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GODADDY – BACKUP DNS ZONE

Here is how to backup your DNS information in GoDaddy

Login into your account

Navigate to https://dcc.godaddy.com/control/portfolio

Identify the Domain name you want to backup

Click the three dots next to it “…“

Select Edit DNS

On the DNS MANAGEMENT page, next to the ADD button, click the Three Dots “…“

Select Export Zone File

Your DNS will backup to your computer.

Save it to somewhere special, and go on your merry way

CREATE SPF RECORD

This is a quick how-to on setting up the SPF record for those of us not using Microsoft 365. They have a different record type If you want a more in-depth one, there are many available elsewhere. So for now, here it is

Login into your DNS Provider
Ex – Network Solutions, Hostgator, ENOM

Navigate to the area to Manage DNS records

Create a TXT record

Name will be
@

Value will be:
v=spf1 a mx ip4:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ~all
Be sure to change xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the actual IP of your mail server

Save the record

Go to MXToolbox.com and enter your domain name

You should see a green box with your SPF record info contained inside

BLOCK TRACKERS CONTAINED IN EMAIL – MICROSOFT OUTLOOK DESKTOP APPLICATION

Most marketing emails contain a single pixel hidden in the email which tracks you. This pixel calls home, lets the marketers/spammers know that you opened the email, and begins tracking your movement through their system.

Here is how to block it within Outlook on your IOS device (ipad, iphone, etc)

Open Outlook

Click on the File

Select Options

Open Trust Center

Click on Trust Center Settings

Find Automatic Download

Place check mark in:
Don’t download pictures automatically in standard html…..
Don’t download pictures in encrypted or signed…..

Thats it! Tracking pixel disabled

FIX – “NO HEADSET FOUND” ERROR WHEN USING MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR WITH META QUEST 2

This quick how-to is what you need to do to get the Meta Quest 2 also known as the Oculus Quest 2 connected to Microsoft Flight Sim.

On the computer, go to the Microsoft Store
Search for and install OpenXR
Download and Install the Oculus Software to your computer
Add new headset in Oculus Software
Reboot the computer
Open the Oculus Software
Use the Link Cable to Connect the Headset to the Computer

Now put the Meta Quest 2 headset on
Allow the files and link settings in the headset
When prompted, return to the computer

Open Microsoft Flight Simulator
Go into the VR Settings
Now you can “Switch to VR” and it will work

Enjoy!

FIX TORSOCKS PERROR ISSUE

In ParrotOS if you install torsocks using apt-get install torsocks, it installs fine, however you cannot run it from the commandline as it has the following error

Error:
PERROR torsocks[2859]: socks5 libc connect: Connection refused (in socks5_connect() at socks5.c:202)

To fix this error do the following

Type:
sudo nano /etc/tor/torsocks.conf

Scroll down to the TorPort line

Change 9050 to 9150

Now it should read
TorPort 9150

Press CTRL + X
Press Y to save

Now you can run torsocks

How to use WGET with TOR through torsocks

Quick how-to on using wget for a .onion site

Once Parrot OS is installed

Open Applications menu at the top left of the screen

Open TOR Launcher

Click Install TOR

Open a terminal

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install torsocks

Once installed, you can navigate to a terminal

Type:
torsocks wget to get the data through the tor network.

Example (change the links with valid ones):
torsocks wget
torsocks wget

LINUX COMMAND LINE SHOW PUBLIC IP

This is a simple command that you can run on your local linux box, which will show you the public ip of the machine. Very helpful when mining on ethermine

First open a Terminal

Type:
dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com

That’s it. Your public IP will now show

INSTALL NVIDIA DRIVERS, CUDA, TENSORFLOW AND ANACONDA ON UBUNTU 20.04

Quick note on how to install the packages. It is in no particular order, these are raw notes my from my temporary build

Install Ubuntu

Open a terminal
sudo bash
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
nvidia-smi


Pick the version you want to use
apt install nvidia-utils-510
reboot


Open a terminal
sudo bash
nvidia-smi
ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
apt-get install curl


Go to the Anaconda site and download the latest build. For me it was the one below
cd Downloads/
bash Anaconda3-2021.11-Linux-x86_64.sh
source ~/.bashrc
conda info
conda update conda
conda update anaconda
sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit
reboot


Open a terminal
sudo bash
anaconda-navigator


Open a new notebook
pip install –upgrade tensorflow
Press run


Open a new notebook
import tensorflow as tf
print(tf.version)


Tensorflow will show the version

ALFA DRIVER INSTALL FOR KALI 2202.1 ON RASPBERRY PI 4

Open a terminal

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

ifconfig

Note your wireless adapters…if any are installed

lsusb

Note the USB devices on the pi. You will not see the ALFA wifi device

Next type

sudo apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms

Drivers will install, this may take a few minutes.

Once it is done type the following

lsusb

You will now see the Realtek Adapter

ifconfig

You will now see your ALFA wireless card