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NWAM on snv_135 Lost it's Magic?

Is it just me or has NWAM lost the "M", ie the magic, in snv_135? I've recently updated and whilst the NWAM functionality has apparently been enhanced (there's way more configuration stuff now) and a more functional GUI implemented, for the life of me I can't get it to reliably connect to my home wifi network. I need to poke and prod it to come to life on each boot. Time to go digging to see if I can work out why.  Continue reading ►

NIS+ Is Finally DEAD!!!

If you've ever had to setup and troubleshoot NIS+, you'll know what a nightmare it can be and quite frankly how unreliable it is unless you're 100% accurate with all your configuration and settings and really know what you're doing. Well, you'll also be pleased to know NIS+ is also finally DEAD!!!  Continue reading ►

ZFS Has Virus Scanning Functionality Built In

I've just had a "how cool is this" moment. I was browsing through the zfs(1M) man page on OpenSolaris and spotted this excerpt... vscan=on | off Controls whether regular files should be scanned for viruses when a file is opened and closed. In addition to enabling this property, the virus scan service must also be enabled for virus scanning to occur. The default value is off.Huh??? Virus scan???!!! Solaris viruses are almost unheard of. In fact I can only think of the telnet worm. So I did a bit more research and sure enough, ZFS now has the ability to interface with a 3rd party virus scanning engine that can be used on Solaris.  Continue reading ►

microblog-purple Pidgin Plugin on OpenSolaris

I've just managed to successfully compile and install the microblog-purple Pidgin plugin on OpenSolaris (so I can use Twitter and Identi.ca from Pidgin). Sadly, the installation wasn't the prettiest of things, but the important part is the new protocol library files compiled successfully and work a treat.For the curious, it was a simple matter of following the instructions:  Continue reading ►
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