Author Archives: Ajitabh
Creating VPNs with OpenVPN
Introduction A VPN is a set of tools which allow networks at different locations to be securely connected, using a public network as the transport layer. A VPN produces a virtual “dedicated circuit” over the internet and use cryptography to … Continue reading
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Upgrade to php5 in CentOS 4
Recently one of my clients requested that he needs php5 on one of his production servers. The server runs CentOS 4.7 x86_64. I had recently migrated this server from RHEL 4.7 (see Migrating RHEL 4.6 to CentOS 4.6).
Locale Problems in Debian and Ubuntu
Recently I have been facing some issues with locales in Debian and Ubuntu based Xen based virtual servers. These typically appear while running the man command and apt-get or dpkg commands.
Migrating RHEL 4.7 to CentOS 4.7
Recently I was asked by one of my clients to convert their RHEL system to CentOS after their RHEL subscription expired. At the time of migration the server was running RHEL 4 update 7. Based on the current version, I … Continue reading
OpenSolaris – Desktop Experience – Part 1
Installation Few days back I installed OpenSolaris 2008.11 on my aging IBM R50e Thinkpad. My previous experience with OpenSolaris Solaris Express builds were not that great from desktop point of view. Primary problem being no support for the Intel Pro … Continue reading