Useful Sites
From ben.goodacre.name/tech
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General
CA University Knowledgebank Very good tutorials, especially on programming
Fasthosts.co.uk
Streamline.net Unlimited Package Unlimited bandwidth and space for £45/year
Robotex Great IP investigation site
PHP Tutorial
Domino/Notes IBM Forum
SSL Explorer Installation info - free SSL VPN including web-based RDP
Trilithium.com Good site
Manual Update of Symantec AV Updates
Opera Keyboard shortcuts
File sync utilities
ISP port blocking listing A reference of ISPs globally that block or do not block ports 80 and 443.
Very good subnet calculator
Email address image/icon generator to create an anti-spam posting of your email address
Get cacheability of a web page
ITIdiots.com Great site
How to debug Windows services Good for when you have a service hanging under 'starting' or 'stopping'.
HEX Colour chart
Windows Media Player Troubleshooting Guide
Not broadcasting your Wireless SSID does not hide your network
Determine the SID for a User Account
Fun things to do with SIDS
Kitty Putty replacement with transparency, sessions saved as files, session filter and launcher.
Extract product/license keys
Thumbnail/gallery generation
Shareclip Sync clipboard accross multiple computers. Available for Linux (DEB/RPM/TGZ-binary) , Mac OSX and Windows. Linux version requires libstdc++.so.5. Try the compat-libsdtc++5 package on RH flavours, the package for Ubuntu can be found here
Online Backup
- TwentHost (UK) Full SSH/scp/sftp/rsync/rdiff and tunnels. Unmetered bandwidth. 100Gb: £15/mth £150/year
- Rsyncit.com (US) Full SSH/scp/sftp/rsync/rdiff and tunnels. Unmetered bandwidth. 100Gb: $20/mth
- BackBlaze Offer "unlimited" online bakup for only $5/mth but there are a few stange caveats, notwithstanding restricted use of a propietry Windows/Mac client and a restore procedure that invovles a procress that could delete all your backups if followed incorrectly.
- ADrive 50Gb for free, web-based only. FTP access is $6.95/mth $69.50 / year
- IDrive Free 2gb of stoarege - also includes a tool to allow you to map a network drive. 150Gb of storage is $50/year
Windows Server 2003 / 2008
- Determining FSMO Role Holders
- Best Practices for Assigning FSMO Roles
- Recovering post a failed DC demotion
- Create custom Windows CD
- Restart the domain controller in Directory Services Restore Mode Remotely
- Move the directory database and log files to a local drive: Active Directory
- Admodify - Perform bulk changes to AD
- How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server
SQL Server
- Monitor SQL Server (MSSQL) using Nagios - ben.goodacre.name/tech
- How to access SQL Server in Active Server Pages
- How to build a SQL server cluster
- The Definitive Guide to Scaling Out SQL Server 2000
- How to: Create a New SQL Server Failover Cluster
- Active/Active clusters in SQL Server
- Database Mirroring in SQL Server 2005
- Setup Database Mirroring
- Connecting SQL Server Management Studio to a non-standard TCP/IP Port - Avian Waves : Blog
IIS
- Rewrite rule stuff
- Download details: Debug Diagnostic Tool v1.1
- Ionics Isapi Rewrite Filter - IIRF
- Helicon Tech - IIS modules and ISAPI filters for URL rewriting and search engine optimization
- opURL
- Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools
- IIS/ASP session timeouts
- Debugging .NET apps with Perfmon and common fault indicators
- Connection Pooling and the "Timeout expired" exception FAQ
- Recycling an Application Pool (IIS 6.0)
- If broken it is, fix it you should : .NET Debugging Demos Lab 3: Memory
IIS Rewrite tools
See Rewrite on IIS that actually works
IIS cannot perform rewrite natively but it can do through the use of these plugins:
- Rewrite rule stuff
- Ionics Isapi Rewrite Filter - IIRF
- Helicon Tech - IIS modules and ISAPI filters for URL rewriting and search engine optimization
- opURL
Linux Related
- KiTTY - Welcome
- Linux: Synchronize Personal Data / Email / Pictures with Online Service or Other Computer
- Automate an SFTP transfer between two servers
- Howto Recover deleted files (undelete) from a Linux EXT3 partition
- Understanding /proc/cpuinfo
- Access Exchange with the Evolution client for Linux
