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[APK] Seeder entropy generator to provide significant... I found this on the XDA website. It works amazingly well for all rooted Android phones. It will speed up your phone and prevent lagging. Made my HTC Sensation feel a lot more responsive. Hey everyone, So, I was experiencing significant lag as we all do from time to time, and decided I was going to get to the bottom of it. After tracing and debugging for hours, I...

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Sky Go Android App released It certainly has been a long time coming and even though it comes with strings, Sky's "Sky Go" app has finally been released for Android. Don't get too excited just yet though. Sky Go will only work on supported Android devices running 2.2x and 2.3x. Not only that but to "ensure that our rights contracts are fully upheld we are also unable to support any Android devices...

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Fixing the issue of the Asus Transformer TF101 not charging, SOLVED!Fixing the issue of the Asus Transformer TF101 not... I purchased an ASUS Transformer TF101 a few months ago and I have been very happy with it. That was until recently. When I plugged it in it would no longer charge. I read on multiple forums that this was a common issue for Transformer owners and some fixes included putting the transformer plug into the freezer to cool it down and also to bend the pins slightly to try to...

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Google’s response to Siri is codenamed Majel, could... Interesting. I've not tried Siri nor do I know anyone that has an iPhone 4GS that can give me reports on it. By all accounts it's the dogs nutsack so hopefully this app will be just as good. Google’s response to Siri is codenamed Majel, could be released by end of year | Android and Me.

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Carrier IQ: How the Widespread Rootkit Can Track Everything on Your Phone, and How to Remove ItCarrier IQ: How the Widespread Rootkit Can Track Everything... This post is especially for the paranoid amongst us. Recently an Android Developer discovered a rootkit called Carrier IQ that is capable of logging everything you do and worst of all it comes pre-installed on almost all smartphones, including Android, iPhone and Blackberry. Click on the link below for more information Carrier IQ: How the Widespread Rootkit Can Track...

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15 Greatest Open Source Terminal Applications Of 2012

Posted on 01-05-2013 | By: admin

Category : Internet, LAN, Linux

Check the link for some great Linux command line tools. I particularly like this one though.

dtrx is an acronmy for “Do The Right Extraction.” Its a tool for Unix-like systems that take all the hassle out of extracting archives. As a sysadmin, I download source code and tar balls. This tool saves lots of time.You only need to remember one simple command to extract tar, zip, cpio, deb, rpm, gem, 7z, cab, lzh, rar, gz, bz2, lzma, xz, and many kinds of exe files, including Microsoft Cabinet archives, InstallShield archives, and self-extracting zip files. If they have any extra compression, like tar.bz2 files, dtrx will take care of that for you, too.dtrx will make sure that archives are extracted into their own dedicated directories.dtrx makes sure you can read and write all the files you just extracted, while leaving the rest of the permissions intact.Recursive extraction: dtrx can find archives inside the archive and extract those too.Download dtrx

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How to add an additional local disk to your XenServer 5.5 host « XenDesktopMaster

Posted on 25-01-2012 | By: admin

Category : LAN, Linux

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On the XenServer CLI you have to list your physical disk with fdisk.

fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sda1 * 1 499 4008186 83 Linux

/dev/sda2 500 998 4008217+ 83 Linux

/dev/sda3 999 30401 236179597+ 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Disk /dev/sdb doesn’t contain a valid partition table

There you can see your new hard drive. In my case it shows up as /dev/sdb. For integrating the hard disk into your XenServer you first have to reveal the UUID of your host. This is done by the following command.

xe host-list

uuid ( RO) : ba3d140c-3de5-499b-b831-7c40d82958a9

name-label ( RW): xs-tarenz01

name-description ( RO): Default install of XenServer

The last step is to create a new XenServer storage repository. You have three options for doing so.

