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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New Craigslist ads by email
To receive updates on new items for sale on Craigslist via email please have a look at the instructions below:
Do a regular keyword search on craigslist.org for the item you are looking for.
Pidgin spell check language switcher
If you are looking for an easy way to switch between multiple spell check dictionaries in the Pidgin IM application, have a look at the the Purple Plugin Pack. This plugin pack includes a plugin called Switch Spell which enables you to do just that. To install this on windows download the *win32.zip file that [...]
Editing Postfix aliases
Every time I need to edit a /etc/aliases file on one of my servers to change an email address I forget the correct way to convert the file to a hash database. So here it is:
# nano -w /etc/aliases
# newaliases
# /etc/init.d/postfix restart
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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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Grandstream publishing wrong DST rules
Back in March when we all had to deal with the new daylight savings time changes I had researched what the new configuration would look like on Grandstream VOIP devices. Please have a look at my previous article before blindly taking any information from here.
The rule I had originally published and the one that Grandstream [...]
Passwordless-ish ssh for rsync with Keychain on Debian (etch)
(This is not a step by step tutorial. I’m creating this for my own memory)
You already need public key encryption working on your servers.
copy or create this on the server that will be running rsync from cron:
scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa root@192.168.1.XXX:~/.ssh/id_rsa
scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub root@192.168.1.XXX:~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Run:
apt-get install keychain
add these lines to your ~/.bashrc file:
#on this next line, we start keychain [...]
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Update 2007 DST rules on Grandstream devices
*UPDATE* Please also have a look at this newer article before using these settings!!
Here is how you update the new Daylight Saving Time start and end date on Grandstream voip devices:
-Login to the web panel.
-Go to the ‘Basic Settings’ tab
-find ‘Daylight Savings Time’, change it to yes and the ‘Optional rule to:
3,2,7,2,0;11,1,7,2,0;60
-save and reboot the [...]
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