Vyatta Routing Platform

Written on September 22, 2011 – 1:30 am | by William Jimenez |

Been experimenting with Vyatta lately. So far the results have been good overall. There are a lot of issues that I have faced with Vyatta, but the potential for it becoming a powerful contender in the enterprise routing space are promising. Pros: Powerful features – Everything from BGP to active/active HA Debian user-land – Familiar command interface speeds [...]

Is Facebook Connect really hard to get to work?

Written on September 16, 2010 – 5:53 pm | by William Jimenez |

It seems like trying to use the singe-sign-on type functionality to integrate content with Facebook’s rich user base is a more than a little cumbersome to implement. I tried to implement it on several sites that I collaborate on or manage…..

Logwatch: a Must Have tool

Written on September 5, 2010 – 4:00 pm | by William Jimenez |

There are always those little programs in a systems administrator’s repertoire that seldom seem to get much attention or recognition, but truly are some of the most useful of the tools used.

Zenoss Community Edition

Written on September 5, 2010 – 3:45 pm | by William Jimenez |

Zenoss Core is a powerful, open-source, network monitoring and management software for businesses with enterprise level needs.

DNS-O-Matic

Written on August 22, 2010 – 8:04 am | by William Jimenez |

What is DNS-O-Matic? Simply put, it is a dynamic DNS updating service that can allow you to update a variety of different types of DNS related services with one call of a URL or API. The service is run by the San Francisco based OpenDNS who have established a reputation for innovating, and in many [...]

Open Source and the Cloud

Written on August 13, 2010 – 1:23 pm | by William Jimenez |

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pfSense – powerful, secure and effecient routing platform

Written on August 9, 2010 – 6:04 am | by William Jimenez |

Have you ever been trying to build a network or environment on a budget and needed a really good router and firewall that’s still inexpensive? pfSense is a powerful tool based on the BSD “pf” program that does routing, firewall, VPN, DHCP, DNS, network time, just to mention the highlights. It’s a completely open source [...]

Installing the Enterprise-Ready Network Monitor Zenoss

Written on July 8, 2010 – 10:42 pm | by William Jimenez |

This arcticle does a good job of explaining the differences between Zenoss and Nagios in an enterprise network: Linux Today – Installing the Enterprise-Ready Network Monitor Zenoss. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postPrint for laterTell [...]

Firefox 4 Beta Preview

Written on July 7, 2010 – 6:51 pm | by William Jimenez |

http://www.pcworld.com/article/200621/firefox_4_beta_1_a_visual_tour.html?tk=hp_blg – Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postPrint for laterTell a friend