December 2004 Volume 13 Number 12
Features
Off-Host Backup Processing with Veritas FlashSnap Borislav Stoichkov
Stoichkov describes how to implement FlashSnap to reduce backup times.
Online Backups Using dump and NFS Jamie Castle
Castle shares a shell script for performing online backups with dump.
Eight Great Reasons to Love Lynx Dave Taylor
Taylor shows how useful a text-only, command-line-based Web browser can be for your daily Internet interactions.
Debugging SSL Ryan Matteson
Matteson describes two utilities ssldump and openssl that can help debug applications utilizing SSL.
Using FCheck Jason Perlman
Perlman discusses how to use FCheck to provide a secure and easy-to-manage solution for monitoring systems.
SSH-Access Sean Mostafavi
Mostafavi shares SSH-Access, a utility that allows him to gain access to his machines through otherwise blocked ports.
Centralized Logging for UNIX, Windows, and Network Devices Corey Ramsden
Ramsden describes syslog-ng, which offers a flexible system for receiving log files from a variety of sources.
Building a Bridge-Based Firewall Gleicon S. Moraes
Moraes shows how to build firewalls with bridges in Linux and FreeBSD.
Change Control Bob Ess
Ess explains the importance of a formal change management process and presents an overview of a simple change control procedure.
Columns
Entrap: A File Integrity Checker John Spurgeon and Ed Schaefer
Questions and Answers Amy Rich
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