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VMware ESXi Installed and Working

I finally got my VMware server up and running today. I’m a little irritated that my CPU doesn’t support virtualization so I can’t run any 64bit VM clients. What can you expect from a 6 year-old refurbished server? I loaded up a Fedora 14 and Windows 2008 instance. I have both of them running on read more »

The new server and switch has arrived

My new (used) server and new 16 port gigabit switch has arrived! I don’t have a rack yet, so I have a ghetto setup that you can see in the pictures below. The server is sitting on a shelf and the switch is handing from a couple of 2×4′s. I’ve been messing around with OS’s read more »

Bonding 2 ethernet nics on Fedora

I finally ended up creating a bonded connection between 2 different gigabit ethernet cards. The primary reason I bonded them was to get redundancy for my internet connection. If one connection drops the other card will pick up the traffic. Start by creating a bond file like the one below. You can edit the file read more »