Subnet configuration on a Hetzner dedicated root server (EX40) is a bit tricky than a normal additional single ip addresses that you can buy for 1EUR. So I wrote the configuration down: [Read more…]
Linux change MAC-Address
Tiny howto for changing the MAC-Address of your hardware network interface (NIC). If a special firewall accept packets only from a special MAC-Address, with this work around you will trick it out to accept packets from your NIC:
1 | /etc/init.d/networking stop |
Create Backups with tartarus
If you have a FTP backup space for your vserver or dedicated server, tartarus is a great tool to create and crypt your backups.
This is my method to backup my Hetzner server
Install tartarus on Debian squeeze: (works on ubuntu too)
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