Tec(h)tonic

Insights into building a solid I.T. foundation in the mid-size business world.

Category: How To

  • Shell script to monitor /boot disk usage

    Linux tends to allocate a relatively small amount of storage space to the /boot volume during the install process and, as a result, it can quickly fill up with kernel updates, particularly if you have your server set up to automatically apply any security updates. In my experience, when this happens then the server can begin…

  • Forcing clients to use 5GHz on a Ruckus Wireless network

    My office relies on a Ruckus Wireless-based wifi system, which has worked very well for us. We’re currently using a ZoneDirector 1000 controller and three ZoneFlex 7962 access points (they replaced the original, 2.4GHz-only ZF 7942 units we had for the sake of adding dual-band capability). I recently came to discover that many of our laptops,…

  • Reddit: take the plunge!

    Reddit. It’s probably something you’ve heard reference to many times over the past few years and, if you’re like me, you’ve visited the site many times and simply gone “Good God, that that’s the ugliest site I’ve ever seen” and given up even trying to figure it out. Or perhaps you’ve heard nothing more than it’s…