- 20 Linux System Monitoring Tools Every SysAdmin Should Know
- Index:Tutorials - Gentoo Linux Wiki
- nixCraft: Linux Tips, Hacks, Tutorials, And Ideas In Blog Format
- 20 Linux Server Hardening Security Tips
- Linux check passwords against a dictionary attack
- Top 20 OpenSSH Server Best Security Practices
- Set Apache Password Protected Directories With .htaccess File
- Linux Home Networking - great site
- Setup VPN on Linux using OpenSwan
- Ubuntu dapper guide
- Only Ubuntu Linux blog
- TCP Wrappers Configuration Files: /etc/host.allow and hosts.deny Guide
- File sharing/SMB/CIFS/Samba over SSH without disabling local file sharing
- Beginner's Guide to the Vi editor
- Monitoring user activity, via snoopy
- Getting Started with Citrix XenDesktop 2.1
- Linux Filesystem Hierarchy
- pkdump - Port Scanning Detection
- Linux Security Auditing Tool
- OTPW – a one-time password login package
- Change ls colours
- Disable passwd change for user account
- Guide to using grep
- How To Look Like A UNIX Guru
- Best Vim Tips - Vim Tips Wiki
- HowTos/BackupPC - CentOS Wiki
- Linux Firewall - How To Set Up An IPTABLES Debian Linux Firewall Server
- I/O Redirection
- Linux System Troubleshooting - ben.goodacre.name/tech
- List of useful diagnostic tools - Agile System Administration | Google Groups
- Maatkit: Power Tools for Power Users of MySQL
- Spam Filtering With Postfix - Roedie's Brain
- Personal Bytes » Software RAID in Ubuntu
- Virtual Threads: Understanding memory usage on Linux
- bash commands - Linux MAN Pages
- Piping with SSH | linux.icydog.net
Bash / Scripting
- Advanced Bash Shell Scripting Guide - Complex Commands
- Linux command reference
- Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
- Scripting with if
- I/O Redirection
- bash commands - Linux MAN Pages
- Introduction to if [and if operators]
Antispam
- Email address image/icon generator to create an anti-spam posting of your email address
- Fighting malware and spam with Postfix
- Fairly-Secure Anti-SPAM Gateway Using OpenBSD, Postfix, Amavisd-new, SpamAssassin, Razor and DCC
- Debian + exim4 + spamassassin + f-prot HOWTO
Networking
NFS
- https://help.ubuntu.com/6.06/ubuntu/serverguide/C/network-file-system.html
- http://www.openfree.org/pet/index.php/Mount_an_NFS_share_from_Windows
BIND
- Bind configuration Good general guide to bind conifg and zone config
- BIND Troubleshooting
- Restrict Zone Transfers
- Frequently Asked Questions about BIND 9 Good
- Bind 9 Configuration Reference Very concise
- DNS Resource Record Guide
MySQL
- How To Set Up A Load-Balanced MySQL Cluster | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
- Setup true MySQL cluster with High Availability
- MySQL Slave Lag (Delay) Explained And 7 Ways To Battle It
- Overview of Transaction Logging in MySQL | The Pythian Blog
- MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 6.2 Database Backup Methods
- MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 6.4 Point-in-Time (Incremental) Recovery Using the Binary Log
- MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 5.2.3 The Binary Log
- Maatkit: Power Tools for Power Users of MySQL
Apache
- Generate CSR for SSL on Apache mod SSL + OpenSSL
- Set Apache Password Protected Directories With .htaccess File
- Apache configuration notes
- OWA Apache2 Reverse proxy
- URL Rewriting for Beginners
- Force the use of a particular hostname in preference of another that points to the same site
- Mod Rewrite Generator by GenerateIt.net
- Using Apache2’s Digest authentication
Squid
- Guide on setting up Squid 2.6 as a Reverse Proxy
- Howto parse a Squid logfile with Awstats
- Basic Squid setup with file, domain, and ad blocking
- Squid with NTLM authentication
- Squid: Logfile Analysis
See Also: Squid Stuff
Perl
- If in Perl
- Perl2Exe Home Page
- Perl: Reading from a File
- Beginning Perl Tutorials
- System in Perl (running commands)
- Remove duplicate lines from a text file with Perl - Perl - Snipplr Social Snippet Repository
Outlook
- How to Work with Public Folders Offline Also improves search speed
MediaWiki
Wiki Stuff
Copy & Paste Excel-to-Wiki Converter Also works in any app that generates tabs between the cells in copied text - such as Opera.
