Linux Skype: Participate in Pulic Chats
Today I got some hint how to implement joining public chats via API in linux Skype. So I added those few lines to my action-handler script and now you can also join public chats from linux: Grab the...
View ArticleEnable debugging with last Skype4Py
With last Skype4Py Arek changed a bit the logging. To enable it now you need to put the following in your script: import logging logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
View ArticleMy Thunderbird Extensions
Just a reminder for myself: Sync Kolab Buttons! ConfigDate Display Mail User Agent Display Quota Folderpane Tools header scroll extension Mail Redirect Toolbar Buttons
View ArticleMake Thunderbird 3 look & act like Thunderbird 2
Backup for me from http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/make_thunderbird_3_look_act_like_thunderbird_2: Here are some tips for making TB3 look & act like TB2: (1) Switch to "All...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 and Etherchannel
Today I had an issue with ESXi 4.1 and Etherchannel. Some googleing found me this post: vim-cmd hostsvc/net/vswitch_setpolicy -–nicteaming-policy=loadbalance_ip vSwitch0 and vim-cmd...
View ArticleESXi and SSH authorized keys
When using ESXi, after every reboot the authorized keys are lost. If you add them to the oem.tgz file which gets deployed each reboot, you’re fine: Copy the existing oem.tgz from the ESXi server: scp...
View ArticleESXi and iSCSI Setup
Today I learned that with iSCSI you should set proper NICs to the iSCSI vmk’s. Regarding http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_esxi_server_config.pdf Setting Up and Configuring Software iSCSI...
View ArticleSkype won’t open links in Firefox
I had the problem, that Skype for Linux wouldn’t open links in Firefox but a different installed browser. Exporting BROWSER=firefox didn’t solve the issue. The solution was to tell xdg-mime the proper...
View Articlephp gethostbyaddr awfully slow
Today I had the problem, that a php script that needs to resolve IP Adresses was awfully slow (5 seconds for every call). <? $beg = microtime(true); print gethostbyaddr('74.125.232.159')."\n"; print...
View ArticleExchange 2003 to 2010 Migration fails
I need to move Mailboxes from a Exchange 2003 Server in one Domain into an Exchange 2010 Server in another Domain (Cross Forest). The Prepare-MoveRequest Script works like a charm, but the...
View ArticleDisableing Teredo et al interfaces and getting a fixed IPv6 adress in Windows
I have the need to have a fixed IPv6 address in Windows to connect to the machine via RDP. Also since I have native IPv6 I don’t need Teredo and the other junk: Regarding to Billy Dickson this works as...
View ArticleGet Autodiscover Settings for debugging
Today I had to debug the autodiscover settings of an Exchange Server. Therefore I wrote a small Perl script to facilitate this task. #!/usr/bin/perl # Script to get the Autodiscover Settings from an...
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Enable Windows Time Service on Workgroup Servers (aka not domain joined)
I had the issue, that the Windows Time Service (w32time) was not running on some of my Windows Servers. It came down to only machines, which have not been joined to a Domain. I finally found the answer...
View ArticleUpgrade free ESXi via command line
It is possible to update a free ESXi server directly. First enable httpClient in the Firewall: # open Firefall: esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient Then check which patchset you...
View ArticleWordPress: Issues with Plugins when only admin area is using SSL
On another Blog I have (http://www.ff-pitten.at) I recently activated SSL for the admin area (see https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Over_SSL). After this change, I was able to securly login,...
View ArticleAdd SRS to Exim in Debian without recompile
SRS and Exim is still in an experimental phase and the library used is dead upstream, so the Debian-Bug got refused: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=702358 Marco Gaiarin did a lot of...
View ArticleAdd SSL Cert to RDP Session
When I connect to a Windows Machine via Remote Desktop Connection, I always get a wrong-cert warning. This is annoying! It was never so easy to get free certs as it is today. I have used the services...
View ArticleGet a List of all Performance Counters
I wanted an easy way to get a List of all Performance Counters my Windows Box has. Within Powershell it’s easy: Get-Counter -ListSet * | select -ExpandProperty Paths Easy, isn’t it… PS: Output the...
View ArticleRecover lost partition
At work we had the problem, that after reinstalling Windows two partitions where missing. My colleague showed the the proper tool for this work: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk This tools has...
View ArticleImage Magick Cheat Sheet
When I import a lot of pictures from my camera SD card, some standard transformations need to take place: ImageMagick is the tool I use. Rotate picture according to EXIF info: mogrify -auto-orient *JPG...
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