madduci

Configuring Deutsche Telekom FTTH Access with OpenWRT

After looking for alternatves to the suggested Router from Telekom (AVM FritzBox and HUawei Speedport), I've discovered the possibility of configuring my existing OpenWRT Router to act as gateway to the Telekom FTTH (Fiber To The Home) Magenta Zuhause package.

TL;DR

The WAN interface must be configured as follows (see your Telekom letter):

• Protocol: PPPoE
• PAP/CHAP username:

huntrar

Arch Linux Full-Disk Encryption Installation Guide

This guide provides instructions for an Arch Linux installation featuring full-disk encryption via LVM on LUKS and an encrypted boot partition (GRUB) for UEFI systems.

Following the main installation are further instructions to harden against Evil Maid attacks via UEFI Secure Boot custom key enrollment and self-signed kernel and bootloader.

Preface

You will find most of this information pulled from the Arch Wiki and other resources linked thereof.

Note: The system was installed on an NVMe SSD, substitute /dev/nvme0nX with /dev/sdX or your device as needed.

simonw

git archive --format=tar.gz -o /tmp/my-repo.tar.gz --prefix=my-repo/ master

More detailed version: https://til.simonwillison.net/git/git-archive

magnetikonline

BIND - delegate a sub domain for a zone

The scenario:

• DNS zone myzone.com defined in BIND.
• Authoritative name server at 123.16.123.1.
• Subzone sub.myzone.com with an authoritative name server at 123.16.123.10.
• Wishing to forward sub-zone to authoritative name server.

Config

pklaus

#!/usr/bin/env python

# found on <http://files.majorsilence.com/rubbish/pygtk-book/pygtk-notebook-html/pygtk-notebook-latest.html#SECTION00430000000000000000>
# simple example of a tray icon application using PyGTK

import gtk
 
def message(data=None):
  "Function to display messages to the user."