After reading more about HFSC, I modified the original script I posted here. The main changes are: Used a different syntax to specify the different classes. Changed P2P ports to include most high-numbered ports Updated iptables rules to only use destination port, not source port. This is because we are only filtering outgoing packets,...
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HFSC traffic shaping for QOS on DD-WRT
The situation: To have a backup to the backups of my computer offsite, I decided to trial BackBlaze. Their willingness to share parts of their storage architecture as well as the way encryption is employed attracted me to the company. The software has its own integrated bandwidth management. With its default settings, BackBlaze did...
Obama DOJ and warrantless wiretapping – EFF
There is additional analysis of the situation that I first mentioned in this post. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is of the opinion that the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice is worse than that of Bush. Here is an excerpt from the EFF’s take on the situation: Previously, the Bush Administration has argued that...
MythTV 0.20 has been released!
This release has one feature that I have been longing for, an internal UPnP server. I have been using uShare, the MythRename.pl script, and a a few cron jobs to pipe the PVR content to my D-Link DSM-320. Thread on the progress of the MythTV 0.20 Ebuild
IVTV DMA error fix? Patch from Author
Hans Verkuil, the developer behind ivtv, thinks that he may have found the source of the DMA problems that some have been experiencing. From the mailing list:
NewsForge: Stallman, Torvalds, Moglen share views on DRM and GPLv3
The GPLv3 license is in the works. One of the provisions is to restrict software from using DRM. This, argues Linus Torvalds, is not the job of a license. He is against these new provisions. The article below goes on to defend the license. I have been deeply against DRM for some time. Linus...
Slashdot: Intel Open Sources Graphics Drivers
Many graphics drivers in linux are currently reverse-engineered. A lot of them only support 2d. Intel has open-sourced their graphics drivers for the 965 Express chipset family. Bravo, Intel. This will allow for computers with those graphics cards to take full advantage of the hardware. Slashdot | Intel Open Sources Graphics Drivers: “Intel’s Keith...
suexec, php-5.1.4, fastcgi and cpanel
The idea of using FastCGI first struck me on Monday. I had previously transitioned my server to use SuEXEC for PHP. Pages were loading slower than I would have liked. PHP was running as a CGI application. Each time there was a request for a page the server woud have to open a new...
suexec, php-5.1.4, fastcgi and cpanel – tomorrow
Tomorrow I will write about how I was finally able to get suexec, php-5.1.4, and fastcgi working on a cpanel server. It took a lot of trial and error. The solution is not as perfect as I’d like it to be, but it does work. I have written the post. suexec, php-5.1.4, fastcgi and...
sshdfilter: Stop SSH brute force attacks
One of my clients recently complained that one of the servers was a bit slow at times. Upon checking the logs I found a string of attacks against that server. People from Russia, China, Bolivia, the US and many other countries were running scripts to attempt to hack into the server. I investigated many...