The net command may be used to get information from a Windows PC. Below is an example. I am reading the time from a Windows 7 Ultimate PC. root@debian:/home/homer# net time -I 192.168.100.5 Fri Jul 11 11:22:32 2014root@debian:/home/homer# net time -I 192.168.100.5 Fri Jul 11 11:22:32 2014 This command shows the network shares that my … Read more
The sipcalc command is very useful for calculating an IP subnet. This command shows the amount of hosts available for a given subnet. root@debian:/home/homer# sipcalc 192.168.100.1/24 -[ipv4 : 192.168.100.1/24] – 0 [CIDR] Host address – 192.168.100.1 Host address (decimal) – 3232261121 Host address (hex) – C0A86401 Network address – 192.168.100.0 Network mask – 255.255.255.0 … Read more
This is an awesome wallpaper. A photograph that I took during a heavy rainstorm. This is sepia toned due to the lighting and I really like the look of this photograph.
Youtube lately has been buffering extremely slowly. This is due to an unknown cause at Googles end. I can try to watch a 480p video on Youtube and it will take ages to buffer; but if I go to Vimeo; a HD video will load instantly and buffer with lightning speed. I wish that Vimeo … Read more
This is the proper command to install the accelerated ATI drivers on Linux Mint Debian Edition. The fglrx-driver package allowed me to use higher resolutions after enabling the driver with this command: sudo aticontrol –initial but the driver did not allow acceleration. After using this command to install all of the required ATI packages, I … Read more
The cat /var/log/apt/term.log command will allow you to retrieve information about a package installation; you may then review the installation process and see if anything went wrong during the installation process. In the example below, I am reviewing an installation of Midnight Commander. jason@darkstar:~$ cat /var/log/apt/term.log | grep mc Selecting previously unselected package libxdmcp6:amd64. Preparing … Read more
Windows 8.1 has a feature that not many people know about. You can press Win-PrtScr to take a screenshot and save it straight to the hard disk. The screenshots are saved in the Users/Homer/Pictures/Screenshots folder. This is a very useful way to take a screenshot and save it straight to the disk without having to … Read more
The NSA are equating Linux users with terrorists. This after they created the NSA Selinux security framework for Linux machines around the world. They are monitoring the visitors of the website http://www.linuxjournal.com and flagging them as terrorists and putting them on a watchlist. This is a quite concerning development. Linux users are usually more experienced … Read more
The sftp command allows a user to retrieve files on a remote machine and save them on their computer. Use this command to access the files: sftp -P 443 [email protected]:/home/homer/Downloads/*.pdf I have my SSH server running on port 443, so I need to specify that port when using this command. I am using Cygwin on … Read more
This bash shell script is useful for creating a new user and setting a password for that user. This allows you to just type a username and password and everything else is done for you. Very useful for someone who is in a hurry. #!/bin/bash echo "Type a username for your new account: " … Read more
How to crack a wireless network PSK using Kali Linux easily. This is a very educational experience and well worth trying for the challenge.
The p0f command for Kali Linux allows a user to listen in on traffic passing over a wireless network. I am using a Netgear WLAN adapter and I am listening in on an open Access Point. This is the command to use: p0f -i wlan0 this will start the p0f traffic sniffer. root@kali:~# p0f -i … Read more
The /g/ wiki has a good guide for creating webm video clips from your existing video content using ffmpeg. This is not very difficult and allows you to post the completed videos on your website. Firefox and Iceweasel have native support for the webm format; this is an easy way for you to post video … Read more