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Ubuntu Server 10.10 with multiple network interfaces

19 Oct

Of course I forgot to mention this: I managed to fix the damn weird DNS issues I was having on the server.

The problems:

  1. /etc/resolv.conf was being overwritten by my ISP’s DHCP server.
  2. unable to have both the internal LAN (eth1) and internet (eth0) working at the same time

1. First off to get all the DNS servers included into resolv.conf I had to add them to /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf like this:
supersede domain-name-servers 85.xx.xx.xx, 192.168.xx.xx, 8.8.xx.xx;

(Don’t forget the semi-colon in the end!)

2. This was just a screwup by the automatic install script in Ubuntu. I resolved it by just adding this to /etc/network/interfaces:
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
address 192.168.xx.xx
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.xx.0

So I’m up and running again. :)

 
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New week, new tricks

19 Oct
Counter Strike Source

Counter Strike: Source

- To switch to Drupal or not?

I guess that’s the question for the moment. Would be fun to spend more time with Drupal, but my biggest limitation is the time I have available. Would also be quite fun to spend more time on digging through code for WordPress and see what I can do there. I’ve never developed a plugin for WordPress, so out of pure curiosity (which killed both the cat and all my sparetime) I’d like to give it a shot.

Speaking of shots, I’d completely forgotten that Counter Strike is so much fun! We’ve been playing a few shorter games at the office (+ some Unreal, which doesn’t even compare) and are now planning to have a game-night on Thursday. It’s going to be a blast! (hehe, bad pun…)

Over and out (and back to work) for now.

 
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Snow in Piteå

14 Oct

I looked out of the kitchen window this morning and saw this.

First snow in Piteå

The first snow for 2010 in Piteå

I definitely was not expecting to be changing to winter tyres on the car today. #¤%&!

 
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Bad Bad Blogger

04 Oct

I guess the title somehow sums up my phenomenal blogging capabilities. I am, by nature, quite lazy.

Right, so to sum up the past month or three:

  • House renovation continues (the small toilet & kitchen)
  • Busier than a bee at work
  • The dear wife’s laptop quit (and reinstalling that one is always such a joy)
  • My web server has had a ton of DNS issues. No idea why.
  • The same server as above got gutted, remodelled with some new HDDs and a brand new Ubuntu server installation.

I’m currently learning Drupal module development. Saying the learning curve is a wee bit steep is like saying the moon is just next door. Nevertheless I’ve managed to hack (as in chopping pieces of stuff) together a few useful features for StarCraft 2 Sverige (the best Swedish SC2 site out there). Extended quite a bit the bracket module with my own, because the original bracket is not very good for e-gaming.

 
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