I finally got the webcam working on my Inspiron 1520 using the kdetv package.
("yum install kdetv")
It works great!
Now I just need to get the touchpad working, to where tapping simulates a
click...
10 hours ago
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Simple perl script for searching logfiles
Here is a Perl script I wrote about 6 months ago.
It is used for searching log files.
Failed SSH connections
Accepted SSH connections
Websites accessed (successfully) though a squid proxy
Its a very basic script, and is based on the default locations of the log files.
Here it is:
#!/usr/bin/perl
#system commands
$cls = "clear";
$user = "whoami";
$cmd0 = "grep Failed /var/log/secure*";
$cmd1 = "grep Accepted /var/log/secure*";
$cmd2 = "grep 200 /var/log/squid/access.* | less";
system($cls);
print "Hello,";
system($user);
print "What would you like to do?\n";
print "1. See Failed SSH connections.\n";
print "2. See Accepted SSH connections\n";
print "3. See websites that were accessed\n";
$ans =;
chomp($ans);
if ($ans eq "1")
{
system($cls);
print "Failed SSH connections\n";
system($cmd0);
}
if ($ans eq "2")
{
system($cls);
print "Accepted SSH connections\n";
system($cmd1);
}
if ($ans eq "3")
{
system($cls);
print "Web access\n";
system($cmd2);
}
What do you think?
What would you make different?
It is used for searching log files.
Failed SSH connections
Accepted SSH connections
Websites accessed (successfully) though a squid proxy
Its a very basic script, and is based on the default locations of the log files.
Here it is:
#!/usr/bin/perl
#system commands
$cls = "clear";
$user = "whoami";
$cmd0 = "grep Failed /var/log/secure*";
$cmd1 = "grep Accepted /var/log/secure*";
$cmd2 = "grep 200 /var/log/squid/access.* | less";
system($cls);
print "Hello,";
system($user);
print "What would you like to do?\n";
print "1. See Failed SSH connections.\n";
print "2. See Accepted SSH connections\n";
print "3. See websites that were accessed\n";
$ans =
chomp($ans);
if ($ans eq "1")
{
system($cls);
print "Failed SSH connections\n";
system($cmd0);
}
if ($ans eq "2")
{
system($cls);
print "Accepted SSH connections\n";
system($cmd1);
}
if ($ans eq "3")
{
system($cls);
print "Web access\n";
system($cmd2);
}
What do you think?
What would you make different?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Fedora 9 on a Dell Inspiron 1520
Installing Fedora 9 on my Dell 1520 was pretty simple task, pretty much everything was recognized, but there were a couple issues.
I haven't got the integrated webcam up and running just yet.
(As soon as I do get it working, Ill post the info)
Tapping on the touch pad to click something doesn't seem to work just yet either.
I had to use ndiswrapper with the bcmmwl5 driver.
(Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01))
All together (not including troubleshooting on
Fedora Forum) it took about an hour to install the operating system and config the system to suit my needs.
Here are the specs:
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2370
4GB, DDR2, 667MHz
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
Integrated webcam
What is your laptop running?
I haven't got the integrated webcam up and running just yet.
(As soon as I do get it working, Ill post the info)
Tapping on the touch pad to click something doesn't seem to work just yet either.
I had to use ndiswrapper with the bcmmwl5 driver.
(Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01))
All together (not including troubleshooting on
Fedora Forum) it took about an hour to install the operating system and config the system to suit my needs.
Here are the specs:
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2370
4GB, DDR2, 667MHz
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
Integrated webcam
What is your laptop running?
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
CompTIA Security+ exam
I am getting ready to take my Security+ exam within the next month or so, and wanted to get some input from people who have taken it.
What did you do to prepare?
How was your testing experience?
What should I expect?
I have been going though the book and practice exams I purchased from PrepLogic.
Thanks in advance for your comments!
What did you do to prepare?
How was your testing experience?
What should I expect?
I have been going though the book and practice exams I purchased from PrepLogic.
Thanks in advance for your comments!
Google Chrome: My thoughts
At first glance it looks like any standard browser, tabbed browsing, bookmarks, history, etc.
But there are some pretty interesting, and new features with Chrome.
One feature that I found really interesting is that each tab is run as its own process, giving you the ability to monitor the memory usage, CPU usage, and network activity.
If a web site giving you problems, you can kill the process without completely closing out of the browser.
Task manager
Another cool feature is “Incognito mode”.
This does not prevent the destination website from logging your activities, and any files you download will still remain on the computer.
Here is situation where Incognito mode would be helpful. Say you are doing some Christmas shopping for your kids online, and they are somewhat computer savvy, this would prevent them from going into the history and spoiling the surprise.
Incognito mode
For all of the features see the link below:
Google Chrome Features
It is definitely worth checking out.
But there are some pretty interesting, and new features with Chrome.
One feature that I found really interesting is that each tab is run as its own process, giving you the ability to monitor the memory usage, CPU usage, and network activity.
If a web site giving you problems, you can kill the process without completely closing out of the browser.
Task manager
Another cool feature is “Incognito mode”.
"Webpages that you open and files downloaded while you are incognito won't be logged in your browsing and download histories; all new cookies are deleted after you close the incognito window."
This does not prevent the destination website from logging your activities, and any files you download will still remain on the computer.
Here is situation where Incognito mode would be helpful. Say you are doing some Christmas shopping for your kids online, and they are somewhat computer savvy, this would prevent them from going into the history and spoiling the surprise.
Incognito mode
For all of the features see the link below:
Google Chrome Features
It is definitely worth checking out.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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