As a kind of proof of concept I setup a Linksys router running the Openwrt firmware as a portable hardware openvpn client to connect to the AlwaysVPN service. I used the router as a wireless client, meaning I did not connect to a wired network to gain internet access. The final test was to connect [...]
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Looking up Grandstream config file values
If you are trying to remotely provision your Grandstream device with a configuration file you need to first create a list of ‘P##’ values that contain your options. Grandstream does provide a template with most of these values. Once in a while however I come across an option that I have seen in the device’s [...]
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Tired of default Grandstream ringtone?
Are you tired of the default ring tone that your Grandstream IP phone equipment is using?
Are you annoyed that the ring tone sounds just like the dial tone?
Well I created 2 new ring tones that have been tested on a GXP-2000 phone.
Ring tone #1: .bin file .wav file
Ring tone #2: .bin file .wav file
To [...]
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Asterisk VOIP PBX
I’m running my own Asterisk PBX. At the moment I’m having some hardware issues with the server, but I should be able to fix it. The phone number is available under my About Me section on this site.
A few days ago I took down my old webserver. It had a 239 day uptime. I [...]
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CD/DVD-R longevity
I’ve been doing a little research on optical media longevity and came across a very interesting site that has all kinds of information on CD-R media.
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Staples brand CD-R manufacturer
Here is some data I got off a Staples brand CD-R with a program called CDID:
ATIP: 97m 17s 06f
Disc Manufacturer: Moser Baer India Ltd.
Reflective layer: Dye (Short strategy; e.g. Phthalocyanine)
Media type: CD-Recordable
Recording Speeds: [...]
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1TB RAID5 costs
I made a quick spreadsheet in OpenOffice that compares the costs of different capacity Seagate hard drives to build a 1 TB RAID5 array. here is the pdf file
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Financing a colocated server
How to finance a colocated server.
The Problem
I need a colocated server, but cannot afford the prices that decent datacenters charge.
Good datacenters seem to start at $100 a month.
Solution:XEN
I don’t need a 3GHz server at my fingertips.
XEN is a virtual machine monitor. It lets you run multiple OSes on one piece of hardware.
My Idea is to [...]
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DIY iPod nano dock
Well I got an iPod nano for my birthday yesterday. Then I remembered seeing a diy ipod nano Altoids tin dock on makezine’s blog and wanted to build one. However, it seems that it is not possible to make a dock with an Altoids tin, but rather just a stand. This is because the included [...]
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server upgrade
A few weeks ago I upgraded the servers ram from 192MB to 320MB.
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