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Network image scanning
If you have only one scanner but many computers, what is the easiest way to share it? Connect it to one computer and set that computer to be a server, then control the scanner over the network. <—–...
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XFCE desktop icon text
I love light weight desktop environment. Fluxbox was used to be top of my list when I only have desktop computers. Then I give up, to make it simple, it is because Fluxbox is not laptop and Chinese...
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The most unsecure but easiest way to setup NFS
NFS (Network File System) allow user to share files between computers. The way I am going to setup is the simplest, but no security at all. You are warned!!! The system I am using is Xubuntu 12.10,...
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Linksys/Cisco SPA3000 – Setup guide
This guide is about 90% complete. But should provide some basic information how to setup a SPA3000. There are a lot of SPA3000 sale on ebay. I brought one from ebay and one from China. I could not...
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xubuntu 13.04 personal post-installation mini guide
I feel sorry for myself. I am not that old, but I just cannot get used to Unity3D. So the best thing I can do to stay with Ubuntu is to use xubuntu, the XFCE version of Ubuntu. xubuntu is almost...
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XFCE with multiple sound cards
If you are using a laptop like me, you may have ran into a problem of the hotkey on your keyboard is not controlling the sound card that you are using when you have multiple sound cards. It is because...
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Obihai OBi110 – Setup guide
Some background story here This OBi110 is located in Sydney. I have another ATA (Linksys SPA3000) in Hong Kong which I need to connect to. In ITSP profile A, Callcentric is the free SIP service...
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND – Openwrt – Ch00_Introduction
Today, routers are very powerful electronics equipments, they are not just only routing data packages, giving out IPs or blocking unwanted connections anymore. Now they also can act as File Server or...
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND – Openwrt – Ch01_Installation
1) Flashing your Router The router I have is a TP-Link TL-WR1043ND v1.10 (Version one point ten). Special attention is required. Downgrade your original TP-Link firmware, to get around the “WAN...
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND – Openwrt – Ch02_DDNS
0) Briefing Up until now OpenWrt installed, password set = ssh enable, Wifi enable 4.785MB memory left (4900B) from fresh What next First time login router with SSH Install software from...
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Ubuntu 13.04 personal post-installation mini guide
My usually desktop is XFCE. However, as usually, when a new version of Ubuntu is out. I will give it’s default desktop a try. Here is my note of how do I set it up. 1.1) enable Canonical’s ‘partner’...
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND – Openwrt – Ch03_VPN_pptpd
0) Briefing Up until now OpenWrt installed, password set = ssh enable, Wifi enable, DDNS done 4.77MB memory left (4884B) What next Install PPTP server Add custom rules to firewall pptpd in Openwrt do...
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND – Openwrt – Ch05_USB_Storage
0) Briefing What next My USB thumb drive will be partition in 3 parts. I will be using ext4 for data storage. You may use FAT16/FAT32/NTFS, but you cannot have your drive as rootfs_data ( /overlay )...
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND – Openwrt – Ch06_Printing
0) Briefing You should have already done USB external storage (Visit Ch05 to see how). It is because you router is going to act as a printing server. When you press “Print” on you computer, the...
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND – Openwrt – Ch07_Samba_file_server
0) Briefing Why Samba not NFS? In simple answer: Password protected. You might want to get: USB external storage (Visit Ch05 to see how). Router has limited internal memory, so not much fun to have a...
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND – Openwrt – Ch08_Photo_scanner_server
0) Briefing To setup a service that I can remotely control my scanner and scan image directly to my computer. The printer / scanner I am using is HP Deskjet F2280 All-in-one You should have already...
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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND – Openwrt – Ch09_Buttons
0) Briefing As my Scan Button on my scanner is not working with OpenWRT/Linux, I am going to use the QSS button on my TP-Link TL-WR1043ND to act as my scan button. When I press the QSS button, OpenWRT...
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Ubuntu 13.10 personal post-installation mini guide
Okey. It is the end of 2013. I have gave Unity a try for a day, but goodbye again Unity. xubuntu is almost perfect, howerver, as usual, customization is always required. And I confess, I have just...
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