Tag Archives: sysadmin

python web testing tools

python seems to be getting very popular for writting web testing tools

and you can find more web testing tools at

D-Link Network Camera Surveillance Software

D-Link free-of-charge WebCam Network Camera Surveillance Software included with all D-Link network cameras, is a  comprehensive surveillance system designed to centrally manage multiple network cameras for home, Small Office and Home Office (SOHO), or Small and Medium Business (SMB) users.

d-link d-view webcam control panel

loadtesting and webtesting for webdevs

floss load testing, performance testing  and web testing tools for web devbelopers

eviware

w3c

linkcheckers

qa testing

performance checkers

phoronix test suite howto

PRE-REQUISITES

The following dependencies are needed

– gcc
– gcc-c++
– make
– autoconf
– automake

so
# aptitude install autoconf automake gcc gcc-C++ make tcl unzip
or
# yum install autoconf automake gcc gcc-C++ make tcl unzip

RUN PHORONIX BENCHMARKS

$ wget http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com\
/download.php?file=phoronix-test-suite-2.8.2

$ tar zxvf phoronix-test-suite-2.8.2.tar.gz
$ cd phoronix-test-suite
$ ./phoronix-test-suite login
$ ./phoronix-test-suite benchmark byte
$ ./phoronix-test-suite benchmark crafty
$ ./phoronix-test-suite benchmark sudokut

RESULTS

bytemark kvm web hosting

just started to try bytemark kvm web hosting and its looking good so far

the bytemark kvm lets me reboot and choose between centos or ubuntu distros and the single core virtual cpu seems to be quicker than my old physical dual core atom !

bytemark kvm control panel

if it keeps going well i might even finally replace vmware server with kvm on all my servers

http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Virtualization_for_Servers/index.html

ubuntu release naming

i think i’ve finally twigged ubuntu release numbering and naming ! the number goes up by 1 every year and the letter goes up by 2 every year !


2008
H 8.04.1 LTS (Hardy Heron)
I 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

2009
J 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
K 9.10 (Karmic Koala)

2010
L 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)
M 10.10 Maverick

2011
N 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/ubuntu-cdimage/releases/

Is it time for IP v6 ?

Apparently we just ran out of IP v4 address so it is now time to start using  IP v6 ?

Currently ~ 1% of the net is using IP v6 but thanks to HE.NET you can watch that growing daily @ http://bgp.he.net/ipv6-progress-report.cgi and even certify yourself in IP v6 at http://ipv6.he.net/certification !

 

OpenDNS and DynamicDNS

DynDNS allows you turn your ADSL ISP provided dynamic IP address  into a  hostname that points to your home or office IP address, providing an easy-to-remember URL for quick access. They also provide an update mechanism which makes the hostname work with your dynamic IP address.

And the OpenDNS service DNS-O-Matic can be used to update DynDNS !

See also

OpenDNS FamilyShield free family web filter

OpenDNS FamilyShield can block adult web content and is an easy way to keep your kids safe online — and away from adult websites — on your home Internet for free. No software to install.

internationalised domain names

internationalised domain names that handle both ascii and unicode characters