Finally decided to revisit my home network – LAN and Wireless, especially with respect to wifi security. My setup essentially is this: a private Gigabit Local Area Network [LAN] using 192.168.0.x ip address range served by a dhcp server running off Smoothwall Express – an open source based excellent firewall program. I downloaded the iso [...]
Passed my Microsoft Cerfification Exam on first attempt on Tuesday June 2nd! Score: 814 The certificate says l’m now recognized as a MCTS – Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance. The exam is the MCTS 70-432. Next goal is the 70-450 which has no study book in print, and the only [...]
Useful commands I’ve found from various sources for Microsoft Sql Server 2005/2008 include: EXEC sp_configure GO –Instance level principals. SELECT * FROM sys.asymmetric_keys SELECT * FROM sys.certificates SELECT * FROM sys.credentials SELECT * FROM sys.linked_logins SELECT * FROM sys.remote_logins SELECT * FROM sys.server_principals SELECT * FROM sys.server_role_members SELECT * FROM sys.sql_logins SELECT * FROM sys.endpoints [...]
Looking for a NAS, with gigabit interface (l’m done with slow access speeds via usb interface to my internal gigabit network) so as to speed up my rendering server farm file access, and expandable with support for additional sata drives and affordable. Finally settled for the DLINK DNS-321 for $130 and bought just one 1Tb SATA [...]
Very interesting article on Social Engineering a hack into a “secure” IT facility. You may also find Bruce Schneier’s Crypto-Gram Newsletter interesting. Heres a video clip of Jack Bauer’s 24 TV Show which l dont miss, mentioning Blowfish encryption and showing some “impossible” cracking time… Heres a link to the actual dialog.