ProFTPD Anonymous Upload

ProFTPD Anonymous Upload

To allow anonymous uploads on a ProFTPD server, you need to edit the config file.

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MacBook Pro Deployment

MacBook Pro 7-inch

27 MacBook Pros will be set up in a dual boot configuration of Mac OS X and Windows XP 64-bit.

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Backtrack - Bluetooth

Bluejacking

Notes on using the Bluetooth utilities included with Backtrack v2.

USB Device: Linksys USBBT100

Use HCITool for scanning - hcitool scan

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Windows XP - Repair Issues & Mup.sys

Windows XP - Repair Issues & Mup.sys

The other week I was handed a notebook running Windows XP. The person indicated that booting into Safe Mode did not work and Last Known Good was no help either.

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Finding the Master Browser on Your Network

Command Prompt

How do you find the system that’s acting as the master browser for your network? Simple, use the “browstat” utility that is part of the Microsoft XP SP2 support tools.

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MacBook Pro - Windows XP 64-bit

XP 64-bit

Running Windows XP 64-bit on a MacBook Pro (Santa Rosa).

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New Xserves - Unboxing

Xserve

Here are photos of the unboxing of four new Xserves.

  

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Mac OS X Server - Installing GD Library

GD Logo

I just finished setting up a new Xserve to be used as a corporate web server. The new Xserve is going to be running a Content Management System written in PHP with a MySQL backend.

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Symantec Ghost 2003 - SATA Drive

Symantec Ghost 2003

Even with the latest update, Ghost 2003 may refuse to boot from a floppy due to the system having a SATA drive. When searching for advice on how to deal with this problem, you’ll find a ton of results that range from getting new USB drivers for DOS to using the -NOIDE switch.

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Dell M90 - 64-bit & 4GB RAM

Just in case anyone was planning on purchasing a Dell Precision M90 and running a 64-bit OS, it’s important to be aware of the maximum RAM limitation. It appears the M90 is being limited by the 945 Chipset.

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Block IP Addresses in ProFTPD

ProFTPD

I recently had a reason to block an IP address from accessing our FTP server. This particular server was a FreeBSD system running ProFTPD. After doing a little research, I found a simple way of doing it. ProFTPD was designed to use a configuration file similar to Apache. So, doing connection blocking looks just like an .htaccess file.

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