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Howto: Setup a Mac Mini as a BGP Router
Thinking Differently… An update on our Mac Mini Routers at LINX
We have been quiet for a while on the subject of the mac minis we installed into LINX at Telehouse several months ago…
You may remember the previous article, basically we are using a pair of Mac Mini computers to connect our hosting platform to the LINX Internet exchange in London.
Open Source Windows Applications
Who said there was no such thing as a free lunch? In my experience I have found that the some of best Windows programs are in fact the ones that are completely free, (winscp, putty, firefox etc…) which is why I like this idea so much. The OpenCD is a collection of high quality free and open source software designed to run on Windows. If you don’t feel brave enough to make the switch to Linux for your main system, then this is a good introduction to open source software that will run on your current Windows machine.
Freeware CD burning
Do you find it a pain having to pay for a cd burning program like Nero when you just want to rip or burn an iso file. Well I’ve found the answer… Check out ISO Recorder 2 Beta.
Secure FTP it's about time!
I have always been quite annoyed at the web standards FTP is among the worst of them and whilst SSH has had it’s fair share of bad news it is sensible that all web traffic should be secured where possible.
When Paul showed me WinSCP as a great alternative to FTP I was well chuffed mainly because we haven’t really been able to get to our servers via FTP as hardly any run FTP servers but also because I can use my SSH key to authenticate rather than remembering passwords which I almost never use because they are so hard to remember.
The people behind this project should be proud it is definitely one of my favorite apps.