Category Archives: linux

Using IPTables with Dynamic IP hostnames like dyndns.org

Posted on May 26, 2010 by diginc

Whenever IPTables has a hostname in a rule it looks up the hostname’s IP address and uses that instead of the actual hostname – so it’s stuck with the IP until the next time IPTables is flushed/restarted. Here’s a quick … Continue reading →

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Bash Script: Confirm domains in your DNS Bind server are still pointed at your address (haven’t moved to other DNS)

Posted on May 7, 2010 by diginc

Here’s a quick script I wrote last year which I forgot about until today. I thought I should share it since it works fairly well with some modifications – it could be refined/improved quite a bit; I’m not the best … Continue reading →

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Using fail2ban to open back door ports in your iptables

Posted on September 25, 2009 by diginc

The opposite of fail2ban would probably be called auth2allow (authenticate to allow) or fail2allow – but that’s not necessary because fail2ban’s configs can be customized to do exactly what I’m talking about. What am I talking about you ask? Basically … Continue reading →

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My linux Quake 3 dedicated server setup notes (Ubuntu 9.04 server)

Posted on September 16, 2009 by diginc

Not really a tutorial, mostly notes to my self so I remember how it’s done down the road.

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GNUmp3d init.d with PIDs for running multiple instances of GNUmp3d

Posted on September 11, 2009 by diginc

I made some modifications to my original gnump3d init.d script when I needed more than one instance of GNUmp3d running (for multiple folders completely separated). I still haven’t quite figured out how to get the tag database to work for … Continue reading →

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MRTG Indexmaker Interface + Description

Posted on February 5, 2009 by diginc

I like to have interfaces and description, not one or the other. So I do this. Use your favorite editor to open indexmaker: vi /usr/bin/indexmaker Find this part: for ($$opt{section}) { # …Skip ahead to descr… /^descr(iption)?$/ && do{ $section … Continue reading →

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Setting up my HDTV HTPC with xUbuntu 8.10

Posted on January 17, 2009 by diginc

Here my chronicle of fixes and tasks I had to go through while setting up my HDTV HTPC / home server. I upgraded from an older xUbuntu to xUbuntu 8.10 64-bit and the first thing I had to do is … Continue reading →

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