python pylot loadtesting

finally got pylot running so i guess its time to try funkload and multi-mechanize
 

 

Reserved Top Level DNS Names

IETF Reserved Top Level DNS Names

• .example
• .invalid
• .localhost
• .test

IETF Reserved Second Level DNS Names

• example.com
• example.net
• example.org

wxwidgets hello world

wxwidgets hello world

centos or oracle linux install

• add rpmforge repo
• SDL rpm
• wxGTK rpm
• wxPython rpm
• # yum –enablerepo=rpm* –nogpgcheck install wxPython

ubuntu gnu/linux install

• libwxbase2.6-0
• libwxgtk2.6-0
• python-wxgtk2.6
• python-wxversion

then

• http://www.wxdesigner-software.de/hworld.html

dev ops days 2011

devopsdays.org – the conference for development and operations

• devopsdays.org/events/2011-boston
• devopsdays.org/events/2011-goteborg

gnu/linux security problems

i’ve just noticed that

• webmin | networking | linux firewall reads from the master iptables files and does NOT display any changes made to iptables by other services since system boot such as fail2ban so you need to click REVERT CONFIGURATION to get webmin to display current configuration
• webmin doesn’t display iptables comments unless you click “Display comment in rules list?” (on distros derived from red hat)
• webmin loses  iptables comments unless you click “Store comments as” “–comment option” (on distros derived from red hat)
• fail2ban (service fail2ban start) adds its ip chain to the begining of your iptables rules so your fail2ban chain can end up running BEFORE any REJECT and DENY rules you have configured

 

The Next Ubuntu !

It is worth getting excited about the next Ubuntu (11.x) ? Maybe it is !

According to the Ubuntu alpha2 release notes the next release of Ubuntu already has

• A faster kernel (with the ‘200 line patch’)
• LibreOffice instead of OpenOffice
• Python 2.7
• Ubuntu Software Central with ‘ratings and reviews’
• New XFCE, gtk,xfwm4 greybird theme (in Xubuntu)

Why not try Ubuntu 11 today as a VMware Player VM or try it via an Ultimate Ubuntu USB HD Dual Boot !

free webconferencing for up to 10 participants

Vyew web conferencing with voip and whiteboard

• vyew.com/site/product/pricing for more than 10 participants
• vyew.com/site/product/comparison

web test tools

just spent an hour or so adding and updating ohloh.net enlistments and tags so you can now make an informed choice on which free libre open source web test tool to use

• https://www.ohloh.net/p/curl-loader/analyses/latest
• https://www.ohloh.net/p/funkload/analyses/latest
• https://www.ohloh.net/p/multi-mechanize/analyses/latest
• https://www.ohloh.net/p/linkchecker/analyses/latest
• https://www.ohloh.net/p/loadui/analyses/latest
• https://www.ohloh.net/p/pylot/analyses/latest
• https://www.ohloh.net/p/pyunit/analyses/latest
• https://www.ohloh.net/p/pyunitperf/analyses/latest
• https://www.ohloh.net/p/soapui/analyses/latest
• https://www.ohloh.net/p/webunit/analyses/latest

denyhosts or fail2ban ?

should i use denyhosts or fail2ban to protect my servers ?

apparently denyhosts uses tcp wrappers and only protects ssh whereas fail2ban uses iptables and can check more ports but looking at ohloh both seem to be unchanged for 2+ years old and they both only have 12 users !

• www.ohloh.net/p/denyhosts
• www.ohloh.net/p/fail2ban
• http://www.linuxquestions.org/denyhosts-vs-fail2ban-aka-tcp_wrappers-vs-iptables-3036/

fail2ban

• http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/MANUAL_0_8
• http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ_english

 

Windows 7 SP 1

If you can’t find Windows 7 SP 1 listed in your Windows Updates check that KB976902 is installed. You may save downloading the extra 50 updates before installing Windows 7 SP 1 !

Finally dont forget to run Windows Update after you have installed Windows 7 SP 1 to pick up any extra Windows Updates.