I am always looking for open smtp, ssh, or sip servers. This is the routine that I have set up to scan for these open hosts. In order to set this up for yourself you will need to have Nmap and AutoIt installed. If you are using the non-install version of Nmap then you will need to add the Nmap directory to PATH. You can either do that in the .bat file that I use or by right-clicking My Computer and selecting properties. Go to the advanced tab and click the environmental variables button. Add the Nmap directory to PATH.
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So I was trying to block a certain someone from calling me and after I set up the blacklist they started to *67 my number and it would still ring through as Restricted. This was not acceptable and I could not figure out how to block this for the longest time until I came across this patch for Elastix. This post will show you how to set up the blacklist in Elastix as well as block Anonymous, Restricted, and Private type calls. Read the rest of this entry »
Recently I have switched from trixbox to Elastix, and there is quite a difference. They both support features like call recording, time groups, ring groups, voicemail, IVRs, call history, dial-patterns, etc. A big difference is that Elastix supports fax, so you can send faxes with a program called WinprintHylafax or JHylaFAX. You can also receive faxes by having a .pdf document emailed to any address. It also has an IM server that supports many different clients, so it would be easy to create a secure chat for your company. Another big feature Elastix has over trixbox is that it has RoundCube Webmail. This is great if your company does not currently have a solution for email. Read the rest of this entry »
The latest version of XBMC (X-Box Medica Center) does not allow you to scrape IMDB for movie information, but there is a work-around. Read the rest of this entry »
When I got my Cisco 186 ATA it had the H.323 firmware on it, but I needed the SIP firmware. I found out that you have to pay Cisco a licensing fee to get the SIP firmware. It took me too many searches to find out how to get the firmware without paying the licensing fee. Follow the directions below to upgrade the Cisco 186 ATA firmware to SIP:
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