local network

While online services like Dropbox may be the most convenient file-syncing options, there are plenty of reasons you may want to "roll your own cloud" and sync your files to your own web server or just on your local network.

HowtoForge: "This is useful if you have services on a local network and need to access them remotely but don't want these services to be publicly accessible.

By integrating with OpenSSL, OpenVPN can encrypt all VPN traffic to provide a secure connection between machines."

For a few years now, we've covered the fight in New Zealand about implementing a three strikes policy.

The latest version includes a special "copyright tribunal" to review the various cases... and also a bit of a sneaky way to pretend it's not really a three strikes proposal.

Tech Source: "Did you know that you can remotely control your Linux desktop over a local network using the iPhone?"

Linux Pro Magazine: "Recently, however, I added a new device to my local network: a tiny Linux-based server with the silly name Bubba Two."

Linux and Open Source: "Running a home DNS server is not without its benefits. The same holds true for running a home DHCP server.

The two together provide an easy way to reference individual systems using DNS names for the local network, and the ability to dynamically allocate local IP addresses as systems come and go."