all about networking
Reading Time: 6 minutes This time I would like to explain how I backup my server with the help of some build in tools and a script written by myself. As I’m running my blogs and my mail server, which is Scalix, on a Linux server I need to make sure, that no data is lost during an outage … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this post, I will show, how to configure and schedule Proxmox live backup to get a full backup of your VM without downtime. I use this for my server once a week and save the created backup to an external backup device. Configure Proxmox Live Backup The Proxmox live backup uses the snapshot technology of … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post, I would like to explain the usage of SPF (Sender Policy Framework), which could be used to prevent spam. SPF will use the DNS system to tell the receiving mail server, whether the sending server is allowed to send mails for this domain. As this is the basic concept, I will explain … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post, I would like to show, how to use DKIM together with postfix to enhance the chance, that mails send by your mail server are not marked as spam at the receiver. In my last post, I showed how to set up postfix in front of scalix to filter incoming mails. As also … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post I would like to show, how to set up Postfix and Dovecot in front of Scalix on a Debian system, for security and mail filter reasons. I assume, that you have a running Scalix installation and full management access. If you need help to install Scalix on Debian, you can use my last … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this post I would like to show, how to install Scalix on Debian. The system is running the latest version of Debian in a minimal installation. In my last post, about this topic I installed Postfix and Scalix on the same host. This time, I will install Scalix on a host and Postfix for … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post, I would like to show, how to create a new VM with Proxmox by using the web based wizard. Before you can start you should have installed Proxmox on the host and configured the networking respectively. You can find my how to here: How To: Install Proxmox on Debian Wheezy How To: … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutes This time, I would like to show how Proxmox networking configuration can be configured. In my last post, I showed, how to install Proxmox and get ready to create VM’s. I will show a typical configuration, which I always use. The official documentation can be found here: Proxmox Network Model I will show, how to configure … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this post, I would like to show how to install Proxmox on debian Wheezy. Proxmox is a web-based GUI for KVM. I use this in my LAB for all the software related testing. It is free, but you can also get commercial support. It is one of those great open source tools. Check Requirements … Read more
Reading Time: 5 minutes In this post I would like to show how I created an IPSec tunnel between my lab and my workstation. I have a static IP only for my lab, but not for the workstation and I was looking for an easy way to interconnect both to do some wireless testing without sitting in the noisy … Read more