Protected: How to Increase the size of a virtual Linux LVM
In: Linux, Tech, Vmware
Converting AWS .PEM keys to .PPK for use in Putty
Here are the commands you will need to convert the AWS key so it can be used with Putty. You’ll need to have Puttygen installed. This is part of the default Putty install so shouldn’t be a problem if you have installed Putty under Windows or Linux.
To convert the private key:
puttygen keyfile.pem -O private -o keyfile.ppk
To display the public key:
puttygen keyfile.pem -L
Command prompt from mspaint
This is an old trick I first saw on a hak5 video, but it’s still a good one. If you find yourself on a locked down system and aren’t able to open a command prompt but do have access to Microsoft’s Paint program then this might be the hack for you 😉 Read the rest of this post »
In: Security, Tech, Windows · Tagged with: command prompt, hack
Add a static IP to Linux (updated 2017)
To change a Linux system from DHCP to a static IP you need to edit the interfaces file as below. Read the rest of this post »
Create a hardware network monitor with a Pi and a Blinkt
Have you ever wanted a quick visual monitor to know that certain devices on your network are up and running? Well this little project will do exactly that. You will be able to monitor up to 8 networked devices and have an LED indicate if it is up or not. Read the rest of this post »
In: Python, Raspberry Pi, Tech · Tagged with: blinkt, monitor, pi, python
Pseudo Command Prompt
Locked out of using the Command Prompt on Windows?
no probs, try this little trick to create a pseudo dos box ..
In: Security · Tagged with: bypass, security
Add Default Gateway to Linux
How to remove partitions from a USB stick
If you have a USB stick that has various partitions and you are having trouble removing them from with Windows Disk Management, then you might like to try the following: Read the rest of this post »
Remount PFsense nano file system as read write
if you use one of the embedded versions of PFSense and you ever need to write to the OS directly you will need to remount the file system in Read/Write mode before you can save the changes. Read the rest of this post »
Start and stop ESXi VMs from console
Sometimes you don’t have VMware vSphere Client handy, or you might need to restart a server remotely via SSH. In these cases it’s great to be able to turn virtual machines on and off via the command line.
Read on for a brief overview. Read the rest of this post »