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Iptables config for mapping an OpenVPN IP address to a physical machine address.

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This iptables config will map the 10.8.0.0 IP address to the 54.66.223.254 IP address range to enable the OpenVPN deamon to function. This is what I used when I was using OpenVPN to connect securely to a remote Amazon instance for access to a Linux virtual machine. # Generated by iptables-save v1.4.21 on Sun Feb … Read more

Very useful Linux files to setup your installation.

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Linux configuration files Here are a few useful Linux configuration files to get your installation setup and working just fine. ~/.vimrc. This is to setup the VIM editor and make it easier to use for the average Linux user. " ~/.vimrc (configuration file for vim only) " skeletons function! SKEL_spec() 0r /usr/share/vim/current/skeletons/skeleton.spec language time en_US … Read more

How to setup an SSH login using host keys instead of a password.

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To setup an SSH login on your Linux machine that does not require a password and uses SSH host keys instead, follow this simple guide. Firstly, generate a set of keys for your SSH login. ubuntu ~/Documents $ ssh-keygen Generating public/private rsa key pair. Enter file in which to save the key (/home/ubuntu/.ssh/id_rsa): /home/ubuntu/Documents/id_rsa Enter … Read more

A good guide to creating SSH keys and disabling the password for an SSH login.

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This guide I just used used allows a Linux user to disable the password and enable SSH keys to manage logins to an SSH server. http://lani78.com/2008/08/08/generate-a-ssh-key-and-disable-password-authentication-on-ubuntu-server/. This is very useful, you can access your machine remotely and without requiring the user to remember a complex password. if you are on Windows, the Bitvise SSH client … Read more

My Mikrotik PPTP configuration file. This is a working config.

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This is a working PPTP configuration I used to connect two Mikrotik routers together using a PPTP configuration on a local LAN. # jan/01/2002 01:56:00 by RouterOS 6.2 # software id = 8HHI-TYLD # /interface bridge add admin-mac=D4:CA:6D:31:02:53 auto-mac=no l2mtu=1598 name=bridge-local \ protocol-mode=rstp /interface wireless set 0 band=2ghz-b/g/n channel-width=20/40mhz-ht-above disabled=no distance=\ indoors l2mtu=2290 mode=ap-bridge ssid=MikroTik-310257 … Read more

Using iptables on a Linux system to secure your computer against Internet threats. This is important.

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Securing your Linux computer with iptables is a great way to make sure that you are safer from Internet attacks. The iptables(8) system is the built in firewall for a Linux system. This makes it very easy to secure your computer. Before you change any settings, backup your iptables configuration. iptables-save > backup.confiptables-save > backup.conf … Read more

The MyUnity configuration application.

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The MyUnity configuration tool is a useful utility to configure the Unity desktop the way you wish. The utility may be installed on Ubuntu by typing sudo apt-get install myunity, then run myunity to load the application and configure away. With additions like this, that really should be integrated into the system settings control panel, … Read more