Server Servers

Utorrent WebUI Local Torrent Server Setup

machesked — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:48:14 +0000

Are you using Utorrent and are looking to be able to manage your local torrent downloads and uploads without actually being at that computer. What I am talking about is the Utorrent WebUI feature that with allow you to access your torrent server, using another pc on your local network. With the right firewall settings [...]

GE Cat5 Network Wall Plate Straight Through Cable Setup

machesked — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:42:01 +0000

Installing Cat5 network wall plates can be a very confusing and tedious task, but with the right directions and hints you will be able to install the network wall plates in a jiffy. Before we start wiring the Cat5 network wall plates, let me tell you a story. I recently installed a couple of GE network [...]

Playstation Media Server Setup on Ubuntu

machesked — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:13:46 +0000

The best Playstation media server software that I have found for Ubuntu and any other linux distro for that matter is the PS3 Media Server. The PS3 Media Server software I found to be that easiest media server software to setup, and contain the most support for video and audio files.Not only does the Ps3 [...]

DD-WRT Wireless Switch – Local Area Dhcp Forward

machesked — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:42:59 +0000

In the following guide I will be showing you how to turn a DD-WRT modded Linksys wireless router into a wireless switch that will get it’s ip addresses from another router. This setup will allow for easy network management and configuration due to Dhcp forwarding.What you will need for this [...]

DD-WRT Wireless Bridge using Linksys 160N and WRT54GS

machesked — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:28 +0000

In this how to guide I will be showing you how create a wireless bridge between a Linksys 160n wireless router and a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router that has been modded with the DD-WRT firmware. You might ask yourself what is a wireless bridge.You also may ask your self why you would want to create [...]

Remux Mkv to Mp4 with Mkv2Vob

machesked — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:56:02 +0000

Tversity and other media servers such as Mediatomb, and Fuppes don’t have really good support for the Matroska media container. The mkv file format can cause choppy video, screen freezing,and unable to rewind or fast forward your video.So what you need to do is convert your mkv files to mp4, so you will be able [...]

Configure and Tweak Fuppes Media Server on Ubuntu

machesked — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:01:10 +0000

Compile Fuppes Media Server from Source on Ubuntu 9.10

machesked — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:51:42 +0000

Compiling Fuppes media server from source on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic is not exactly a simple task, but with a little bit of patience and time it can be done. In this guide I will show you how to install Fuppes Media Server using Ubuntu 9.10 x64 as the host operating system.n Fuppes [...]

Ubuntu Logical Volume Manager

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:17:37 +0000

LVM or Logical Volume Manager will allow you to combine hard drive partitions and stretch a mount point over multiple partitions. For instance your /var mount point is restricted by hard drive space on hda, but you have a second hard drive hdb.So you partition /var structure using the remainder of hard drive A [...]

Ubuntu Linux Set DHCP and Static Ip Address

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:15:49 +0000

To set a dhcp address or static address from the terminal on Ubuntu is a real simple task to complete. The first thing to do of course is to open up a terminal window. Once the terminal opens, login in as su or use the sudo command to run the follow command.vi /etc/network/interfaces You [...]

2wire Wireless Gaming Adapter with Dish Network 612 Receiver

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:13:24 +0000

With all the ways to connect you Dish Network receiver to the internet, from Dishcom to hard wire. What about connecting your receiver using a gaming adapter. I will be using the 2wire wireless gaming adapter from the 1022 At&t Homezone on a Vip 612 receiver. What I am showing you will also [...]

Upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Beta

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:11:09 +0000

If you are looking to upgrade your Ubuntu 9.04 desktop or server distro to Ubuntu 9.10, this can be done with a few steps. To upgrade your Ubuntu desktop distro simply press Alt + F2 together. In the prompt box, type:update-manager -d If you have any problems, make sure that you have the update [...]

Dual Boot Ubuntu and Vista on a Gateway LT3114u Netbook

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:09:03 +0000

Dual booting Ubuntu linux and Windows Vista on a Gateway Lt3114u network can be done pretty easily and within a hour. In this guide I will teach you how to dual boot Ubuntu linux and Windows Vista on a Gateway LT3114u netbook. The items you will need to complete the install:Gateway LT3114u Netbook Ubuntu Server [...]

Fix Windows Pc Problems Using Chkdsk Command

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:05:57 +0000

Occasionally your windows based pc might report error messages due to a registry problem or power failure. I have tried many differnt programs over the years trying to fix these types of computer problems. So far I have discovered that a built in program on Windows based pc’s will fix or eliminate most [...]

Linksys WRT54GS 7.2 DD-WRT Mod

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:03:46 +0000

In this guide I will show you how to mod your linksys wrt54gs ver 7.2 router. This will enable you to be able to use the DD-WRT firmware, which will allow many other functions for your router. In essence this will turn a cheap router, into a very expensive router.This hacked router will contain many [...]

Turn Off Your Wireless Access Point

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:01:10 +0000

That’s right, I am here trying to persuade everyone to turn off your wireless connection. In all reality I’m not really trying to tell you to turn off your wifi access, but will try to make you more aware of certain security vulnerabilities that wireless can offer.In this article I am going [...]

Quad Boot Xp, Vista, Mandriva and Ubuntu Linux

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:59:10 +0000

This guide will show you how to quad boot microsoft xp, vista, mandriva and ubuntu linux. There are many possible ways to quad boot four operating systems, but there is also a easy way in booting two microsoft os and two linux distros on the same machine. To start this off, you will first [...]

Torrentflux-b4rt Torrent Server – How to Setup Ubuntu Torrent Server

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:56:14 +0000

Torrentflux-b4rt is great program to turn a old computer you have laying around into a torrent server. Torrentflux-b4rt is like other torrent programs you may have used in the past, but this program is meant for linux and can be accessed using a ip address. Since torrentflux-b4rt runs as a web gui, the greatest thing [...]

Webmin Install from Source on Ubuntu

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:53:34 +0000

Webmin is a great tool to install if you would like a gui based program to help manage your server. This guide will show you how to install and setup webmin ver 1.441 on a ubuntu 8.04, but will work for other versions of ubuntu linux. The first thing that you are going to want [...]

Static Ip Address For Vista Network

machesked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:51:01 +0000

Setting a static ip for your vista machine is a real simple task. The first thing you must do to set a static ip address for you microsoft vista pc is go to your control panel and click on network and sharing center icon. Once you click on the Network and Sharing Center icon you [...]