Networking

Add a Secondary IPv4 Address to Your VPS

This tutorial explains how to setup an additional IPv4 address on your AKLWEB HOST VPS. We will assume the following: The Main IP Address of your VPS is 1.2.3.4. You...

Setup PPP VPN on Debian/Ubuntu

Install the pptpd package on your VPS with the following command: apt-get install pptpd Configuration Insert new settings to /etc/pptpd.conf and /etc/ppp/pptpd-options by running the following commands: cat >/etc/pptpd.conf <<EOF option...

Setup Your Own Private Network With OpenVPN

AKLWEB Host offers you awesome private network connectivity for servers running at the same location. But sometimes you want two servers in different countries / datacenters to be...

Simple Mailserver With Postfix, Dovecot, And Sieve On Debian 7

The following tutorial describes how to set up a simple mailserver using Postfix as MTA, Dovecot as MDA and the awesome Sieve for sorting mails. The...

Install MailCatcher On Ubuntu 14

Introduction MailCatcher is a tool that provides an easy way for developers to inspect emails that their applications send out without having to wait for an...

Install MailCatcher On CentOS 7

Introduction MailCatcher is a tool that provides an easy way for developers to inspect emails that their applications send out without having to wait for an email provider....

Installing OpenVPN on CentOS 7

In today’s society, security and privacy is a problem when you are at public areas like airports, coffee shops, hotels, or any location that offers...

Set Hostname on CentOS

Step 1: Login to your VPS Locate the IP address of your AKLWEB Host VPS and login as the root user. ssh root@server Step 2: Use the hostname utility Change your...

Setup PPTP VPN Server on CentOS 6

This guide explains how to setup your own PPTP VPN on CentOS 6 by using the pptpd daemon available in the yum repository. Please note that security vulnerabilities have been found...

Simple Mailserver With Postfix, Dovecot, And Sieve On CentOS 7

This tutorial will show you how to get a simple mailserver on CentOS 7, with Postfix as MTA, Dovecot as MDA and Sieve for sorting mail – all...

Configuring Private Network

If you’re assigning a private network to an existing machine (or deploying your own operating system), you’ll need to configure the IP addresses on the...

How To Change Your Hostname on Debian

Step 1: Login to your VPS Locate the IP address of your AKLWEB HOST VPS and login as the root user. ssh root@server Step 2:...

Installing OpenVPN on a Debian VPS

Introducing the OpenVPN protocol OpenVPN is an open source software application that implements virtual private network (VPN) techniques for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections....

Setup Your Own DNS Server on Debian/Ubuntu

This tutorial explains how to setup a DNS server using Bind9 on Debian or Ubuntu. Throughout the article, substitute your-domain-name.com accordingly. At the end of the tutorial,...

Disabling SSLv3

POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) is a vulnerability that was found on October 14th, 2014, which allows an attacker to read any encrypted...

Running Nsd And Unbound On OpenBSD 5.6

In this article, you will learn how easy and quick it is to have your own caching resolving DNS server (unbound), as well as an...

Protect SSH Access Using Spiped On OpenBSD

Since SSH access is the most important entry point for administrating your server, it has become a widely used attack vector. Basic steps to secure...

Simple Mailserver With Postfix, Dovecot, And Sieve On FreeBSD 10

This tutorial will show you how to get a simple mail server on FreeBSD 10, with Postfix as MTA, Dovecot as MDA and Sieve for...

How to Configure DJBDNS on FreeBSD

This tutorial will show you how to configure a DNS service that is easy to maintain, easy to configure, and that is generally more secure...

Introduction to Tcpdump

If you run a server, you will undoubtedly get to a point where you need to nail down some network-related problems. Of course it would...

ZNC Install and Setup on Ubuntu

ZNC is an advanced IRC network bouncer that is left connected all the time so that an IRC client can disconnect or reconnect without losing the chat session....

Change Hostname on Ubuntu

In this tutorial, we will assume that the hostname you want is “pluto”. For Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) On your SSH Terminal, type: hostname pluto Using nano,...

Setup OpenConnect VPN Server for Cisco AnyConnect on Ubuntu 14.04 x64

OpenConnect server, also known as ocserv, is a VPN server that communicates over SSL. By design, its goal is to become a secure, lightweight, and...

Setup Dynamic DNS For Windows Remote Desktop

This article will show you how to set up dynamic DNS for Remote Desktop so that you can avoid the hassle of setting up remote...

Stop DHCP From Changing resolv.conf

For DHCP users, there may be times when you need to edit /etc/resolv.conf to use other nameservers. Then, after a period of time (or after a system...

Setup a PPTP VPN Server on Ubuntu

With a PPTP server, you can setup a VPN server easily. Having a virtual private network is beneficial to both individual users and businesses alike....

Setting up Munin for Monitoring on CentOS 6 x64

Munin is a server monitoring and status application that provides two components: munin – The server component in which munin-node reports. This program generates the HTML...

Using StrongSwan for IPSec VPN on CentOS 7

StrongSwan is an open source IPsec-based VPN Solution. It supports both the IKEv1 and IKEv2 key exchange protocols in conjunction with the native NETKEY IPsec...