Author Archives: gilrim
applying gpo based IE settings – and all that jazz
So back in the late nineties, with Microsoft releasing Windows 2000 server and Workstation, they’d got the news that administrators needed a way of keeping check of users’ computer settings and such. So they make Group Policy Objects and ADM … Continue reading
pac files – automatic proxy configuration from hell
A pac file is a javascript-file written to automatically configure browsers for use with proxies. It was primarily intended for use in larger networks, but is also useful for laptops that roam several locations. This file is also used as … Continue reading
babelfish + serverkrasj + kinesere som ikke kan engelsk = lawl
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Cisco PIX + MS IAS = using ldap credentials across the floor
Never had the need to set up anything Radius-related before, so that’ll be a bit interesting. Theres been talk about getting some sort of SSO system into the works at my new job, so I guess this’ll be part of … Continue reading
Cisco PIX and other curiosities
I recently started a new job as ICT Manager for a medium sized international company. At the core of our network here, we’ve got Cisco PIX boxen. As the need for being able of punching a hole in the firewall … Continue reading
WindowsUpdate – how do I love thee: let me count the ways
I love thee for the lack of meaningful error messages. I love thee for the confusing and misleading naming scheme of updates. I love thee for publishing network driver updates that take down whole sites. But most of all, I … Continue reading
noe av det beste jeg har lest på /.
“In the 1980s capitalism triumphed over communism. In the 1990s it triumphed over democracy.” Naughty Bob “In the 2000s, it triumphed over common sense.” Arterion
Faen som jeg hater windows i svingene….
For noe søppel! Jeg jobber med å drifte det, og jo lengre jeg driver på med det, jo mer blir jeg bestemt på å bruke – og anbefale linux til alle og enhver! Det er mange grunner til å droppe … Continue reading
…det første jeg gjør etter en nyinstall av (k)ubuntu
sudo aptitude install yakuake pidgin firefox thunderbird qalculate wine kedit joe build-essential debhelper fakeroot kubuntu-restricted-extras wine cabextract mc inkscape gimp-ufraw gimp-python virtualbox audacious tor koffice wormux Det installerer nesten alle de programmene jeg trenger
mounting av krypterte volum utenfor oppsett
Siden Debian 4.0 har alle og enhver hatt muligheten til å sette opp kryptering av nesten hele harddisken. Jeg har gjort dette en par ganger og må si jeg synes virker upåklagelig! Performance-messig har jeg ikke tatt noe særlig hit … Continue reading