Category Archives: LINUX

For all Linux stuff

Running Unbuntu as a Diskless system.

Full Instructions from Unbuntu Well the first question you might ask is why?  Allows you to boot a system to a second OS leaving the host hard drive untouched, this is similar to a duel boot but rather than having to set … Continue reading

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A bit of perl while I’ve been away (Always including some CISCO of course).

Well no matter how many times I head back to post just lately I have never had the time. Studying been put on hold, house move on hold, and working falt out at the new job, but I have to … Continue reading

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Removing old keys from the SSH known host file

When connecting to a device via SSH using Linux (Unbuntu), you may come across the following error message. The fingerprint for the RSA key sent by the remote host is fd:1f:3d:fb:2e:ad:f4:f4:35:2e:03:f4:xx:xx:xx:xx. Please contact your system administrator. Add correct host key … Continue reading

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A Bit More Linux Stuff

While my CCNP studies are going well, this last week I have been setting up some more linux webservers at work, and I came across two issues. Both with simple solutions. First was installing a SMTP relay server inside the … Continue reading

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SDM in LINUX (Wine)

OK leaving CCNP SWITCH aside for a bit, I finely got around to setting up Linux to allow me to run SDM. I should point out that I am not a great fan of SDM, but I do run the … Continue reading

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Do you like the Pretty links?

Getting the pretty Permalink’s to work on this blog has been a bit of a pain, According to word press you click on the format you want under the settings and then they should all work nicely. so rather than have a link that looks like “http://www.devilwah.com/?p=344″ you … Continue reading

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SSH port Forwarding (or how to Remote Desktop over SSH)

I found this one out quite recently, but wish I had come across it years ago. Image you have SSH access to a device inside a remote network, what you really want is a remote desktop to a device inside, … Continue reading

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JAVA versions in Linux.

I am still quite a newbie when it comes to Linux, and have a long way to go yet before I could be considered an expert. But slowly I am getting there. Today to help with setting up the firewall to allow email, I … Continue reading

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