Mobiles
- ActiveSync General Troubleshooting Guide
- ActiveSync 4.0/4.1/4.2 USB Connection Troubleshooting Guide
- Blackberry stuck on egg timer
- Troubleshooting the device status on a RIM BlackBerry
Vista
- Disable Security Center Popup Notifications in Windows Vista
- Disable annoying need your permission to continue prompts (User Account Control)
Microsoft Exchange
- Mailbox/Brick level backups using Exmerge
- Offline Backup and Restoration Procedures for Exchange
- Simpler Web: Exchange/DNS Issues
- How to recover the information store on Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 in a single site
- Changing default email address for new users in Exchange using recipient policies
- How to configure RPC over HTTP in Exchange Server 2003
- Computer Performance: Exchange 2003 Good exchange site
- OutlookExchange.com Good site, has some very-technical resources
- Using Outlook 2003 to connect to Exchange 2003 using RPC over HTTPS
- Tips for Clustering Exchange Successfully
- Exchange Best Practice analysers
- Setting size limits for messages in Exchange Details the 8 different places in System Manager that message limits can be inposed.
- The 10 most common Exchange Server issues and how to avoid them
- How to defrag Exchange databases
- Bounce/Non Delivery Report when sending meeting request
- Removing Exchange
- Removing 1st Exchange Server (pub folders, sched+)
- Change SMTP Banner
- Moving mailbox considerations
- Guide to eseutil and isinteg
- Troubleshooting Eseutil
- Outlook 2007 on Exchange 2007 certificate error
- Standby Continuous Replication (SCR): Replay and Truncation Lag
- Configure RPC over HTTPS in a single server environment (Exchange 2003)
Auto-append text to all outgoing emails Exchange 2003 (disclaimers)
Exchange 2007 can append text natively
DR/Backup/Restore
- HOW TO: Reconnect a mailbox to another user on Exchange
- Error message when you try to remove an orphaned mailbox after a failed move operation in Exchange 2003: "The Operation cannot be performed because this mailbox was already reconnected to an existing user" Also applies to the same error when attepmting to reconnect mailboxes after a restore
- Using Recovery Storage Groups with NTBACKUP
- Exchange/Q_23319215.html Exchange 2007 Restore from NTBackup to RSG
- How Recovery Storage Groups Work
See also Restore using NTBACKUP (Exchange)
Outlook Web Access (OWA)
- Troubleshooting OWA when the contents frame displays “Loading” Also includes details on how to troubleshoot images not loading
- Resetting OWA Folder IIS security permissions Exchange 2003 Also has details on the OWA virtual directory folder structure
- OWA not displaying correctly
Downloads
- Windows Sysinternals: Documentation, downloads and additional resources
- Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools
- Invisible Secrets 4.6 (Windows)
- AutoHotkey - Free Mouse and Keyboard Macro Program with Hotkeys and AutoText
- MagicISO - Mount ISO as Virtual Drive (Freeware)
Registry Related
Internet Explorer URL Action and Advanced Security Settings in Group Policy
Cars
- Find a car parking space
- Parkopedia.com
- Toyota Nation
- Toyota Owners Club - Toyota Forum
- MR2 Owners Club UK
- Check tyre pressure and wear
Other Stuff
- Escape!
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures
- Amiga Format - Amiga Magazine Rack
- Things My Girlfriend And I Have Argued About
- The girl with the flower in her hair on the subway
- Historic inflation calculator (UK)
- TinEye Reverse Image Search
- James Allen on F1 - Formula 1 - A view from the pit lane
- The Salary Calculator - Take-Home