First option: create a normal LVHD storage repository. This is by the way the default storage repository type.

xe sr-create host-uuid=ba3d140c-3de5-499b-b831-7c40d82958a9 content-type=user type=lvm device-config:device=/dev/sdb shared=false name-label=”Local storage 2″

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SSH Tunnel – keeping you safe online

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Posted on 22-09-2011 | By: admin

Category : Android, General, Internet, LAN

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I own a HTC Desire HD and I find it extremely handy when it comes to banking online or checking out my social networks.

With the emergence of software such as Firesheep and Faceniff I feel that mobile security is more paramount than ever.

This is where SSH Tunnel comes in. SSH Tunnel allows you to connect to a secure SSH (secure shell) server and pipe all your internet traffic through an encrypted tunnel. Some of the main downfalls of SSH Tunnel are that you need a rooted Android phone, access to a SSH server and a little bit of technical knowledge.

If you are interested in more leave a comment and I can discuss it in more detail.

How to bypass a restrictive firewall using a ssh tunnel

Posted on 16-09-2011 | By: admin

Category : DIY, General, Internet, LAN, Linux

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If you are at work or school and you are trapped behind a strict firewall then why not create a tunnel to your home computer and route all the traffic through that tunnel giving you unrestricted internet access.

All these directions are based on using a Linux based computer. I’m sure it can be done in Windows too I just haven’t tried it.

This post describes how to ssh to a personal server using authenticated proxy. SSH (Secure Shell) is typically used to log into a remote machine and execute commands, but it also supports tunneling, forwarding TCP ports and X11 connections; it can transfer files using the associated SFTP or SCP protocols.

Normally we use NetCat to ssh outside using proxy server but if its not support proxy user / pass to authenticate by proxy server and then ssh outside. Here we will use a package called connect.c.

connect.c is the simple relaying command to make network connection via SOCKS and https proxy. It is mainly intended to be used as proxy command of OpenSSH. You can make SSH session beyond the firewall with this command.

This can be achieved by other methods too but this works for me.

1) Download connect.c software.

wget http://www.meadowy.org/~gotoh/ssh/connect.c

2) Compile connect.c Using GCC

gcc connect.c -o connect

and then copy to directory in your PATH i.e /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin

cp connect /usr/bin

3) Congiure ssh_config

append following line

ProxyCommand /usr/bin/connect -H proxy.yourserver.com:8080 %h %p

4) Export Proxy User / Pass as variable

It is insecure but we have to used it. If your proxy doesnt use user/pass for authenticatio, you can skip this.

export HTTP_PROXY_USER=your_username
export HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD=your_password

Thats it now you can ssh outside without any restriction :)

 

Controlling Web Access with Squid

Posted on 30-08-2011 | By: admin

Category : DIY, LAN, Linux

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An in depth article on setting up SQUID to control web access on your network.

Quick HOWTO : Ch32 : Controlling Web Access with Squid – Linux Home Networking.

View DELL Service Tag and Express Service Code From Linux and Windows

Posted on 17-08-2011 | By: admin

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I work with a large number of servers and sometimes I need to get details from the servers when calling Dell technical support. I found a great way to retrieve the service tags from Dell machines remotely. Read below for more info

Get DELL Service Tag on remote Windows system

Login to the Windows remote-host using VNC or remote desktop connection. Use WMIC on Windows to get service tag as shown below.

C:\>wmic bios get serialnumber

SerialNumber

ABCDEF1

Following WMIC command will give make and model number along with service tag.

C:\>wmic csproduct get vendor,name,identifyingnumber

IdentifyingNumber                                Name                                              Vendor

ABCDEF1                                                 PowerEdge 2950                          Dell Inc.

If VNC or remote desktop connection to the remote-host is not available,  execute the following from the local-host to get the service tag of the remote-host.

C:\>wmic /user:administrator /node:remote-host bios get serialnumber

SerialNumber

ABCDEF1

[Note: Replace remote-host with the machine name of your remote-host.]

2. Get DELL Service Tag on remote Linux system

Login to the Linux remote-host using SSH. Use dmidecode on Linux to get service tag as shown below.

[remote-host]# dmidecode -s system-serial-number

ABCDEF1

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