I setup the BOINC client recently on one of my ClarkConnect boxes and ran into some little issues that I can hopefully save others from. This guide will walk you through downloading and installing the client and preparing it to be controlled remotely from a computer that has the BOINC Manager in a GUI. It [...]
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Automatically Updating Zoneedit Dynamic DNS without additional software
Published September 16th, 2008 in Linux. 0 CommentsIf you are using the ISC DHCP client and dynamic DNS this script can help you update your DDNS entry without the need for any additional software. I use this on a ClarkConnect server to update Zoneedit but with some minor changes it will easily work for other distros and services.
Basically you just create or [...]
Creating PPTP VPN connections in Ubuntu is really pretty simple. Just a few quick steps and you have some extra protection when surfing the web from open wireless networks and an easy way to get to your home computers. I’ve also found that applications in Linux behave much better when connecting and disconnecting from a [...]
Take control of CPU frequency scaling in Ubuntu
Published November 30th, 2007 in Linux and Ubuntu. 6 CommentsIf you have a laptop or a newer desktop running Ubuntu there is a good chance that your computer is scaling the processor speed automatically. In most cases the OnDemand setting it chooses works just fine but it’s nice to have an easy way to manually control the scaling.
Here are the two biggest reasons I [...]