Category: Network and Connectivity
25/12/09
06:25:44 pm, by richard 
, 252 words 
Categories: Ubuntu Linux, OS and Systems Administration, Network and Connectivity, Virtual Machines
HOWTO: Startup and Connect to a Remote VirtualBox Machine
Ok, so you have a working VBox machine and you want to run it on a host server, This allows you to connect to it remotely.To make the remote connect a little more secure you can stop any old person connecting in with out authentication by configuring… more »
27/11/09
06:58:32 pm, by richard , 327 words
Categories: Ubuntu Linux, OS and Systems Administration, Network and Connectivity, Filing Systems, Installation and Configuration, Virtual Machines
HOWTO: Create a New VM with VirtualBox
This is how to create a VirtualBox machine when you what tot use the command line or you cannot access the GUI. We will create a machine that will have the following setup vbTest Ubuntu Linux 64bit 1Gb RAM 8Gb Hard drive 1 Netw… more »
25/05/09
07:51:15 am, by richard , 129 words
Categories: Ubuntu Linux, OS and Systems Administration, Network and Connectivity, Installation and Configuration
HOWTO: Setup Exim to talk to postfix for local email
To talk to my postfix mail server for local internal email from other hosts on my side of the router, i.e. local mail. (usually mail to root). Install and configure postfix. [khakisample]sudo apt-get install postfix[/khakisample]This will automat… more »
08/08/08
Simple anti-spam measure
I use a very simple system with my incoming email addresses that reduce spam to almost zero.
If you have your own domain or if your ISP allows you to setup aliases to your real email address it is simple.
Whenever you deal with a new company you se… more »
30/07/08
07:10:39 pm, by richard , 522 words
Categories: Ubuntu Linux, OS and Systems Administration, Network and Connectivity, Fedora, File systems, Systems Administration
HOWTO: Install and Configure ssh
I install openssh server and sort out setting up the right ssh keys for the user so I can login to other machines locally without a password. This is a security risk! I want to use Xwindows programs installed and run on one machine while actually running on another. more »
