Now it’s turn to install Unbound DNS server in FreeBSD 9. Unbound is alternative DNS server software under a BSD license. It is clamed as secure and fast resolving/caching DNS Server. Unbound is developed and maintained by NLnet Labs, it based on ideas and algorithms taken from a java prototype developed by Verisign labs, Nominet, Kirei and ep.net. Unbound DNS server is a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver. It is designed as a set of modular components, so that also DNSSEC (secure DNS) validation and stub-resolvers (that do not run as a server, but are linked into an application) [...]
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync for Android
Just flash back 2 years a go, I can manage my office’s email hosted on Microsoft Exchange server with my first HTC Windows smartphone, HTC TyTN II. I can synchronize the email through Microsoft Active Sync via USB when connected to my desktop. And now I have opportunity to use Android smartphone, the most popular mobile platform and now become number 1 after hit windows mobile, Nokia Symbian, Blackberry, and Apple iPhone. I buy Xperia X10 Android phone as my first Android smartphone. I love this phone but I need synchronize my office email to X10. Xperia X10 Android phone [...]
Install Squidstats on FreeBSD for LUSCA HEAD Proxy Server
This is a simple tutorial how to install squidstats on FreeBSD Lusca Head Proxy Server that already running for production. The squidstats is a squid monitoring tool which present by displaying the graph data through web browser. The purpose from this small application is to help us to know the squid proxy server performance since it has already built in with time to time reporting. However, there are many squid monitoring tools for squid, but based on my experience the squidstats is one of the best squid monitoring tools. So, let see below how I install and configure squidtstats on [...]
Install Proxy Server with Lusca for Debian Lenny
FreeBSD with ZFSI just reinstall my proxy server after crash due to unable to boot. Kernel panic is the problem but not sure why this problem happens. To minimize downtime and prevent complaint from clients due to low speed of access, So I just reinstall the server with my favorite Linux distro, Debian, and for now I use Debian Lenny. FreeBSD with ZFSI use manual partition when the installation step ask me to use ‘guided’ or ‘manual’. The manual partition for my SATA HDD 80Gb is very simple. I just use 3 partition, 1 partition with 10Gb size as the [...]
AMD Released Six-core Opteron
Last time we know the Intel processor vendor will release 8-core of CPU, now AMD has introduced a version of six of its Opteron server chip designed for the most demanding of working data, such as databases and server consolidation using virtualisation. Code Istanbul six-core chip is available immediately, a few months ahead of schedule. It is expected to appear in four systems from Dell, HP, IBM and Sun in the near future. Istanbul provides up to 34 percent more than last year’s performance in Shanghai quad-core chip running at the same clock speed as AMD. It falls into the [...]
Ubuntu 7.10 End Of Life on April 18,2009
Canonical will end support for Ubuntu 7.10 on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Sad to hear this news. But don’t worry because we still have other version of Ubuntu that update every 6 months. Actually as the caninical promise before, The Ubuntu 7.10 has support 18 months. Since the Ubuntu 7.10 has been release on October 18, 2007 and the date of 18 months after is April 18,2009. So, Please upgrade your Ubuntu 7.10 to Ubuntu 8.04 that has Long Term Support. For upgrade tutorial and instructions could be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades. Note that upgrades to version 8.10 and beyond are [...]
FreeNAS Solusi Cepat Install Enterprise File Server
FreeNAS is a free NAS (Network-Attached Storage) server, supporting: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, AFP, RSYNC, iSCSI protocols, S.M.A.R.T., local user authentication, Software RAID (0,1,5) with a Full WEB configuration interface. FreeNAS takes less than 32MB once installed on Compact Flash, hard drive or USB key. The minimal FreeBSD distribution, Web interface, PHP scripts and documentation are based on M0n0wall. FreeNas berbentuk Live CD dengan pengaturan administrasinya melalui web sehinga kita sangat dimudahkan dan tidak perlu lagi mengetik commandnya di terminal. Sebelum di install ke Hard Disk, dengan Live CD dari FreeNAS kita bisa mencicipi keunggulannya terlebih dahulu. Hanya dengan mensetting [...]
How to Install PFSense
Server sebagai organ penting dalam sebuah network yang sangat vital perlu dibangun dari sebuah system yang terpercaya dari sisi security bahkan dari serangan virus. Di dunis FOSS khususnya Linux banyak bermunculan distro-distro khusus untuk network yang berfungsi sebagai server yang lengkap untuk keperluan SOHO ataupun WARNET dan juga tidak kalah penting untuk RT/RW-Net. Disini saya akan mencoba untuk memberikan pilihan lain dari yang lain karena distro yang akan saya ketengahkan disini adalah turunan dari FreeBSD yang merupakan Operating System yang terlebih dahulu ada dan menjadi rujukan pertama sebagai engine dari server-server perusahaan ternama dunia. Distro turunan FreeBSD ini adalah pfSense. [...]