Author: ProHoster

Critical vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel

Researchers have discovered several critical vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel: A buffer overflow in the server side of the virtio network in the Linux kernel, which can be used to cause a denial of service or code execution on the host OS. CVE-2019-14835 The Linux kernel running on the PowerPC architecture does not properly handle Facility Unavailable exceptions in some situations. This vulnerability could be […]

VDS with licensed Windows Server for 100 rubles: myth or reality?

An inexpensive VPS most often means a virtual machine running on GNU/Linux. Today we will check whether there is life on Mars Windows: the testing list included budget offers from domestic and foreign providers. Virtual servers running a commercial Windows operating system usually cost more than Linux machines due to the need for licensing fees and slightly higher requirements for computer processing power. […]

Galaxy Guide DevOpsConf 2019

I present to your attention a guide to DevOpsConf, a conference that this year is on a galactic scale. In the sense that we managed to put together such a powerful and balanced program that a variety of specialists will enjoy traveling through it: developers, system administrators, infrastructure engineers, QA, team leads, service stations and in general everyone involved in the technological development process. We suggest visiting [...]

The Debian project discusses the possibility of supporting multiple init systems

Sam Hartman, the leader of the Debian project, trying to understand the disagreements between the maintainers of the elogind packages (an interface for running GNOME 3 without systemd) and libsystemd, caused by a conflict between these packages and the recent refusal of the team responsible for preparing releases to include elogind in the testing branch, admitted the ability to support several initialization systems in the distribution. If project participants vote in favor of diversifying provisioning systems, […]

Live and learn. Part 4. Learn while working?

— I want to upgrade and take Cisco CCNA courses, then I can rebuild the network, make it cheaper and more trouble-free, and maintain it at a new level. Can you help me with payment? - The system administrator, who has worked for 7 years, looks at the director. “I’ll teach you, and you’ll leave.” What am I, a fool? Go and work, is the expected answer. The system administrator goes to the place, opens [...]

Cisco Training 200-125 CCNA v3.0. Day 44 Introduction to OSPF

Today we will begin learning about OSPF routing. This topic, like the EIGRP protocol, is the most important topic in the entire CCNA course. As you can see, Section 2.4 is titled “Configuring, Testing, and Troubleshooting OSPFv2 Single-Zone and Multi-Zone for IPv4 (Excluding Authentication, Filtering, Manual Route Summarization, Redistribution, Stub Area, VNet, and LSA).” The OSPF topic is quite […]

Polygon: Apex Legends will add a new hero, Crypto, and the Charge Rifle rifle in the third ranked season

Polygon journalists published information about the expected direction of development of Apex Legends. According to the publication, with the start of the new rating season, the developers will add the hero Crypto and the Charge Rifle rifle to the shooter. They will appear in the game no earlier than October 1st. It is expected that the appearance of a new character will be the biggest innovation in the game. Users have already found it in the current game client. Despite […]

NVIDIA Saves Chiplets for Better Times

If you believe the statements of NVIDIA Chief Scientific Advisor Bill Dally in an interview with the Semiconductor Engineering resource, the company developed the technology for creating a multi-core processor with a multi-chip layout six years ago, but is still not ready to use it in mass production. On the other hand, to place HBM-type memory chips in close proximity to the GPU, the company […]

Apple has released two new trailers showcasing children's series from TV+

Perhaps the main announcements during the recent presentation were not new Apple devices like the iPad 10,2″, Apple Watch Series 5 and the iPhone 11 family, but subscription services: the gaming Arcade and streaming television TV+. The monthly cost of both, quite unexpectedly for Apple, was only 199 rubles in Russia (for comparison, in the USA the price is $4,99), […]

Xiaomi novelties for smart home: smart speakers and AC2100 router

Xiaomi has announced three new devices for the modern smart home - the XiaoAI Speaker and XiaoAI Speaker PRO smart speakers, as well as the AC2100 Wi-Fi Router. The XiaoAI Speaker has a white cylindrical body with a mesh bottom half. There are controls at the top of the gadget. It is claimed that the new product is capable of forming a sound field with a coverage of 360 […]

Noir strategy John Wick Hex will be released in EGS on October 8

Good Shepherd Entertainment has announced that the noir turn-based strategy game John Wick Hex will be released on PC on October 8, 2019, exclusively on the Epic Games Store. The game can already be pre-ordered for 449 rubles. In John Wick Hex you must think and act like John Wick, a professional hitman. The game combines elements of strategy and dynamic […]