tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72396772024-02-07T17:17:04.258-04:00randzany stuffRandzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778897395197951580noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239677.post-1836717430599566922019-11-30T12:17:00.002-04:002019-11-30T12:17:41.471-04:00Setting Static IP on CoreOS<ol>
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Connect to CoreOS shell then type:<br />
<pre>sudo vi /etc/systemd/network/static.network</pre>
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Set the static IP
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<pre>[Match]
Name=eth0
[Network]
Address=10.0.0.16/24
Gateway=10.0.0.1
DNS=10.0.0.1
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Apply the new network configuration:
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<pre>sudo systemctl restart systemd-networkd
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Convert ppk to OpenSsh format:<br />
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<pre>puttygen <path-to-your.ppk> -O private-openssh -o <path-to-your-private-key></pre>
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You will be prompted to enter your private key password (if you had it).<br />
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To use the converted private key to connect to the server:<br />
<pre>ssh -i <path-to-your-private-key> <username@yourhost></pre>
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For me, the easiest option to do implement DNS caching is using <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/Bind9">BIND9</a> for <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspbian-stretch/">Raspbian stretch</a>. I am also using <a href="https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/admin/bindgraph">bindgraph</a> to gather some cool graphs of DNS queries.<br />
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Perhaps, I'll share my process installation, challenges and solutions later. For now, here's a screenshot of my DNS Cache presented using bindgraph:<br />
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I am accessing this website from my Windows 10 computer on the same network. The site is configured to be viewable only inside the same subnet.<br />
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Five years later, I'm still here, on the sideline while I bear witness on how things come by. From being an "office worker" in Makati, to a consultant in a big financial company in District of Columbia. Several winters, springs, summers and falls. And also witnessed Brexit and Trump events, which I think will be remembered for a long time, be it for being the best, or the worst, depending on which side of "the wall" you are in.<br />
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