Friday, February 29, 2008

metasploit 3.1 msfgui3 distcc exploit example

An example of how running distcc can be dangerous. It uses the metasploit 3.1 msfgui3 to open a remote shell through distcc. The shell gets logged in as the distcc user. I have a detailed explanation here and a better video at my personal homepage

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Mounted Volume: Mounting ISO files and using them in apps.

This is part 2 of the Mounted Volume tutorial. In this tutorial, I hope to show how it is useful to make a copy of a CD-ROM and store it on the hard drive for use by other applications.
In this video I use the ISO of the Police Quest Collection by Sierra for mounting and then playing in Dosbox.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Mounted Volume: Creating ISO files with Ubuntu

This is a tutorial on Creating ISO files within Ubuntu. I show the method in which one creates an ISO file so that it may be used for tasks such as backup, mounting for use locally, etc.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Howto: Add a CNAME Record To tinydns (djbdns)

This video demonstrates how to add a cname record to tinydns on a debian server.

Monday, February 25, 2008

TAR over SSH

How to TAR over SSH

Saturday, February 23, 2008

EEE PC advanced desktop

This takes just about 5 minutes to enable.
note- that odd bit in the video after typing "the EEE is great" came from exporting the video, it didn't happen on the EEE itself.
No worries
To enable advanced desktop mode, follow the first method. http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:getkde

Friday, February 22, 2008

Remove ^M in VI

Remove ^M in VI

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Install Ubuntu Linux 7.10

This is video tutorial. How to install Ubuntu Linux 7.10. More information about Ubuntu go to: www.ubuntu.com and help.ubuntu.com. More videos.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Howto install Damn Small Linux using Terminal (Bash)

Installing Damn Small Linux on Virtual Hard Disk Drive in Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.
Open up Terminal(Bash) then type in (sudo -s) and type in (cfdisk /dev/hda).
Create hda1 swap 82 128MB then hda2 linux 83 then make the linux partition bootable.
Write partition information to disk when done. Linux partition can be at any size depending on your Hard Disk Drive size.
Reboot the virtual machine or computer (if being installed on computer).
Open up Terminal(Bash) again type in (sudo -s) then type in (mkswap /dev/hda1) and (swapon /dev/hda1) to activate swap partition.
Type in (dsl-hdinstall) to install Damn Small Linux, reboot after it has finshed installing.
Commands are in round brackets.
This can be done on any version of Damn Small Linux. Theres no responsibility for the loss of data or data corruption to your Hard Disk Drive if it become unrecoverable.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Transcoding from OGG into MP4 using VLC Media Player

This is a tutorial on how to transform OGG video files into MP4 using VLC Media Player. MP4 is an excellent format that is readily uploadable to Youtube. So, for all those people that have something to show from recordmydesktop, now you have a way to transcode into a high quality format.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Ubuntu Linux: Installing the OS (Video 2)

The 2nd video in my Ubuntu series, this shows you how to install Ubuntu on a dual-boot system (Windows XP and Ubuntu). You'll need an Ubuntu CD (See 1st Video). First, you defragment your Windows drive, then you set BIOS to boot from CD, then you boot into LiveCD mode, then you repartition your drive, then you install the system.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Ubuntu Linux: Getting the CD (Video 1)

I'm going to make a series of video tutorials on installing and configuring Ubuntu Linux. This would obviously be the first. This may be way too simple for you, so you can get what you need at: http://www.ubuntu.com If you're really new to this, watch the video for a tutorial. I'll hopefully get the next video (Installing Ubuntu) out tomorrow. I have it recorded but not edited.