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Configuring a DNS Server

admin — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:27:31 -0500

Step 1. Create named.conf file with the following content:

Note: options "directory", ", "pid-file", "dump-file", "statistics-file" might have other values if you configure bind server on Linux. The following values are for FreeBSD.

A look at the FreeNAS server

admin — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:51:01 -0400

FreeNAS, an open source NAS server, can convert a PC into a network-attached storage server. The software, which is based on FreeBSD, Samba, and PHP, includes an operating system that supports various software RAID models and a Web user interface. The server supports access from Windows machines, Apple Macs, FTP, SSH, and Network File System (NFS), and it takes up less than 16MB of disk space on a hard drive or removable media.

Security: General Advices

admin — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 04:33:30 -0400

Manny people think: "My machine cannot be hacked. There are so manny computers over internet, why would happen this to me? Also I've taken some security measures. It will not happend to me."

Check Your Server Security

admin — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:51:01 -0400

Sometimes it is possible that your server is compromised, but the actions made by attacker do not affect your server functionality, so you may never find that your machine was compromised.

Configure a Production Web Server: Setup a FreeBSD...

admin — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 01:21:00 -0400

Here is presented the quick way, using packages. If you really want a secure web server and also you have a lot of time, than you should install Apache from ports and patch it.

Compiling a FreeBSD Kernel

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 01:50:00 -0500

Since my College days, when I was introduced to Unixes, I love to have my own compiled kernel. It gave me that special feeling of "my machine is better than yours". Besides, a custom kernel serves as an interesting conversation topic with geeks. Just ask them "What is your kernel size ?".