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Luadch systemd Service File

Posted on June 16, 2019December 11, 2024 by tkrn

Luadch which is an Advance Direct Connect (ADC) server hub software is not friendly to daemonize but with the following luadch.service file, you’re able to atleast start/stop/restart luadch with systemd.

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Namecheap DDNS on Ubiquiti EdgeRouter

Posted on March 7, 2019December 11, 2024 by tkrn

Namecheap provides a great domain service with an emphesis on security and privacy. I’ve recently decided to try their premium DNS service for a variety of reasons. It was nice to see a Dynamic DNS service. With my home network focused around the Ubiquiti product line and leveraging the EdgeRouter (ER-Lite) Dynamic DNS features. It’s…

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Run PtokaX Under systemd

Posted on March 4, 2019December 11, 2024 by tkrn

Here is the example to run PtokaX Direct Connect Hub software as a daemon under systemd. Tested and used on Debian 9 Stretch. This also assumes you’re using a non-privileged user and your binary is at /usr/local/bin/PtokaX.

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Quanta LB4M Quick Configuration Examples

Posted on February 22, 2019December 11, 2024 by tkrn

The Quanta switches are not well documented nor is it very good. We will cover the basics of configuring the LB4M switch which includes management IP address, SSH, firmware and LACP port channeling. Configure a Management IP Address + Enable SSH: Upgrade LB4M Firmware: You can download the latest known Layer2 version of the firmware…

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Custom SSL Certificate Installation for UniFi Video

Posted on October 4, 2018December 11, 2024 by tkrn

This article assumes that you have already have a certificate, a corresponding private key and the certificate authority certificate. This guide will not guide you on making a CA, certificates or singing a certificate. I would recommend using a OpenSSL wrapper tool such as EasyRSA for certificate management. The following steps assumes the following: You’re…

Silicone Image Sil680 Controller in Windows 7 x64

Posted on July 17, 2018 by tkrn

The Adaptec ASH-1233 is a dual port IDE RAID controller card that features a Silicone Image Sil680 Sil0680 chipset. Drivers for it were never officially released for Windows 7 but this guide and drivers will help you enable your Sil680 chipset in Windows 7 (x64 or Itanium). The driver was released by Silicone Image but…

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Oracle Database Queries in PowerShell, Script Examples

Posted on September 26, 2014December 11, 2024 by tkrn

Below are some code examples to help get your data out of an Oracle database into a PowerShell object quickly! The logic to manipulate data is the same regardless of vendor: load any required libraries, define the connection string, setup the connection object, use that connection object for subsequent queries and finally close the connection. […]

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EMC PowerPath PPME Internal Error Migrations May Be Pending Fix

Posted on August 25, 2014December 11, 2024 by tkrn

A host side migration between arrays can be a nerve racking task especially when you come across issues. Data loss is a constant fear in the back of your mind and what is your fail-back plan should you need to execute it. During a PowerPath migration, I learned the hard way that a host side […]

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YaBB SE 1.5.5 MySQL Unknown Column Fix

Posted on March 31, 2014December 11, 2024 by tkrn

For retro purposes, I wanted to make anĀ old instance of YaBB SE 1.5.4 a read-only version to look back with friends to get some kicks and laughs. I first upgraded from YaBB SE 1.5.4 to YaBB SE 1.5.5c. This was a small project try bring this up on a modern operating system, primarily around the […]

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EMC Avamar Error 10007 VMX file is Suspiciously Small Fix

Posted on July 10, 2013December 11, 2024 by tkrn

EMC Avamar Error 10007 is an interesting error with a little history behind it. After opening up a support case with EMC, they indicated that error 10007, vmx file is suspiciously small, is a legacy error message from the VMware vCenter 4.x version of vCenter. From what the support technician said, is that the VMX […]

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