Archive for June 2008
- Calculate network, broadcast, netmask, etc with ipcalc
Ipcalc is a simple tool to calculate network, broadcast, netmask, etc. from an IP address. It also gives the class of the IP. It might facilitate the work of network admins. :-)
- Question: Best tool for bare metal restore of Debian servers?
I've been doing a bit of searching through the Debian Administration archives and one thing that doesn't seem to have been discussed very much is full system recovery. There are plenty of discussions on different backup options, but nothing targeted at what seems to me the simplest possible backup scenario: protecting a single machine (specifically a server) so that if it is compromised it can be rolled back to a previous state.
- Make your own configuration deployment system, part 1
In this series of articles, I describe the steps to making a flexible configuration deployment system tailored to your needs. It can be as simple or as complete as you care to make it. And since you made it, you can understand it intimately.