Linux Archive
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Network Topology Visualization – Example of Using LLDP Neighborships, NETCONF and little Python/Javascript
Posted on December 12, 2017 | 18 CommentsOk, this is a continuation of two streams of articles here, first my recent NETCONF tutorial here, and secondly my very old project (back then in Java) of visualization of […] -
HP Networking/Comware NETCONF interface quick tutorial (using python’s ncclient and pyhpecw7)
Posted on December 11, 2017 | 6 CommentsSo let’s learn about NETCONF, but first a bit of history and perspective. Everyone in networking business at least once heard about SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), which is the […] -
Tutorial: Email server for a small company – including IMAP for mobiles, SPF and DKIM
Posted on May 19, 2015 | No CommentsA few months back my wife started a small business. Of course I was the one to build the “IT stuff” here that included a website, some reservation system on […] -
Introduction and LAB tutorial of HP Helion Community Edition, the OpenStack based “cloud” system that can give you a personal cloud!
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 14 CommentsHewlett-Packard (HP) is a long enterprise supporter of cloud technologies and early this year, they released publicly HP Helion Community Edition (CE). HP Helion is HP’s OpenStack based cloud system […] -
[minipost] How to fix MySQL lost table description from .frm files after emergency migration of /var/lib/mysql
Posted on June 3, 2014 | 1 CommentIn May 2014, networkgeekstuff.com got a small problem when the hosting BeagleBone Black went dead and the old Raspberry PI environment was on that point already used for another project. […] -
[minipost] Create a loopback hard-drive partition inside a file in linux
Posted on December 18, 2013 | No CommentsThis article is really just a quick documentation for something that I do almost each year, and each year I must google-search how I did the last time. So from […] -
BeagleBone Black replaced Raspberry PI running networkgeekstuff.com (and performance reasons review)
Posted on November 19, 2013 | No CommentsWith Raspberry PI, a very great microPC platform that started a trend of its own with two million RasberyPIs sold, a new market has emerged calling for microPC segment companies to compete. […] -
How to create custom Linux Wi-Fi regulatory database to unlock 30db/1000mW
Posted on September 10, 2013 | 11 CommentsThere are two protections that your Wi-Fi has to limit it’s maximum power output to a legal value (100mW for example). First is the Wi-Fi interface internal HW limit. But […] -
Playing with other people Wi-Fi part 2: WPS, the “backdoor” to WPA
Posted on July 23, 2013 | 2 CommentsIn the previous post here, I quickly showed the historical protection mechanism called WEP, its weaknesses and how to quickly crack it. The practical result of that problem is that […] -
Playing with other people Wi-Fi part 1: The good old “WEP”
Posted on July 17, 2013 | No CommentsMany of us own a Wi-Fi network at home. It is great, convenient and no cables! When this technology first came to existence there were several competitors available as well […]