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SmoothWall Express is an open source firewall distribution based on the GNU/Linux operating system. SmoothWall includes a hardened subset of the GNU/Linux operating system, so there is no separate OS to install. Designed for ease of use, SmoothWall is configured via a web-based GUI, and requires absolutely no knowledge of Linux to install or use.

Port 25 is open. The people, insights, and analysis from the Microsoft Open Source Software Lab.

Our mistake is YOUR problem

String operators allow you to manipulate the contents of a variable without having to write your own shell functions to do so.

Today I got a burr in my saddle again about SSH brute force attacks after finding thousands of attacks from a single machine against a couple of our network hosts. Unable to find a suitable solution, I went ahead and wrote my own.

BFD is a modular shell script for parsing applicable logs and checking for authentication failures. There is not much complexity or detail to BFD yet and likewise it is very straight-forward in its installation, configuration and usage. The reason behind BFD is very simple; the fact there is little to no authentication and brute force auditing programs in the linux community that work in conjunction with a firewall or real-time facility to place bans.

sshdfilter blocks the frequent brute force attacks on ssh daemons, it does this by directly reading the sshd logging output and generating iptables rules, the process can be quick enough to block an attack before they get a chance to enter any password at all.

VMware Server is a robust yet easy to use product for users new to server virtualization technology. VMware Server enables companies to partition a physical server into multiple virtual machines, and to start experiencing the benefits of virtualization.

Tips for driving Bash better in everyday Linux use

The prototype ran on Windows, but the robot arm had a tendency to keep throwing chairs at the enemy...

Some interesting insight here. Less about Linux and more about concepts, hence generally non-technical.

Ungoliant, the public release project name for the system in place at the University of Indianapolis known as Shelob, is a system that utilizes open-sourced backends to isolate problematic (virus-infected or otherwise) hosts from a network. Ungoliant incorporates vmpsd, snort, and nmap for detection and containment.

This is a ultimate guide how to setup your iSCSI target on a Linux FC4 machine.

I wanted to write an article on the strengths of OpenVPN, but I just can't get the message out without first talking about the serious insecurities I see in the rest of the SSL Virtual Private Network (VPN) space.

Why supervillians use Linux

This HowTo is about using the Gimp to manipulate pictures to create an original that can be used as desktop backgrounds.

Bill Gates hires open source icon Linus Torvalds? That was just the beginning of Redmond's hybrid strategy to face the free software age.