My media server runs headless, so I need a way to log into it from other machines for remote administration. Telnet is installed by default on Ubuntu Server, but it does not offer a secure, encrypted channel to the server, even when transferring the password. SSH, on the other hand, offers all the features of [...]
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The most popular post on my blog is how to set up the Ubuntu Server firewall via ufw, the Uncomplicated Firewall. I recommend UFW for any standard server, but you might want to move to something more advanced to expand your firewall knowledge, to set up a network gateway, router, or firewall, or to conform [...]
Here is a tip for Mac OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard) users who use the Terminal application to SSH into remote hosts, such as Ubuntu server. I found that the “delete” key doesn’t work consistently when I’m using screen, clex, or other applications. The fix is in the Terminal configuration on the Mac. Go to [...]
Today I learned a different way to configure the firewall on my Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Server: the ufw command. UFW stands for “Uncomplicated FireWall,” and it’s just that. It provides a simpler interface to add or remove firewall rules to iptables, the default Linux firewall. It’s installed on Ubuntu Server by default (and has [...]
