Managing your bandwidth - iftop
Coming off a series of articles on installing and configuring IPCop (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), my attention now turns to actually monitoring and managing the network. One of the issues that will come up is ‘Where did all my bandwidth go?’ IPCop, as well as other *nix distros, include a program called iftop, which displays the bandwidth being used on an interface. While on individual machines this can be useful, it really shines on a router or gateway machine.
Howto: Install IPCop 1.4.15 Firewall (Part 3 - Securing Your Network)
Now that IPCop is installed and you can access it from anywhere in the world via OpenVPN, now comes securing your network and making sure that the bad guys stay out while making sure that what goes on in your network is logged.
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Howto: Install IPCop 1.4.15 Firewall (Part 2 - OpenVPN)
In Part 1 of this tutorial, we walked through setting up a basic IPCop server that would work for most people. For people that want constant access to their files or want to take advantage of being secure no matter where they are, there is an IPCop module called Zerina that set ups OpenVPN on IPCop. Read below to find out how to set this up on IPCop. Read more
Howto: Install IPCop 1.4.15 Firewall (Part 1)
IPCop is a debian-based Linux firewall. It can turn any PC with two network cards into a powerful yet easy-to-use firewall. Going above and beyond what most consumer routers allow you to do, IPCop allows you to segregate your network into different sections (green for the trusted internal, orange for DMZ, red for internet, and blue for wireless), set up snort, vpn, and more. Read on to see how easy it is to set up.
Music While You Work
One thing that really helps me code is music. Not that crap that they play on the radio at work or on 90% of the radio stations out there that I can’t pick up in the office because I don’t have an actual radio, but good music, like what’s on my iPod. What do I do when I’m at work and I want to listen to some music?