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Asterisk GotoIf Application
The description from asterisk for this is GotoIf(condition?[labeliftrue]:[labeliffalse]), however for me (being somewhat new to asterisk, and not fully understanding all the little bits, this was a bit confusing. A better way of describing this, at least for those of use new to asterisk, might be GotoIf(condition?[context,priority,labeliftrue]:[context,priority,labeliffalse]).
I have not used labels in the dial plan [...]
Quick install of Tomcat5 on CentOS
At the office, we’re in the process of doing some work where we need a tomcat server. Without having to get into things to much, I found this simple method for getting tomcat5 up and running pretty quickly. I’m sure I’ve left out some important things, and I’m doubtful as to how production ready this [...]
Launch Google Chrome and external links with incognito mode.
The instructions floating around are to place the --incognito switch (single – works fine for me) in your desktop shortcut. But sometimes you may be in an application like Tweek Deck, etc that links to webpages. These pages don’t launch in incognito if you only fix your desktop shortcut. Here is how to do both. [...]
Remove bonded interface in OpenFiler
I decided to try and use NIC bonding in OpenFiler and while things seemed to go well at first, I did run into some issues over time. I’m still in the process of testing, and I think most of the issues are “user error” and not so much problems with NIC bonding or OpenFiler itself. [...]
Find Text and Find/Replace Easier Than You Think in Linux
How to search all files for a text string:
grep -lr string ./ > results.txt
-l will print only the path and file names of the matches.
Search all files of a certain name for a certain string:
grep -lr string ./ | grep filename
Yes, do specify ./ if you are doing all directories within current.
(source and more info)
Find [...]
Installing Dropbox on Ubuntu (and others)
I’ve been using dropbox to sync and share files between my various computers for quite some time, and overall have been very pleased. However, one area things are not so great… documentation for installation on Linux. After having to reinstall on my notebook, I decided to somewhat document the hidden part of the process.
After downloading [...]
Modify Windows XP routing table
During some network changes I’ve found the need to modify the routing table.
To change the default route on Windows XP (and possibly Windows Vista, 2000, etc) you use the route command. The syntax is pretty simple, here is a quick example….
route change 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 172.18.12.120
To delete or add routes, simply change the keyword [...]
Check speed of connected link in Linux
If you’ve ever wanted to check on the status of your Ethernet links, you’ve probably used the ip commands (or ifconfig) to view some basic information. However, you might have noticed these commands do not tell you what the current link speed is, or other possibly important details. That’s where ethtool comes in.
[jonmoore@megaton ~]$ sudo [...]
Cancel a traceroute on Cisco devices
Many times I’ve started a traceroute to either a mistyped IP address, the wrong IP or something else that I would really rather not wait for 30 hops to time out before moving on. When doing the traceroute the device tells yous to “Type escape sequence to abort,” but doesn’t share what exactly this [...]
Rewrite incoming CallerID