see if i could do any damage to it, de-face it, bring it down etc just some simple things to illustrate if the website was…

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Usefull and Free Alternative Software (Open Source)

Posted on 27/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

Below i list some very usefull but free open source software: Network Stuff M0n0wall – Router PFSense – Router (Based on M0n0wall) Smoothwall – Router FreeNAS – NAS Server Untangle – Webfilter CloneZilla – Hard Drive/Network Cloning Nagios – Network Monitoring WireShark – Protocal Analyzer Real VNC – Remote Support Tool FOG – Network Cloning…

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Your DNS settings at a glance

Posted on 27/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

Recently while setting up the DNSFailover.org.uk and doing some trouble shooting on DNS related maters for another company, System i found my self haivng a lot of DOS boxes open with NSLOOKUP running and thought to my self, would’nt it be nice if there was someway of seeing the status of a DNS server at…

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Logwatch for Ubuntu

Posted on 23/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

Logwatch is a modular log analyser that runs every night and mails you the results. It can also be run from command line.The output is by service and you can limit the output to one particular service. The subscripts which are responsible for the output, mostly convert the raw log lines in structured format. Logwatch generally…

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Creating a Mini Call Centre and/or simple Message Taking System

Posted on 22/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

so your either looking to set up a business or just want to know how message taking companies know which client a caller is calling for, well this is really very simple its all based on the DDI number that they give you, this is “Labled” on the Message Taking Companies phone system and entered…

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Creating redundant Name Servers on a VPS running Windows Web Server

Posted on 22/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

Intro If you are a web designer or developer the chances are you either have a VPS or a dedicated server and host a variaty of differant sites. now, as you know, a website can only be found if you have A records and MX records etc, but what happens if your Name Server Fails…

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  • Automate Debian installations with Seed, DHCP and Nginx.
  • A simple link shortener.. Fun little project…

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