Linux ubuntu 9.10

Opening/Closing of CD Drive from VB

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2006/11/openingclosing-of-cd-drive-from-vb.html open", strReturn, 127, 0)End SubPublic Sub CloseCDDrive() 'Call me to close the CD Drive Call mciSendString("set CDAudio door closed", strReturn, 127, 0)End SubmciSendString is an alias of function mciSendStringA in winmm.dllI guess the code speaks for itself. (Tested on XP, VB6).Related: In Linux, from the command line:To open the drive:eject DriveNameHereTo close the drive:eject -t DriveNameHereIf your not sure what the drive name is, just look in /etc/fstab:cat /etc/fstabIn my ...

Perl Script to Login to Orkut

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/05/perl-script-to-login-to-orkut.html and GET the redirect page URLGoto the redirect pageGoto Orkut.com/home.aspxYour done.Note:Tested on Linux (FC6, Perl 5.8.8)The following script is for linux, Will run on Windows too but the ANSI coloring may not work...Windows Program is given below the program for Linux (without ANSI coloring).For Linux (with ANSI coloring)use WWW::Mechanize;use HTTP::Cookies;use HTTP::Request::Common;$cj=HTTP::Cookies->new(file => "cookie.jar",autosave=>1,ignore_discard=>1);$mech ...

UNIX Networking : Sockets TCP Transmitter and Reciever

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/11/unix-networking-sockets-tcp-transmitter.html UNIX Networking : Sockets TCP Transmitter and Reciever IntroNetworking in UNIX or Linux is done with sockets. The following are 2 programs I made up. 1. Sends messages in TCP, Client2. Listens and Recieves messages from TCP, ServerTCP or Transmission Control Protocol is a 2way connection which is more like a stream or a pipe. Both the ends must be connected.The TransmitterReads messages from input and sends it to localhost:34000.To Setup a transmitter following must be done:1. Setup a port ...

Dataone Account Usage Checker in PERL

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2008/06/free-dataone-account-usage-checker-perl.html : %s\n",$sl[$i],$sl[$i+5]);}$mech->get("../logout.jsp");InstallationOn LinuxCopy paste to a new file data1.plInstall WWW::Mechanize if not already installed.Download WWW-Mechanize-1.XX.tar.gzDo the following in a terminaltar -xvvf WWW-Mechanize-1.XX.tar.gzcd WWW-Mechanize-1.XXperl Makefile.PLmakesudo make installchmod 755 data1.plOn WindowsCopy paste to a new file data1.plGet Active Perl and install if PERL is not installed.Install Module WWW::Mechanize.UsageLinux./data1.pl OptionsWindows, not TESTEDperl data1.pl OptionsPS : Comment `stty` lines when using ...

Hosting a Site at your Home using Dataone

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2008/07/dataone-hosting-site-my-computer-home.html Hosting a Site at your Home using Dataone IntroThis is just a timepass for anyone who would want to try making their home PC to a server. The details are for my BSNL Dataone Router WA300XXX, But you can do it on any router provided your ISP supports, it works for BSNL (Bharath Sanchar Nigam Limited, INDIA) (Hurray!) .So the first step is to setup apache, HTTP Server. I have covered this topic in my earlier post and doesnt want to repeatQuick install for Linux/Debian way : sudo apt-get install ...

How to Download Google App Engine Code

http://digitalpbk.com/google-app-engine/how-to-download-app-engine-code .5 (Django is supported), JAVA and Google's own Google Go Programming language. App engine is designed so that you don't require Unix / Linux professionals to manage all your servers. As a developer you are independent to write and deploy the code without traffic management headache. Amazon EC2 is also one such service, but you still need some set up with load balancers initially. Install the Google App Engine SDK If you already do not have the SDK you should download the SDK as Google App ...

Rasberry Pi Tech Specs

http://digitalpbk.com/mini-computer/rasberry-pi-tech-specs } and RCA video output, 3.5mm Audio output, SD card slot and a RJ45 Ethernet connector. And runs on a 5V power supply which is connected via the standard micro USB interface, which means you can also connect your android charger to power the system. The interesting part is that there are several General purpose IO pins to connect or control another hardware. There are many exciting opportunities for the electronics hacker here. At the minimum it runs on Linux and hence can be used to run a server, do ...

tracert Program (path to the source)

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2008/03/tracert-program-windows-trace-path.html complete.It shows that the request went through 19 systems to reach google.. phew!! :)Have fun :)Linux should also have one ? can anyone comment on that ? ...

Automate Rsync without Password using Rsync Daemon

http://digitalpbk.com/linux/automate-rsync-passwordless-daemon-rsyncd-conf-cron as the secret file discussed in server configuration. Thus running this would sync Alternatively adding this command on a cron job could help you sync periodically. 192.168.1.1:/var/www/images to 192.168.1.X:/var/www/images Happy Syncing... :) Linux Software ...

About "HOSTS" File

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2006/11/about-hosts-file.html About "HOSTS" File Warning: Backup the file before playing with it!What does this file do?The HOSTS file found on Windows (and linux too) is like a local DNS (domain name server). When you type a url on the browsers address bar, the domain name is converted to the IP of the server by a DNS lookup by the browser. Now here is the catch ... Windows first looks at the HOSTS file before doing any DNS lookup. So we can block certain sites by editing the HOSTS file. Where is it ? I dont see ...