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  • DNS troubles with Ubuntu Server 12.04

    Some customers have been having DNS issues after setting a static IP on Ubuntu 12.04.1 where the server is no longer picking up the DNS settings as it was before; this can be easily fixed by adding the following to /etc/network/interfaces after the eth0 entry:

     

    dns-nameservers [ip.of.your.router]

     

    e.g., for a modem/router that’s 10.1.1.1 on your local network, your /etc/network/interfaces file might look like:

     

    # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
    # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

    # The loopback network interface
    auto lo
    iface lo inet loopback

    # The primary network interface
    auto eth0
    iface eth0 inet static
    address 10.1.1.50
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    gateway 10.1.1.1
    broadcast 10.1.1.255

    dns-nameservers 10.1.1.1

    Restart your network with:

     

    sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

     

    …then try pinging Google or something similar and you should have success 🙂

     

    It’s generally not advisable for Australians to use nameservers located elsewhere, e.g. Google’s public DNS’ 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4 – some things which are unmetered by your ISP may be metered if you do so.

     

     

  • New Product: 1U Rack Dual Temperature and Humidity Sensor

     

    We had some requests for a 1U sensor that did more than just read the temperature in one spot in the chassis and after looking at what was available we decided to make our own.

     

    Featuring two temperature sensors with 1M probes and an ambient temperature+humidity sensor, it’s a great way of measuring intake/exhaust temperatures as well as the internal rack temperature with the added bonus of humidity.  At 1U it takes up a minimal amount of rack space and the probes are quite thin, making it practical to route them around your rack.

     

    Let us know if you want one included with your next server build!

  • Customer Build: Luna II

     

     

    Here’s a few shots of one of our recent storage server builds:

     

     

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  • Asus Z9PE-D16 Review: Part Two

    Here is the follow-up to our initial review of the Asus Z9PE-D16 motherboard!

     

     

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  • Asus Z9PE-D16 review: Part One

    Up for review today we have one of Asus’ dual-socket-2011 server motherboards – the Z9PE-D16. Hit the break to find out what it’s all about and why you might care about it even if you don’t need to run two CPUs…

     

     

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  • Teaser: Asus Z9PE-D16

     

    Our last server build featured one of these boards; we took the time to take quite a lot of photos and do a full-write up of it, which should be ready soon! In the meanwhile: