The wireless card Intel Pro 3945ABG on a Thinkpad T60 stopped working after the latest Windows XP Update.  It showed as “working properly” in my hardware profile but neither the Windows Network Tool or the IBM / Intel Network Manager could pick it up and the Fn+F5 combination couldn’d switch the wireless back on. If [...]

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This is one that stumps a lot of ipod touch users; where is the MAC address on my ipod touch? Well today I thought I would reveal the solution here so mainly I can just send the url the next time I am asked. Go to the Settings then select General and then select About [...]

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Connecting my SLED10 (Suse Linu Enterprise Desktop) to my office’s Windows VPN was something of a struggle, I had to try several different methods just because PPTP didn’t come installed by default on my Gnome NetworkManager. To make it work you need to install the following: On Suse Linux (Using Gnome) 1 – Use the [...]

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Nagios is a network monitoring service that is designed to run under Linux or any othe unix-like system with a C compiler. I have been reading about Nagios for a while and so decided to give it a go. I haven’t put it to full production yet but the trial has already impressed me. Some [...]

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Having just starting using Ubuntu I have been needing to do some basic setup options to put my laptop on the network at the office. We use Mac Address based security and so I needed to find mine for the ethernet card. Looking through all the administration options to find it was unsuccessful and it [...]

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Untangle has been advertised as a reliable Open Source replacement for the rock solid Sonicwall. Untangle has all a small network needs to cope with today’s demands, it can work as a Gateway/Router, DHCP server, SPAM Filtre, Virus Filtre, VPN server, Web Content Filtre and more. Untangle is based on the Debian Linux and comes [...]

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