HP Direct PDF printing is a great cross platform driverless printing mechanism which I have used for a number of customers with great results. A common problem with Direct PDF printing is that it is not possible to include any printer control … [Continue reading] about HP Direct PDF Printing and Printer tray control
Dell Openmanage Server Administrator Email Alerts for Linux
Earlier this year I posted a script which sends email alerts from Dell servers using the alerting system built into Dell Openmanage. However, that script will only work on Windows systems. A visitor to the blog called Steve has kindly posted some … [Continue reading] about Dell Openmanage Server Administrator Email Alerts for Linux
Automated and conditional reboots of Draytek routers via telnet
This is a script that I posted to the Draytek forum a couple of years ago, I noticed that it has been a very popular post so I have decided to post here also. The function of the script is to perform scheduled reboots of Draytek routers. … [Continue reading] about Automated and conditional reboots of Draytek routers via telnet
Script to generate email alerts from Dell Openmanage (OMSA)
Dell Openmanage Server Administrator is a really useful tool for configuring and monitoring server hardware but it lacks built in E-Mail alerts. It is capable of executing scripts when a server alert is triggered so I have written a simple … [Continue reading] about Script to generate email alerts from Dell Openmanage (OMSA)
Recovering saved FTP Passwords using a simple netmon filter
Today I needed to FTP some files to a site that I have used on and off for a number of years. Because I have recently installed Windows 7 I needed to setup the site again in my FTP Client, Core FTP. Although my old machine still has the connection … [Continue reading] about Recovering saved FTP Passwords using a simple netmon filter