vpnc – client for cisco vpn concentrator -Ubuntu

vpnc is supposed to work with:

* Cisco VPN concentrator 3000 Series * Cisco IOS routers * Cisco PIX / ASA Zecurity Appliances * Juniper/Netscreen

Supported Authentications: Hybrid, Pre-Shared-Key + XAUTH, Pre-Shared-Key Supported IKE DH-Groups: dh1 dh2 dh5 Supported Hash Algo (IKE/IPSEC): md5 sha1 Supported Encryptions (IKE/IPSEC): (null) (1des) 3des aes128 aes192 aes256 Perfect Forward [...]

Dell PowerEdge 2950 Server Power Requirements

Dell PowerEdge Server Power Requirements

Question: I have several Dell PE2950 Servers and several 20A Powerstrips, my facility provides 120VAC.  How many PE2950’s can I plug into the 20A Powerstrip without tripping the breaker?

Answer: The Dell PE2950 has a manufacturer’s rating of 750W, however this rating can vary by +/- 20% depending upon the [...]

five-best-journaling-tools

Public declarations and diatribes have their place, but sometimes you need a private space for your thoughts, dreams, and ramblings. Whether you crave a digital or analogue tool, you’ll find it in this Hive Five.

The Top 5 are: Microsoft Word Pen and Paper Microsoft OneNote Evernote WordPress

To view more info about the top [...]

Installing using an RPM file on ubuntu 9.04

If you have an rpm file for a package you wish to install, and if you cannot find a .deb debian package in any of the Ubuntu repositories or elsewhere, you can use the alien package converter application to install the .rpm file.

Alien is a program that converts between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, [...]

Installing Microsoft Fonts in ubuntu 9.04

Even if you use OpenOffice, you might still want all the Microsoft TrueType fonts so that documents created using Word or PowerPoint look as they were supposed to when you open them with OpenOffice. Also, with the Microsoft Fonts installed we browsing will be better since the pages will look as the designer originally intended [...]