Although the upgrade process is very well described on the FreeBSD handbook you may be looking for a more detailed hands on how to upgrade FreeBSD from version 11.2 up to 12.0 article. We’re going work here on this process, step by step detailing not only how to upgrade but to do it safely. First of all we have to make a distinction between the two natively supported types of … [Read more...]
How to connect a FreeBSD box to the internet through an Android device via an USB port
FreeBSD is known to be very suitable for computer servers, from Netflix streaming to Whatsapp messaging as powerful examples. Some also use FreeBSD as a workstation OS. I am one of those using BSD on both camps, although I also use some GNU/Linux boxes for 'trivial' purposes. In modern times having an internet connection seems almost natural to westeners as if it were current … [Read more...]
How to use Fail2ban with WordPress
In a previous article we did an install of Fail2ban on a FreeBSD server. This tool can help us to protect our Wordpress install, independatly from if we are using the FAMP stack or the LAMP stack. As I mentioned on that article Fail2ban is a complementary tool to our firewall. It works by scanning log files and banning IPs suspicious activity reflected on those very logs. If … [Read more...]
How to install Fail2ban on FreeBSD
Fail2ban is a complementary tool to your firewall. It works by scanning log files and bans IPs which present suspicious activity such as failed logins. It is compatible with many UNIX-like systems and is a security tool to have in your arsenal. It can filter not only ssh logins, but other services too, for example CMS web sites as Wordpress or Drupal, repositories such as your … [Read more...]
How to patch Spectre and Meltdown the ROM way
In a previous article I briefly, sort of, talked about the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. I have also written two guides to patch them from the OS side using a UNIX flavour from the BSD camp and a GNU/Linux distribution. Both actions resulted successful but there is a third way to patch this vulnerabilities. Regular OS patching should solve the issues these collection of … [Read more...]