http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/magazine/cc510324.aspx
Friday, May 30, 2008
vmware server on hardy heron
If you are facing the same issue, then here is the full guide to install VMware Server (works for VMware Workstation 6.5 beta too) and get it working in Hardy Heron:
Download VMware Server 1.0.5 to your home folder
Download the patch file vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz to your home folder.
Extract the Vmware-server-1.0.5-80187.tar.gz to your home folder (either via Archive manager or type tar zxf Vmware-server-1.0.5-80187.tar.gz in the terminal)
Extract the vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz to your home folder (either via Archive Manager or type tar zxf vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz in the terminal)
Install the necessary dependencies
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential
sudo apt-get install xinetd gcc-3.4
If you are using 64 bits system, you have to install the additional files
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
Run the VMware Server installer
cd vmware-server-distrib
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
You will be prompted to answer some questions. Press ‘Enter’ to select the default answer. When it reaches the point that requires you to run vmware-config.pl, type ‘No‘. The installer will exit.
Next, apply the patch
cd
cd vmware-any-any-update116
sudo ./runme.pl
This time, press ‘Enter’ for all the questions and enter ‘Yes‘ to run the vmware-comfig.pl.
Once it has finished compiling, you should now see the VMware console in your Applications->System Tools. If not, you can start VMware Server by typing vmware in the terminal.
When you launch the application, it might generate an error message saying that it can’t find the cairo version. No worry, just copy the files over and it will work.
sudo cp /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/
sudo cp /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/
For 64 bit users
sudo ln -s /usr/lib32 /usr/l32
sudo sed -i -e ’s/usr\/lib/usr\/l32/g’ /usr/lib32/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/loader-files.d/libgtk2.0-0.loaders
sudo sed -i -e ’s/usr\/lib/usr\/l32/g’ /usr/lib32/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1200.9
That’s it. Your VMware Server should be working now.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
AUSCert comment
Brian Snow’s (Former Technical Director for NSA’s Information Assurance
Directorate) talk on Assurance was pretty good. There were some leaps
to be made from an open market to where he figures things should be,
but given that he was there with a “Security Evangelist” title, his
guidance was pretty much spot on. He provided a quote from Robert
Morris Sr. to support one of his arguments, I thought it quite clever: “Systems built without requirements can’t fail, they merely offer surprises. Usually Unpleasant. –Robert Morris”. He also shared the observation about the one-word synopsis for computers and security: computer::sharing && security::isolation, there’s indeed a bit of irony in this.
Directorate) talk on Assurance was pretty good. There were some leaps
to be made from an open market to where he figures things should be,
but given that he was there with a “Security Evangelist” title, his
guidance was pretty much spot on. He provided a quote from Robert
Morris Sr. to support one of his arguments, I thought it quite clever: “Systems built without requirements can’t fail, they merely offer surprises. Usually Unpleasant. –Robert Morris”. He also shared the observation about the one-word synopsis for computers and security: computer::sharing && security::isolation, there’s indeed a bit of irony in this.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
iptables visualisation
http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2006/11/17/Iptables-3D-connection-visualization-with-doomcube-and-netcat