Category Archives: servers
Server problem detection: IO problem on old Linux kernel
As a freelance Linux systems administrator, I see a lot of odd problems come up. Some I can easily solve using just the things I know (making it appear to be magic), and others require a lot of sleuthing work, … Continue reading
SSH public keys, or, how not to expose a password
As an independent Linux/Unix consultant, I am often asked to work on machines that I have never used before, and so I need a password to log in. While I can be given a password over the phone, that frequently … Continue reading
What we’re working on this week….
We’ve been super busy this week, and both of us are juggling lots of projects. Morgan is working on Jaclinart, a new website for a lovely lady who sells invitations, postage, and art on Zazzle.com. Jacqueline has thousands of products … Continue reading
Fun way of finding the decryption speed of your CPU
I was recently setting up a new server that has a pair of the Intel Nehalem CPUs (similar to the Core i7) based Xeons (X5670, running at 2.93GHz). These new CPUs have instructions for AES encryption built into the hardware, … Continue reading
Choosing a colocation facility
At the request of several clients, Alchemy Computer Solutions recently decided to start offering managed hosting, which meant we needed to choose a colocation facility to host our new servers (more on the servers soon). We’ve had servers (both ours … Continue reading