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March 30, 2015

How To Use Vagrant To Create Small Virtual Test Lab on a Linux / OS X / MS-Windows

Filed under: Configuration Management,Links,Linux,Networking — Tags: , — Landis V @ 8:26 pm

http://www.cyberciti.biz/cloud-computing/use-vagrant-to-create-small-virtual-lab-on-linux-osx/

Good step through on a Vagrant setup.

January 22, 2015

Building wireless IDS system using open source | Quadrant Information Security – wireless-ids.pdf

Filed under: Links,Linux,Monitoring,Networking,Security — Tags: , — Landis V @ 8:32 pm

http://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/papers/wireless/wireless-ids.pdf

January 5, 2015

Using git (and Puppet) to manage configurations

Filed under: Configuration Management,Links,Linux,Monitoring,Networking,Software — Tags: , — Landis V @ 11:24 pm

http://sickbits.net/nagios-deployment-automation-tips-and-tricks/
Specifically with Nagios in the case above.

http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/431119:weekend-project-using-git-to-manage-config-files

http://www.networkassassin.com/foss-solution-for-network-configuration-backups/
Great use of EEM to backup config.  It would be interesting to integrate Puppet into this setup and have the system receiving the configs first diff to see if there were any changes, then check with the puppetmaster to make sure everything was kosher.

Recent mini-PC/router devices of interest

RockTek RT-A1, priced at $65 on NewEgg Flash on 1/5/15.  Quad core, HDMI output up to 2048 x 1536.  Appears to be only a 10/100 ethernet, but has a couple of USBs to which GigE adapters could be connected for up to 480Mbit theoretical throughput.   Also has a composite video out, which could theoretically be paired with one of these 4.3″ LCD “backup camera” displays for a convenient method to apply updates, etc.  Caveat is that there does not seem to be much hackery on it to run Linux natively, but it is tempting to pick one or two up to play with and see what could be done.
Also ran across this Foxconn AT-5570 (manufacturer page here, also on sale at NewEgg Flash for $90, though it would need to have RAM and storage added).  Higher price and lower performance would make this somewhat less appealing.

The Foxconn was perhaps most interesting because it led me to the Jetway motherboards with multiport ethernet daughterboards.  This auction page had a six port GigE model.  The four port daughterboard is the Jetway ADE4RTLANG, and several of the Jetway mini-ITX mainboards include dual ethernet ports natively.  Quite a bit higher priced, but might prove useful at some time.

Also interesting was the Odroid-C1 currently selling at the same price as the RPi, and their intro/getting started kit with the required SD card as well as a breakout board and some basic electronic components to get familiar with the device is on sale for under $70 through January 7th when paying with PayPal.  The C1 is, I believe, almost pin-compliant with the header on the RPi.  It has a quad core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB DDR3, and a gigabit ethernet interface.

January 3, 2015

Ringing in 2015 with 40 Linux-friendly hacker SBCs ·  LinuxGizmos.com

http://linuxgizmos.com/ringing-in-2015-with-40-linux-friendly-hacker-sbcs/

Pretty good board list, including a couple with dual ethernets, which is something I’ve been wanting to have.

December 3, 2014

U-Boot w/ MMC/SD-card booting for Pogoplug Series 4

Filed under: Communications,Hacks,Links,Linux,Networking — Tags: , — Landis V @ 11:21 pm

http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,7477,10982

Just bought one of the mobile units today.  This thread appears to have some instructions on getting Debian set up on the SD.  Will have to come back to it when the unit arrives and I have a couple of minutes.  Thinking this could make a great router/firewall.

June 11, 2014

Using the Open Source DogTag Certificate Authority with ISE for BYOD | Cisco Technical Support Forum

Filed under: Links,Linux,Networking,Security,Technology,Web Applications,Wireless — Tags: , — Landis V @ 7:54 pm

https://supportforums.cisco.com/blog/9913621/using-open-source-dogtag-certificate-authority-ise-byod

I tinkered with this at work, but found it lacking from a production standpoint.  This may be due in part to working outside my typical Debian-based comfort zone.  Will probably look at it again at home and see if it shows more promise with experience.

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