electronics, programming, gadgets
Archive for April, 2010
Bootable USB Drive
02 years ago
by Paul
in Server Admin
If you need to boot of a usb drive in order to install an operating system then follow these steps on a Windows machine in order to make the drive bootable.
C:\Windows\system32>diskpart
DISKPART> list disk
Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ---- [...]
Disconnect from a network share in Vista
12 years ago
by Paul
in Server Admin
Vista recently kept refusing to allow me to login to my NAS share because it was already connected with another user/session. I resolved this by forcing the connection to be disconnected.
From the command prompt enter: (more…)
Squid: Transparent Cache
02 years ago
by Paul
in Server Admin
This is my step by step instructions for how I setup Ubuntu server as a transparent Squid web cache.
Note: This post is by no means a definative guide on setting up a server, or squid, but is just the steps I took in getting it working in its most basic form.
Install Ubuntu Server 9.10
Logon [...]
Ubuntu Server: Up and running
02 years ago
by Paul
in Server Admin
I’ve spent a few days reading up and have managed to successfully (and fairly pain-lessly) setup Ubuntu Server 9.10. So far I have setup a clean install, installed OpenSSH and Squid and setup routing so that the Squid Caching is transparent to clients using the box as a gateway.
The server is setup [...]
Linux
02 years ago
by Paul
in Server Admin
For many years I have meant to really get to know Linux and how to set it up in a server environment. For one reason or another I have never got round to it.
I have decided to get my act together and attempt to setup a server box to replace my cable router and wireless access point, installing any [...]
Apache & PHP Setup
12 years ago
by Paul
in Server Admin
A page I have imported from my old site is my very quick and simple guide for setting up Apache with PHP on windows. Please visit the page here.
Updated Website
02 years ago
Today I decided to change my website to this new blog style layout. I have looked at using systems such as WordPress in the past and have always discounted them as being too complicated, not fit for my purposes or simply just because I like the idea of using something I have written 100% from the [...]
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