Here is a script I wrote that scrapes the web interface of a router running DD-WRT. The script looks for the MAC addresses of wireless users. When it sees a MAC address that it hasn’t logged before it issues an … Continue reading
I just happened to notice one day that 2 drives in my RAID 6 configuration had died. Repairing a RAID array uses disks pretty heavily. When you consider that disk drives have a rated MTTF, and that usually an array … Continue reading
As part of a backup script I have some VirtualBox machines shutdown gracefully using the VBoxManage command: VBoxManage controlvm "$VM_NAME" acpipowerbutton This command emulates pressing (not holding) the power button on a modern computer. A compliant operating system should see … Continue reading
Is your Ubuntu MOTD warning you of a zombie process? Welcome to Ubuntu 11.10 (GNU/Linux 3.0.0-20-server x86_64) * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/serverguide/C System information as of Thu Jun 28 18:36:57 EDT 2012 System load: 0.0 Processes: 94 Usage of /: 68.2% of … Continue reading
Have a Buffalo TeraStation PRO Model TS-RHTGL/R5 and lost your password? Me too, here’s how I reset the web interface login without losing all my data. The steps will probably be similar on other TeraStation models, but I think the … Continue reading