The last few weeks I have noticed some illicit ssh login attempts that uses parts of the reverse DNS domain name as user name when it tries to login. The last attempt looked like this in my LogWatch summary: Illegal users from these: 195.38.107.55 (aquila.euroexpert.tvnet.hu): 9 times root/password: 4 times cenara/password: 2… Continue reading Domain-name based ssh login attempts
Tag: Linux
WordPress crack attempt this morning!
When I got to work and viewed this blog I noticed that Sidebar Widgets was disabled. I thought "That’s weird!" When I tried to login to the administration interface I was told that my WordPress database needed upgrading. I thought "That’s weird!" Some further investigation revealed that someone managed to upload a PHP script called… Continue reading WordPress crack attempt this morning!
Andi Gutmans: “Java is losing the battle for the modern Web”
Andi Gutmans (of PHP fame) has written a very interesting blog post about Java’s future on the web. The article is called Java is losing the battle for the modern Web. Can the JVM save the vendors? He gives some good arguments for using a LAMP stack for web applications. One of the interesting quotes… Continue reading Andi Gutmans: “Java is losing the battle for the modern Web”
SSL certificate anguish
Today I overcome my SSL certificate anguish. It used to be a bit of a mess to get it right, but it’s so simple on Ubuntu nowadays. It is almost only running the apache2-ssl-certificate command that is needed.
Mandriva synchronizes Windows Mobile devices out of the box!
I read Guido Diepen’s blog post Syncing WM5/WM6 made easy with new Mandriva and it seems like Mandriva has made SynCE and OpenSync work out the box with no pain whatsoever. It’s like a dream coming true! 🙂 Here is Adam Will’s video Synchronizing with Windows Mobile 5/6 made easy in Mandriva. Watch and enjoy!
Highway to Dell, part four
(Continued from Highway to Dell, part three.) Before buying the Dell Inspiron1525 I did some research and I found a thread about PPP problems with Ubuntu on the machine. I sent a PM to the author of the post and asked of his/her experiences. I got this reply (quoted with permission): I am no longer… Continue reading Highway to Dell, part four
Highway to Dell, part three
(Continued from Highway to Dell, part two.) The trackpad is much easier to work with since I followed these instructions. I also set MaxTapTime to "0" (zero) to disable tapping on the trackpad, and SHMConfig to "on" so that I can use synclient, gsynaptics or similar programs to play with the settings at runtime. The… Continue reading Highway to Dell, part three
Highway to Dell, part two
(Continued from Highway to Dell, part one.) Yesterday I swapped hard disk drive in the Dell Inspiron 1525 (without even booting Windows Vista), inserted the DVD with ubuntu-dell-1525n-intelvideo-reinstall.iso downloaded from //linux.dell.com/files/ubuntu/iso-images/ and installed Ubuntu. Everything I’ve tried worked out of the box except the wireless network. The Dell 1395 wireless network started working when I… Continue reading Highway to Dell, part two
Intrepid Ibex
According to Mark Shuttleworth’s announcement yesterday the name of the autumn release of Ubuntu will be Intrepid Ibex.
Highway to Dell, part one
(Kind of continued from About to buy a new laptop.) I ordered a Dell Inspiron 1525 on Februrary 12 and the delivery was estimated to Match 17. A few minutes to 7 AM this morning the delivery company called and said they were to deliver before lunch today! Unfortunately I had to call back and… Continue reading Highway to Dell, part one