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If you've been reading Slaptijack for a while, you might remember that I've been doing personal backups with rsync and hard links. The hard links conserve disk space by making sure I don't have multiple copies of the same file lying around.

I recently added a new drive to my …

Best Practical Solutions has announced the release of version 3.6.6 of their popular ticket tracking system, RT: Request Tracker. This release appears to be a bug fix and enhancement release. I've included a list of changes below.

If you have a question about administering, using, or coding for …

Error: The image in the archive which would be used to upgrade
Error: system number 1 does not support the same feature set.

I just got this error message while upgrading a Cisco Catalyst 3560 from 12.2(35)SE5 to 12.2(44)SE. The older version was IP …

Oops! I guess I'm way behind the times.

For quite a while, I've been using ip verify unicast reverse-path to prevent packets with spoofed source addresses from crossing my routers. Apparently, as of IOS 12.0 (12.4 is current as of this writing), that command has been replaced with …

"How do I find a Cisco serial number remotely through the command line?"

This is one of those frequently asked questions that I see over and over. So, here's the quick and dirty answer:

You can find Cisco serial numbers from the IOS command line by using the show inventory …

This might be a bug with the particular version of Asterisk 1.2 I'm using, but it's pretty darn annoying. Hopefully, it doesn't effect you if you are using the latest version of 1.2 or 1.4.

What I'm trying to do is play some background music while I …

Note: This is part of a discussion regarding the configuration of a Cisco AS5300 for T.37 Store and Forward Faxing.

The final piece of the T.37 Store and Forward Fax configuration is the dial peers to handle the incoming fax and the outgoing email. I'll walk you through …

Note: This is part of a discussion regarding the configuration of a Cisco AS5300 for T.37 Store and Forward Faxing.

Unfortunately, the Cisco AS5300 does not have the ability to handle incoming fax processing without the help of additional software. You can download the app_faxmail_onramp TCL script from the …

I was recently engaged to configure a fax-to-email solution using a Cisco AS5300 and Asterisk. My original idea was to compile spandsp into Asterisk and use the RxFax() application to receive faxes. Everything seemed to work OK on the Asterisk side, but I had a lot of trouble with incoming …

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One problem with the MySQL command line client is that queries with lots of columns tend to wrap crazily based on your terminal size. To overcome this, you can get a vertical output by terminating your queries with \G instead of ;. I find this format extremely helpful in cases where …

I've talked about using Cisco <acronym title="Network-Based Application Recognition">NBAR</acronym> frequently (check the Related Posts section below for more articles). One thing I've never pointed out is that not all versions of Cisco <acronym title="Internetwork Operating System">IOS</acronym> come with all protocol descriptions built in.

Not …

When setting up a Cisco ASA or PIX to send logs to a remote syslog server, you need to specify which facility to use. This can cause a bit of disconnect since the syslog server configuration uses names and the logging facility command in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software …

Many months ago I made a conscience decision to use only Google Talk for instant messaging. By doing this, I really shut the door on several friends and family members that were tied to Yahoo! and AIM. It wasn't an easy decision, but I was really tired of having to …