rootninja@rootninja ~ ]$ ssh -Y remotehost “vncserver :1 && vncviewer localhost:1″
Starting applications specified in /home/rootninja/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/rootninja/.vnc/remotehost.com:1.log

I was curious about using NTP to keep a few stand-alone machines synchronized. None of them have access to the outside world, or access to another host that has access to the outside world - they’re completely cut off. So how do you run a NTP server with no upstream time source? Easy!

So am I the only one out there that likes to set aside blocks? 5 in a row here for ldap replicas, 10 over here for build servers, 101-254 on the next 5 subnets for dhcp addresses… and on and on. In a large organization you wouldn’t have servers mixed in with dhcp addressed workstations would you? So why not try to keep it organized on a small network?!

dd and netcat on one end, netcat and dd on the other. so simple, it’s like magic.

If you have proxy settings set up in Internet Explorer already, then you can just run proxycfg -u and you’re done. It will add the registry keys for you. In the run dialog (Start -> Run) enter this command. It will flash the command prompt black screen and exit …

If you’re behind a proxy and you run that, you’ll get something like “the other end hung up” or “Cannot get remote repository information” because git is trying to connect using port 9418 by default. I found a few sites saying all you need to do is change git to http in the url and it will work, but that did not work for me. But it’s an easy fix. Change git’s http.proxy and you’re done. Here’s how: (replace my proxy host and port 8002 with your own)

You can do this globally for everyone, or just for yourself. There’s a hidden directory called “.subversion” in your home directory. Edit the servers file. Everything should be self explanatory. Scroll down to the bottom and you’ll find a global section. The proxy settings in there should cover it…

I have a funky PCI card with multiple serial ports on it that loaded fine with the standard serial driver from my standard kernel, until… the revision changed and now instead of using the tried and true 16550 UART, it’s got some sort of super specialized proprietary version of that chip. The manufacturer says it’s 100% backwards compatible with the 16550 / 16550A chips, and theirs just adds some more functionality for industrial processes or something… blah.

Using Auth.php which everyone should have, authenticating with Active Directory is pretty simple. I’ve tried this on an OpenLDAP directory and AD.

This lets you access your Linux home directory and local DVD drive from Windows without having to set up additional cifs/nfs mounts. My home directory is an NFS mount from another server, so you should be able to access *any* file system that is available on your Linux side.