Black progress bar when playing recordings from FreePBX website(s)

Just wanted to quickly write this tip. When accessing FreePBX recordings or in any case, playing a QuickTime embedded video via a browser, the indication bar shows all black making it impossible to see the progress bar and what not. This is somehow a bug … “Black progress bar when playing recordings from FreePBX website(s)”

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trunking as a SIP client on asterisk via freepbx

Some of you may purchase a SIP service thus having a SIP extension given to you by your SIP provider. This is not the same as a SIP trunk where an “agreement” is made between two SIP servers. This is a typical SIP client which … “trunking as a SIP client on asterisk via freepbx”

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Debian software RAID made easy

In this guide, we will setup a mirrored pair of a SATA disk straight from the Debian installer process. Go through all up to the stage of selecting Partition Disks. Select manual and follow the rest of this guide. 1) Create the initial partition by … “Debian software RAID made easy”

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choice: best SIP softphone for Windows

Ever used soft phones that limit you to many many functions until you “unlock” them by purchasing a full version? Well, we all did and we too frown at those. Softphones such as Zoiper and X-Lite are amongst the famous ones but the lack functionalities … “choice: best SIP softphone for Windows”

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Nagios Receive SNMP Traps (with SNMPTT)

SNMPTT (SNMP Trap Translator) interacts with snmptrapd to receive traps and process them into Nagios by matching the IP of the trapping host to a host in Nagios and changing a passive check in Nagios to alert someone. In the below guide: [APC-UPS] –>send traps … “Nagios Receive SNMP Traps (with SNMPTT)”

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Nagios Send SNMP Traps

We hope this small guide can help you quickly setup your SNMP traps out to a remote management host. First thing do ensure that your Nagios box has the snmptrap binary and perhaps all other associated SNMP binaries installed. If you haven’t a good start … “Nagios Send SNMP Traps”

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Did someone ask you to update certificates? Well Don’t!

If you get a mail from just about anyone requesting you to update certificates on your computer. D.O.N.T. The mail you get may look like this: On October 16, 2009 server upgrade will take place. Due to this the system may be offline for approximately … “Did someone ask you to update certificates? Well Don’t!”

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Office 2010 protects documents from untrusted sources like the internet

Typically, when you open something through MSWord, Excel through direct download, all components within that document such as internet links, scripts or procedures may be enabled (depending on your security levels). One feature i really like in Office 2010 is the fact that the software … “Office 2010 protects documents from untrusted sources like the internet”

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Microsoft Internet Lottery Scam

These guys get smarter. To avoid being tagged spam, they send the main content body through word document. So it sailed pass the Hotmail antispam service and right into my inbox. Anyway, just share with you how ridiculously funny this is. To top that, it … “Microsoft Internet Lottery Scam”

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Forefront TMG NIS protects against SMB2.0 attacks

Microsoft has added protection against exploits targeting a vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) implementation in mere hours. However, only customers running the Forefront TMG Network Inspection System can breathe easy. The Redmond-based company informed that the protection against the Critical zero-day vulnerability in … “Forefront TMG NIS protects against SMB2.0 attacks”

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