If your ISPs DNS server is slow like hell, online life can be a pain. The only solution to that is either a better dns server or some kind of local cache. A local cache you may ask? Well… there is a nice DNS Server out there, waiting to be used. The pdnsd is a nameserver keeping its […]
readcd at your service
Is this cd b0rked or is it just my dumbness? A simple CD can drive you mad, especially if it’s not fully readable. How do you check CDs? A simple search leads to readcd. # readcd -c2scan dev=/dev/cdrom Read speed: 4234 kB/s (CD 24x, DVD 3x). Write speed: 4234 kB/s (CD 24x, DVD 3x). Capacity: 353867 Blocks = […]
Networkmonitoring with ntop
As network traffic can be quite a pain if you do not know where it comes from, I took a look at the tool ntop. Ntop is a network analyzer, easily extendable and really userfriendly. Even with the default configuration it is able to deliver you useable statistics!
Killing Windows made easy
No, this is not a guide how to wreck someones computer nor a call to kill Windows… But for having troubles with Windows you might want to try that… at your own risk. Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start […]
5 things…
5 things I got, but which I do not want: some allergies expensive rent no time Windows on my notebook (although it’s booted almost one or two times a year) bad UMTS-connection where I would need a good link (Parents,…)
GnuPG vs glibc
After a glibc upgrade, I couldn’t merge gnupg again. The error messages pointed me to missing files and other strange things. A reason for me to fix it by myself – that’s what my local portage overlay is for.