ubuntu chkconfig equivalent

use sysv-rc-conf

Windows automatic dial VPN PPTP connection

rasdial CONNECTION_NAME USERNAME PASSWORD

veeam scp problem windows 64 bit (x64)

download courflags from
http://www.virtualvcp.com/content/view/26/1/
then do a
corflags "C:\Program Files (x86)\Veeam\Veeam Backup and FastSCP\VeeamShell.exe" /32BIT+"

big thanks to
http://www.everything-virtual.com/?p=279

vmware server 2 remote client problem on linux

goto somewhere like the below

cd ~/.mozilla/firefox/r1ejwkml.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins

and run
./vmware-vmrc -h "localhost:8333"

dd progress status

while [ `pgrep ^dd` ]; do kill -USR1 `pgrep ^dd`;sleep 1;done

ssh disable slow dns

in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
UseDNS no

rsync vs scp

Remember not to try to rsync like scp, DO NOT SPECIFY PATH, instead look at the [] sections in rsyncd.conf called MODULES and use the below syntax

rsync * 192.168.1.1::MODULE_NAME

REMEMBER YOU ASS