by Peter Galli on August 10, 2009
Jason Perlow, a columnist over at ZDNet, has written a comprehensive review on virtualizing free Linux distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2. In his Tech Broiler column, Perlow notes that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer... more
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by Aaron Fulkerson on August 04, 2009
It has been a while since I last guest wrote at Port25, which is always a pleasure. Today, I am writing about the latest MindTouch software release, codename Minneopa, which introduces three new innovative capabilities
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by jcannon on June 11, 2008
Abstract: SSH has largely replaced Telnet for remote administration of UNIX and Linux systems, but has not yet been used much on Windows. SSH is generally considered to be more secure than Telnet and the Berkeley remote commands (rlogin, etc). This paper... more
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by jcannon on June 06, 2008
Abstract: Secure remote access to UNIX and Linux systems is generally accomplished through SSH. The most frequent implementation of that protocol is OpenSSH, originally written for the OpenBSD project but now ported to a wide variety of platforms. This... more
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by jcannon on January 25, 2008
The Apache authentication module mod_auth_kerb allows Apache to authenticate users against a Kerberos KDC including one from ActiveDirectory. Kerberos itself can be fairly complex to set up. This guide will attempt to show the specific steps required to make this possible as well as discuss security limitations specific to the interoperability matters. ... more
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by jcannon on December 11, 2007
This paper is written for a somewhat technical audience and covers how the identity management expectations differ between the Windows Server platform and Linux - and how Windows Server can be used to manage both. This paper assume that the reader is familiar with general Windows administration tasks, such as user management.... more
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by jcannon on November 20, 2007
We have all run into cases where Windows fails to load for one reason or another. The problem may be hardware or a software failure, and the problem may seem to be irrecoverable. Yet often Linux can be used to help recover data that otherwise might be lost. Another application of using Linux recovery is in the creation of disk images for post-mortem analysis of security breaches.... more
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by jcannon on October 30, 2007
Today's post returns Port 25 to our more regular technical analysis that examine common technical scenarios when running Windows and Linux together, or Windows and other popular open source projects. This week, the lab looks at at disk recovery options using GRUB and dual boot scenarios.... more
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by jcannon on October 23, 2007
A quick note to let our community know that Virtual Machine Additions for Linux 2.0 has been released - bringing the version number up to 2.0. For those unfamiliar with Virtual Machine Additions for Linux, it is technology layer designed to improve the usability and interoperability of running Linux operating systems as guests or virtual machines inside of Virtual Server. From the release notes, it... more
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by MichaelF on August 13, 2007
I had the opportunity to present at both OSCON in Portland and at LinuxWorld in San Francisco in the last three weeks – both O’Reilly and IDG were gracious enough to grant me a session on the work that Microsoft is doing with Novell, XenSource, and others on Linux and Windows interoperability.
Overall our focus is on three critical technology areas for the next-generation datacenter: virtualization... more
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by MichaelF on May 24, 2007
It's happened to me and I'm sure it has happened to you: your software won't load and your data is now trapped inside your PC. The problem may be a hardware or a software failure, and the problem may seem to be irrecoverable. Yet often Linux... more
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by MichaelF on May 09, 2007
This document provides an overview of LInux IPsec solutions as well as detailed discussions on configuring IPsec-Tools for interoperability scenarios between Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4 and Windows Vista Ultimate Beta.... more
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by jcannon on March 09, 2007
In our continuing series of papers describing both the research undertaken by the Open Source Software Lab, and technical tips, here is the latest networking configuration technical analysis. Abstract: This document provides the reader with an analysis... more
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by MichaelF on October 16, 2006
Last Thursday we posted an interview with Jeremy Moskowitz in which we mentioned the book he authored: Windows and Linux Integration. As promised, today we have posted a complete chapter from the book... more
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by MichaelF on October 13, 2006
Today we are introducing Cyril Voisin, Security Advisor for Microsoft in France who shares his insights on booting Linux with Vista's boot manager and building a dual boot system with Windows Vista BitLocker protection with TPM Support...... more
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