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Dynamic DNS IP Retrieval Script

Drew — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:38:52 +0000

You ever try connecting to your system at home, using a domain name (that has been setup using Dynamic DNS), only to find out that your ISP has, yet again, changed the public IP address to your house? This is very common with DSL setups, but still is a factor with other internet connections such as FIOS, Cable (also known as High Speed Internet, and most definitely dial-up (since dial-up isn't really used much anymore, I'm not covering that). Of course, there's those Dynamic DNS providers, Read More »

Stepping Into Samba

Drew — Tue, 01 May 2007 23:38:07 +0000

A few friends of mine stare at me blankly when I mention Samba and SMB. In fact, sometimes they think it's the same thing, when in fact, it's not. I'll talk about the differences between the two and walk you through setting up Samba networked shares. This will give you a nice introduction to Samba and also Linux, if you are not familiar with that, also. The real question here isn't why SMB, or why Samba for that matter? Well, first off, after I explain to you what SMB is and then Read More »

Configuring a VPN w/ PPTP using VPC (Part 1)

Drew — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:16:29 +0000

A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows users to create a private network between two or more computers on the internet (or through your own network without being on the same workgroup or domain). For this lab, I will show you how to set up a basic VPN using PPTP for file sharing (mapping in our case) using MS' Virtual PC ("VPC"). What you will need MS Virtual PC (trial can be downloaded from here) Two Virtual Machines configured (Windows 2000 pro & Windows 2000 Server in our Read More »