Category Archives: Linux

How to disable SSL3 in Nginx and Apache to prevent POODLE

Posted on October 16, 2014 by admin

Here is how to disable SSLv3 in apache and nginx. Just for fun, before you do it, scan your site with this tool: https://www.tinfoilsecurity.com/poodle Qualys SSL Server Test (this one is much better. tinfoilhat was the first one i found … Continue reading →

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How to scan for shellshock

Posted on September 24, 2014 by admin

cd /root sudo apt-get install git gcc make libpcap-dev git clone https://github.com/robertdavidgraham/masscan cd masscan make then copied this into a file shellshock.conf range = 172.16.1.1-172.16.1.254 port = 80 banners = true http-user-agent = shellshock-scan http-header = Cookie:() { :; }; … Continue reading →

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gluster peer probe: failed: Probe returned with unknown errno 107

Posted on February 25, 2014 by admin

If you get unknown errno 107 when you do a “gluster peer probe othermachine” then you have got a network problem. Check the following: check the output of iptables-save for any firewall rules that might be interfering, on both machines … Continue reading →

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XSLX file will not open on a webdav share from OSX

Posted on January 15, 2014 by admin

Affects Apache with Webdav.   Symptoms include: When you double click an .xlsx file on the share, excel says it is in incorrect format. When you drag the file to your desktop it still won’t open.  Excel says the file … Continue reading →

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QNAP USB external 3tb drive does not work

Posted on November 25, 2013 by admin

This is because you must use parted instead of fdisk to format the drive. parted /dev/sdta (parted) mklabel gpt mklabel gpt Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/sdta will be destroyed and all data on this disk will be lost. … Continue reading →

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