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 [Port Knocking]

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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