http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/home/ http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/get-thin-and-make-the-world-a-better-place/#PageComment_9 I know now why the sound configuration dialogs weren't working; HAL (/etc/init.d/haldaemon) was not running. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:25:08 +0100 Roel Gloudemans http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/get-thin-and-make-the-world-a-better-place/#PageComment_9 http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/get-thin-and-make-the-world-a-better-place/#PageComment_8 The whole household is on Nuon Natuurstroom. Costs a bit extra, but gives you a warm feeling inside Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:42:31 +0100 Roel Gloudemans http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/get-thin-and-make-the-world-a-better-place/#PageComment_8 http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/get-thin-and-make-the-world-a-better-place/#PageComment_7 Are you using solar, wind and water power only for computer systems or for your total household? Do you have more info on that? Cheers, Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:52:12 +0100 Marcel de Haan http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/get-thin-and-make-the-world-a-better-place/#PageComment_7 http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/using-opendns-with-your-own-dns/#PageComment_6 Note that a split DNS also solves this issue, but for my home server (with no outside access to my DNS) I don't find it worthwhile to set this up. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:32:35 +0100 Roel Gloudemans http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/using-opendns-with-your-own-dns/#PageComment_6 http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/high-speed-firewalling-in-linux/#PageComment_5 @yo Sorry, the equipment I used is now on a fibre connection between two supercomputers. It is actually a new experiment, since I have now one system with 2 10Gb/E cards (Myrinet). This created a problem since the option ROM of thew X4100 server did not have enough space to use both cards. So the option ROM isn't used for one card. But since both cards are the same I'm hoping it will work (Linux detects them both). Also a new firmware revision for the server makes mention of this issue. The computer will have at least some NAT rules and I also plan some conventional rules. Traffic will be a mix of UDP and TCP. I'm looking forward to the results. If I have any, I will post them of course. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:11:26 +0100 Roel Gloudemans http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/high-speed-firewalling-in-linux/#PageComment_5 http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/away-with-itil/#PageComment_4 @DJB My point exactly. I think ITIL or any other process oriented method is a necessity, especially when infrastructures get more complex. But the way the processes are implemented in a lot of organizations at the moment will not support or even collide with the latest trends in infrastructure (virtualisation, grid, SOA). This creates new opportunities for the experienced ITSM professional. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:55:33 +0100 Roel Gloudemans http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/away-with-itil/#PageComment_4 http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/away-with-itil/#PageComment_3 ITIL is not about the creations of "departments or groups." It is about process. The one thing that is often missed in Service Management program implementations is an examination whether the existing organizational structure can support process oriented ways of working. Not enough organizations realize. Often there is no internal expertise on organization design or theory. This is the reason why any successful ITSM program should be atleast designed by a experienced and qualified professional. http://itsmspot.blogspot.com Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:21:21 +0100 DJB http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/away-with-itil/#PageComment_3 http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/high-speed-firewalling-in-linux/#PageComment_2 Hey, any possiblity you could test OpenBSD also? i really like to see their PF firewall at these speeds Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:48:25 +0100 yo http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/high-speed-firewalling-in-linux/#PageComment_2 http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/away-with-itil/#PageComment_1 This week I was at a company that (partly) uses the above philosophy. They claim that incident levels have dropped by 35% Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:10:03 +0100 Roel Gloudemans http://www.quantumfluctuations.nl/away-with-itil/#PageComment_1