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25May/110

Using two different identity files with ssh for rsa remote authentication keys

I have two different servers I need to connect to, each requiring two different types of remote authentication keys. One requires rsa, the other dss. So I had to make and use two different remote authentication keys, but was unsure as to how to tell my machine to serve them both up. It was, by default, just serving up the rsa key.

What I had to do was create a file called "config" (NO file extension) in the ~/.ssh directory on my machine. I then put two lines in this file:

IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_dss

It works like a charm.

For the curious, I'm on windows using the git bash that comes built in with git (NOT cygwin). My ~/.ssh directory looks like this:

I generated these RSA keys with a command similar to this:

ssh-keygen -t dss -f ~/.ssh/id_dss

And copied and pasted the contents of the id_rsa.pub (and id_dss.pub) files into the appropriate place (something like ~/.ssh/authorized_keys) on the remote servers.

Tagged as: Computer, development, How to, remote key authentication, shell, spotlight, ssh, tutorial, Windows No Comments

6Feb/100

Microsoft Advertisement FAIL

This is just... creepy...

I'm not 100% sure why and I had to watch it a few times before I even realized it was creeping me out... But once I figured out why it was distracting/disturbing me, I realized it was just subtly creepy. It's probably the dark colors the guy is wearing in juxtaposition with the all white background. He looks shady. He doesn't look confident. He looks like he is sneaking. When he walks over to the camera he has to bend down to summon you (It would feel less creepy if you were always at eye level). It feels like you are a kid and some stranger is walking by and bending down into your face and saying, "come on kid, come look what I've got". He's got his hand in his pocket... why? That's creepy. This whole thing feels like a drug dealer trying to get me to come smoke pot/crack/whatever with him. It's just... creepy. Yuck.

Sorry Microsoft... but... FAIL.

Here's the whole ad (I was able to extract it from this page)

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20Nov/060

“Dell Wars”: Episode V – The Dellpire Strikes Back

After boxing up my old computer and sending it off to Dell, I began playing Half Life 2: Episode 1.

The third day I went to play it, It started crashing. It would crash every time I played after playing for 60 seconds.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I went in search of the answer hoping beyond hope that it was a simple driver update.

I did all of the windows updates, downloaded the latest DirectX drivers, and downloaded the Steam Crash Client. The steam crash client was very helpful in that it told me that I had a VERY SEVERE problem with my video card drivers, and gave me a link to download the new ones (I was using v.6.14.1... and the current ones as of 8/21/06 were 8.282). Let's hope this isn't an evil trap by Vadar to lure me in, and that this will actually work.

After installing all drivers and updating windows, the game seems to be working fine...

Tagged as: Blue Screen of Death, Computer, Computer Problems, Dell, Dell Wars, Direct X, Drivers, Half-Life, RAM, Steam, Valve, Windows No Comments

1Nov/060

“Dell Wars” Episode IV: A New XPS 410

Some of you may have heard about my Dell Wars saga to date. But if you have not, I will sum it up here:

Dell sent me a lemon.

Episode I - The Phantom Menace:

I get the Dell. It''s stats are off the chart. I am astounded. Yet there are some foreboding signs I ignore lurking in the shadows. My computer freezes randomly sometimes...

Episode II - Attack of the Cloning Sounds:

While playing HL2:E1 the computer begins crashing with looping sounds. Whaaaaa??? Dell sends me a new video card, and I put a new sound card in it and disable the on-board sound.

Episode III - Revenge of the System Board:

While playing WOW my Dell starts crashing and giving me "Blue Screens of Death". I calmly call dell and scream at them, and they tell me it is the ram and system board. Oh and the processor. And they come and replace it. The RAM goes bad, and they send me new RAM. Then the system board goes bad AGAIN... All seems lost. I rise up screaming "NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!"

This brings us current with:

Episode IV: A New XPS 410

My old computer (An XPS400) has gone over to the dark side of the force. However after a year of dealing with my darth dell computer, A new (free) XPS 410 has just arrived in it's place. Could this new hope be the answer to all my problems? Will it play HL2:E1 without crashing even at full resolution and max fps? Will I counter strike with impunity? We shall soon find out (I just took it out of the box)...

Stay tuned. Hopefully there will be no Episode V in which the evil dellpire strikes back and turns out to have sent me another hopelessly crappy computer...