Backup and Restore of a Joomla Site
Done a couple of times, but needed rather rarely. Means I have to re-think every time. So here is a simple recipe (Linux assumed): The MySQL DB and all the files in the web...
Author: bytebasket
Virtual Box Short Guide
Short guide for installation of Oracle’s VirtualBox on a Ubuntu host system, with USB devices passed through and host system file systems mapped the guest VM (Windows XP in this case).
Virtual Machines
I maintained a dual boot installation on my main desktop PC for some time now. Ubuntu is my default OS, providing all productivity tools like email client, OpenOffice for text documents and spread sheets,...
Linux Short Reference
Getting an ISO image from a DVD drive using the command prompt dd if=cdromdev of=isoname bs=1024e.g.: dd if=/dev/sr0 of=my_image.iso bs=1024
IPv6 Readiness of consumer appliances
A table with devices and their IPv6 status. Device / Application Brand Type FW IPv6 Internet requ. NAS D-Link DNS-323 1.10 no YES Printer Canon Officejet Pro 8000 HP4D1A6D yes no Phone Grandstream GXP-2020...
Getting ready for IPv6
The alarm bells are ringing everywhere: we are are out of IPv4 addresses! What does this mean for the end user? Not much yet! There are enough IPv4 addresses for the backbone infrastructure and...
IPv6 Using Hurricane Electric’s 6in4 Tunnel
IPv6 Playground The goal is to have IPv6 Internet access available in a home network, not just on a single computer. Furthermore, any modifications and subsequent restarts of the IPv6 access part should not...
About bytebasket.com
This site is meant to be a pinboard for news and thoughts about IT stuff in general, especially telecommunications related. The focus is on practical applications, how to use appliances, how to configure and...
Configuring Zoneminder on Ubuntu 10.04
1) Target System: Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop on Intel Dual Core E6400 PC. Capture card: Kodicom 4400 compatible, 4x BT878I chose to install the desktop version instead of the server because it makes troubleshooting much...
ADSL Internet Connectivity
12 Mbit/s offered, but how good is the phone line? Just recently, up to 12Mbps downlink speed is available in our area. Standard uplink speed is 512kbps, 1Mbps uplink is optional. The most economical...