Author Archives: Kyle Rankin
Raspberry Strudel: My Raspberry Pi in Austria
- Aug
- 22
I remember my first colocated server rather fondly. It was a 1U Supermicro that had
been decommissioned from my employer after a few years’ service. Although it was too
old and slow for my company, the 800MHz CPU, 1GB RAM and 36GB SCSI storage was
perfect for my needs back in 2005. A friend was kind enough to allow me to colocate
the server at his facility for free. more>>
More PXE Magic
- Jun
- 26
In this article, I’ve decided to follow up on a topic I wrote about not
in my column directly, but as a feature article called “PXE
Magic” in
the April 2008 issue. more>>
Home, My Backup Data Center
- May
- 13
How to Deploy A Server
- Mar
- 26
When I write my column, I try to stick to specific hacks or tips you can
use to make life with Linux a little easier. Usually, I describe with pretty
specific detail how to accomplish a particular task including command-line
and configuration file examples. This time, however, I take a
step off this tried-and-true path of tech tips and instead talk about
more-general, high-level concepts, strategies and, frankly, personal opinions
about systems administration.
more>>
Troubleshooting with Telnet
- Mar
- 01
Poor telnet, it used to be the cool kid on the block. It was the program all
sysadmins turned to when they needed to connect to a remote server. Telnet
just wasn’t that good at keeping a secret—all communication went over plain
text—so administrators started switching to SSH for encrypted remote shell
sessions. more>>