Archive for the ‘ Server Configuration ’ Category
If you get this error repeatedly it’s probably because the Windows Internal Database service hasn’t been correctly installed or configured. This should come bundled with the WSS installer. The solution for me was to run the installer as an administrator. [ READ MORE ]
Snow Leopard upgraded php to 5.3, this means that passwords have to be changed – usually via SET password FOR ‘user’@'host’ = PASSWORD( ‘password’ ). This is fine, and can be verified by SELECT LENGTH( password ), user FROM mysql.user. The result should be 41. I had inadvertently enabled old_password=1 in /etc/my.cnf, this caused both PASSWORD [ READ MORE ]
Recording bandwidth used by wifi clients sounds like a relatively simple task. $90 and far too many hours later I can assure you that for a person without much network experience it can be deceptively challenging. This article is a quick guide describing how to configure DD-WRT, Chillispot and Freeradius for the specific use case of mac-address freeradius authentication and accounting. It also briefly touches on web-based admin solutions. A radius server handles authorisation and accounting (ie: counting of bandwidth used by wifi users). The Chillispot instance within DD-WRT funnels all wifi clients through this authorisation and periodically, (if so configured), dispatches accounting packets to the radius server[ READ MORE ]