etc/hosts.allow files and IP ranges

I’ve inherited a pre-configured box and recently had to audit the etc/hosts.allow files. For those who don’t know what etc/hosts.allow files are. These are files that services such as vsftp, sshd, and etc, would go to check, to see if certain IPs were allowed or not. If the IP passes the allow rules, then it’s …

Ticketing System vs Google Docs

When I hear project collaboration, I almost immediately hear “Google Docs” afterwards. Google Docs is great, don’t get me wrong, but for task delegation and project coordination, Google Doc simply isn’t enough. Let’s say Jack, Jill, Tom, and Bob were all to work on a project. Here’s the scenario where they collaborate using a ticketing …