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namebench – Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility – Google Project Hosting

namebench – Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility – Google Project Hosting. Are you a power-user with 5 minutes to spare? Do you want a faster internet experience? Try out namebench. It hunts down the fastest DNS servers available for your computer to use. namebench runs a fair and thorough benchmark using your web browser history, tcpdump output, or

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Observium

Main Page – Observium. Observium is an autodiscovering PHP/MySQL/SNMP based network monitoring which includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems including Cisco, Linux, FreeBSD, Juniper, Brocade, Foundry, HP and many more. Observium has grown out of a lack of easy to configure network monitoring platforms. It is intended to provide

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Wireshark Packet Filters

I was just messing around with wireshark and came across some useful filters. Show Only LAN Traffic (no internet/WAN) I also found two cheatsheets on packetlife.net for Wireshark and tcpdump that shows all available packet filter strings. Wireshark_Display_Filters tcpdump cheatsheet

Free TFTP Server for CCNA

Tftpd32 is a free, opensource IPv6 ready application which includes DHCP, TFTP, DNS, SNTP and Syslog servers as well as a TFTP client. The TFTP client and server are fully compatible with TFTP option support (tsize, blocksize and timeout), which allow the maximum performance when transferring the data. Some extended features such as directory facility, security tuning,

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Blackbuntu Linux – Penetration Testing Distribution

Blackbuntu Linux | Penetration Testing Distribution. About Blackbuntu Blackbuntu is a Linux distribution for penetration testing which is specially designed for training security students and practitioners of information security. It is currently built on Ubuntu 10.10 with the Gnome desktop environment. Blackbuntu will also include the KDE desktop in the final release of Blackbuntu Community

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15 Examples To Master Linux Command Line History

15 Examples To Master Linux Command Line History. Originally posted @ http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/08/15-examples-to-master-linux-command-line-history/ When you are using Linux command line frequently, using the history effectively can be a major productivity boost. In fact, once you have mastered the 15 examples that I’ve provided here, you’ll find using command line more enjoyable and fun. 1. Display timestamp using

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How to install Nessus Vulnerability Scanner

Download Nessus see http://www.nessus.org/products/nessus/select-your-operating-system to download for other platforms. Ubuntu 10.10 (64 bits): Nessus-4.4.1-ubuntu1010_amd64.deb (13587 KB) Ubuntu 10.10 (32 bits): Nessus-4.4.1-ubuntu1010_i386.deb (12256 KB) Activation Code To use Nessus, you need an activation code. Follow this link to get your activation code. http://www.nessus.org/products/nessus/nessus-plugins/obtain-an-activation-code Installing Nessus We need to install Nessus open your Termainal and change directory to where you

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rEFIt – Dual Boot Ubuntu and OS X on a Mac

rEFIt – An EFI Boot Menu and Toolkit. Have you ever wanted to install Linux and Mac OS X side by side on a Mac?  I assumed that if I simply put a Ubuntu install disk into my 24″ iMac, it would boot and start the install process.  Sadly, this is not the case. After

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How to Automatically Mount Network Shares in Mac OS X

In OS X, Select the Apple Menu > System Preferences > Accounts Select your user profile from the left hand frame. Select the Login Items tab Select the + button and browse to the network share you wish to automatically mount. Select Add to close the window and return to the Account window. Note: Selecting the

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