Switchlink are currently offering amazing Colocation deals for our Facility in Manchester. Quarter Rack (11u) Colocation Package Our quarter rack colocation is suitable for customers who need to colocate a number of servers with the physical security of a dedicated lockable section of a cabinet. The table below outlines the basics of the package, but [...]
This article will work on standard server or virtual server installations aswell. Our XEN HVM Virtual Servers are setup for eth0 to obtain it’s primary IP address via DHCP. This is true of all our Linux configurations. However, when you have multiple IP addresses on your virtual server, you will need to manually assign the [...]
Using IPTABLES it is possible to monitor and deny SSH access to prevent Brute Force Attemtps. The simple rules below will allow monitor new SSH connections, and if multiple unsuccessful login attempts are made, the IP will be blocked by IPTABLES for a period of 5 minutes. [text] iptables -A INPUT -p tcp –dport 22 [...]
Simply run the following to install YUM on your VPS. [text]rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/elfutils-libs-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/readline-5.1-3.el5.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/python-2.4.3-27.el5.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/expat-1.95.8-8.2.1.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/sqlite-3.3.6-5.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/elfutils-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/rpm-python-4.4.2.3-18.el5.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/m2crypto-0.16-6.el5.6.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-5.el5.noarch.rpm [...]
One sticking point of the Microsoft Firewall for Windows Virtual Server users is that you cannot define firewall rules before turning on the firewall, thus disabling your access to the system. Using the following command at a command prompt will allow add an Remote Desktop rule to the Windows Firewall before enabling it, thus ensuring [...]
First things first, we have to setup your name servers. To do this, you’ll need a domain, and at least 2 Unique IP Addresses. When you log into PLESK and add your first domain, it will automatically create some DNS Records on the server. These can be seen by going into the “DNS Settings” for [...]
You can edit reverse DNS for each IP that is bound to your SwitchLink service. Simply browse to your account and view the service with the IP you’d like to edit. At the bottom of the page you’ll find a box with a list of each IP attached to the specific service. Simply edit the [...]
This can be done using the following commands when logged in as root via SSH on the Parallels Plesk Panel (PPP) server: Parallels Plesk Panel for Linux: [text]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/psa stopall # /etc/rc.d/init.d/psa start[/text]
Plesk qmail returns the following error: “Deferred: 451 qmail-spp failure: plugins/chkrcptto: child crashed (#4.3.0)” This is caused by incorrect permissions on or a missinf /dev/null device. Remove any existing /dev/null and create a new one with the following commands. [text]~# mknod -m 666 /dev/full c 1 7 ~# chown root:root /dev/full[/text]
We have been asked a few times if it is possible to connect to a Linux VPS via a GUI. The answer is of course Yes! But some configuration is required. Below is a list of instructions that have been tried and tested on all SwitchLink VPS packages running Centos 5 x86 from an SSH [...]