pfsense 2.3 upgrade on Alix
I have been running pfsense on an Alix tiny computer for a long time. Pretty much have not touched it
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My tips, howtos, gotchas, snippets and stuff. Use at your own risk!
Nagios on Linux for SPARC
I recently experimented a little with Linux for SPARC(more here https://oss.oracle.com/projects/linux-sparc/) and found it to be surprisingly stable. One of
Read MoreBtrfs Replication
Since btrfs has send and receive capabilities I took a look at it. The title is replication but if you
Read MoreGet Third Sunday of The Month
Sometimes you have to rely on a routine to reliably provide dates. In this example I want to know for
Read MoreCheck Logfiles Only a Few Minutes Back
This is an update post. Previously I had a post here: http://blog.ls-al.com/check-logfiles-for-recent-entries-only/ The code has been problematic around when a
Read MoreSolaris Multipath Incorrect Totals
From time to time we notice that some LUN’s are not optimal. It could be because of off-lining a LUN,
Read MoreSolaris Snoop on File Access
If you find yourself trying to figure out where your operating system is spending time with reads and writes try
Read MoreService Response Time
There are several ways to get this done but I found using curl gives a good quick test of how
Read MoreLinux tabbed SSH connection manager
I like to work in a tabbed SSH connection manager. Especially when I have hundred’s or thousands of machines to
Read MoreIcinga2 on Solaris 11
I typically prefer using Nagios for network monitoring. Nagios itself is tricky to get going on Solaris and I have
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