Here is a section of the config file for isc-dhcp-server, showing the syntax to cater for a variety of PXE client types
Invalid Signature with GRUB
A MacBook Pro 7.1 configured for triple booting between MacOS, Linux & Windows failed to load Windows from Grub bootloader, reporting “invalid signature”. Configured with Refind boot manager and a Hybrid MBR, which initially had the Ext4 Linux partition in the MBR but not the NTFS Windows partition, we attempted to chainloader the Windows boot … Continue reading Invalid Signature with GRUB
Windows 10 Photos Imports Duplicates
If you use the Windows 10 Photos application to import photos from an SD card or camera, note the following to avoid creating duplicate files: Selecting a folder that was imported previously will cause duplicates of photos. The duplicates will be placed in the same folder but renamed with a number at the end, e.g. … Continue reading Windows 10 Photos Imports Duplicates
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PXE Booting Guide
Configure DHCP ServerConfiguration below is for isc-dhcp-server on Linux: # For hardware LAN Boot ROMs:option tftp-server-address 192.168.1.200;filename “pxelinux.0”;# For HyperV Guests:# option 60 = client identifieroption dhcp-client-identifier “PXEClient”;# option 66 = TFTP server nameoption tftp-server-name “192.168.1.200”;# option 67 = Bootfile nameoption bootfile-name “pxelinux.0”; 2. Configure TFTP ServerOn Linux, tftp-hpa is recommended, with a directory structure … Continue reading PXE Booting Guide
OXO Connect with Mikrotik RouterOS
Mikrotik RouterOS based routers can be used as VPN endpoints to provide remote support for Alcatel-Lucent PABX’s. This includes the virtual device images (Cloud Hosted Router), so a dedicated virtual machine can be implemented to provide the VPN responder. At the time of writing this post, Mikrotik does not support EAP on the responding end, … Continue reading OXO Connect with Mikrotik RouterOS
OXO Connect to Linux with Strongswan
Strongswan is a IPsec provider for Linux. It can be used to provide a responder endpoint for connection to phone systems using OXO Connect. Below are the key settings that have been tested to work with a OXO Connect PSK-PSK profile, using Debian Linux: /etc/ipsec.conf: conn ike2psk-clientA auto=add keyexchange=ikev2 ike=aes256-sha2_256-modp2048! # modify to match esp=aes256-sha2_256-modp2048! … Continue reading OXO Connect to Linux with Strongswan
Australian Linux (Debian)
To quickly deploy Debian GNU/Linux with presets for use in Australia, you can use the preseed files provided here. First download and write the Net Install ISO to a USB (or connect to your VM). Boot to the installer and select Advanced -> Automated install -> enter one of the below depending on your requirement: … Continue reading Australian Linux (Debian)
Invoice Ninja behind Apache reverse proxy
Invoice Ninja is an invoicing web application, based on the Laravel framework. Configuring this behind an Apache 2.4 web server requires some special configuration. These notes assume you have an already working Apache2 server configured for reverse proxy operation, and separate working web server for Invoice Ninja. On the reverse proxy server: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ninja: <Location /invoices> … Continue reading Invoice Ninja behind Apache reverse proxy
Configure Geo-blocking with Apache on Debian
To enable Geo-IP Blocking on Debian 9 Stretch, assuming you already have a running Apache web server: apt install libmaxminddb0 libmaxminddb-dev apt install apache2-dev Download and extract the latest MaxMind Apache mod version from: https://github.com/maxmind/mod_maxminddb/releases Follow the instructions to configure and install from the source code Download and install the GeoIP Update program to automate … Continue reading Configure Geo-blocking with Apache on Debian