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yaVDR 0.3.0a & Asus M3N78-EM: NVRAM-WakeUp Howto
Update 2010-12-27: I’ve published a step by step instructions how to use ACPI for automatic wake-ups for an Asus M3N78-EM mainboard and yaVDR 0.3.0a. The ACPI method is easier to setup and does not need an additional reboot. Here are the step by step instructions to set up NVRAM-WakeUp for an Asus M3N78-EM mainboard and […]
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VDR: Hardware configuration for DVB-C HD VDR system
Here is the hardware configuration for my DVB-C VDR system that supports HD content: Case: Antec Fusion Remote Black (Link) Mainboard: Asus M3N78-EM Power supply: SilverStone ST30NF Processor: AMD Sempron 140 Fan: Scythe Ninja “Mini” Memory: Kingston HyperX DIMM Kit 2GB PC2-8500U CL5-5-5-15 (DDR2-1066) Harddisk: Western Digital WD3200BEVE 2,5″ 320GB DVB-C device: Satelco EasyWatch PCI […]
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Ubuntu/Debian & Postfix: Increase attachment size limit
By default postfix limits the attachment size to about 10 MB. You can determine the current limit with the following command: # sudo postconf | grep message_size_limit message_size_limit = 10240000 To increase the limit add (or change) the following setting in the file /etc/postfix/main.cf: # 20MB message_size_limit = 20480000 After restarting the postfix service the […]
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Apache 2: Set up Thawte SSL 123 Certificate
Here is a short tutorial how to set up a Thawte SSL 123 SSL certificate (a domain-only validation SSL Certificate). In a nutshell, it takes two steps: First, you need to create your private key and the certificate signing request to request the certificate. In a second step you need to configure your web server […]
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Debian Lenny 5.0: Bind RPC port mapper portmap to local loopback
By default on Debian Lenny the portmap service listens on UDP port 111. For security reasons it could by reasonable to prevent portmap from opening the port if you do not run services like NFS or NIS services that depend on a RPC port mapper like portmap. One way to to disable the open port […]
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Hetzner EQ root server & XenServer 5.6: Howto use additional IP subnets
With each Hetzner EQ root server you get a limited number of four IP addresses. Since you need one IP address for your XenServer host system and one for each guest system, the number of guest system is limited by default. To overcome this limitation, you can buy additional IP subnets (/29 with 6 IP […]