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iptables: Memory allocation problem

Oct 30, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical

Unable to block ips using iptables on your VPS? Is your APF installation failing to work? root@server [~]# iptables -I INPUT -s 123.123.123.123 -j DROP iptables: Memory allocation problem Resolution: If you’re using OpenVZ for virtualization, you might have...

Burn a .bin file in linux

Oct 29, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical, Ubuntu

Trying to burn .bin file in Ubuntu? Follow these instructions. It’s simple awesome! install bchunk: sudo apt-get install bchunk create file – sudo gedit /usr/local/bin/bchunkcue with the following: #!/bin/bash echo “FILE...
Untangling the network

Untangling the network

Oct 3, 2008 | linux, Product Info, QuickFix, Security, Technical

Life is tangled when you’re not aware whats really going on in your network. Installing a proprietary hardware appliances like SonicWall has been a trend for corporates. But, FOSS tools are giving away the solutions for “Free” (Free as in FREEDOM) ....
AOL Servers and My buddy lists

AOL Servers and My buddy lists

Oct 3, 2008 | linux, QuickFix, Technical

It looks like its an error day celebration for me today! One after the other new issues are popping in. The most irritating one was AOL Buddylist warning as AOL servers were found to be too busy to send out my online buddy lists. Had to spend the whole day...
CentOS 5 Demands for disk -99?

CentOS 5 Demands for disk -99?

Oct 3, 2008 | linux, Technical

I found this funny error while my collegues were installing CentOS on few systems today. Still searching for the disk -99 . Looks like the disk is corrupted to find the correct error message.