Thanks for all your profound, inspiring and helpful inventions Steve. You’ve made an admirable mark on the world.
Read MoreExhibit A: Exhibit 2: Damn, seriously. Shaw Gigabit Fibre Internet doesn’t bother Transmitting Data, it TELEPORTS it! Here I sit in my bed @ my parent’s place on Christmas Eve. I decided to test out their new internet connection & router by enjoying another kind of “Eve”, Eve Online. The Air is on fire, but in the …
Read MoreThe Anti-Epic Tale of Making IIS Play Nice with Apache
Jun 24, 2009 · 4 min read · apache windows iis wamp wampserver configuration ip address share port httpcfg command-line stupid microsoft virtualhost ·The Mission To run an Apache server (on Windows) on the same machine that was already hosting IIS. The Strategy The plan was to alter each virtual host defined in IIS to not bind to the typical HTTP/HTTPS ports (80 & 443), but instead have it use arbitrary ports (was to be 8080 & 4433). With that in place, I could …
Read MoreHere’s a little video I whipped up on account that some people STILL haven’t heard of Synergy.. Check this video out if you too are a bit unclear about what the dealio with Synergy is.
Read MoreUbuntu Samba Apache Active Directory Authentication
Jul 16, 2008 · 1 min read · samba active directory apache authentication remote authentication lib-pam winbind ubuntu ubuntu 8.04 8.04 Windows 2003 Server Win2k3 Server Win2k3 ·So I’ve spent some time for something at work figuring out how to get an Ubuntu server to authenticate users with a Windows 2003 Server Active Directory. Using the process I’ve found by combining various sources, my instructions show how to get a machine setup such that users logging in to the shell, accessing a samba …
Read MoreCross Over vs. Switched Network performance
May 19, 2008 · 2 min read · gigabit ethernet performance network transfer rate speed cross over swtich DGS-1005D GA311NAR GA311 ·Howdy, so I just changed my setup from having a single ethernet cable running from my mac pro to my file server (using a Netgear gigabit NIC - GA311NAR) to connecting over a DLink Gigabit switch (DGS-1005D). I have had the understanding that network transfer rates through switching fabric will constrain the transfer …
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