July 2018 - Kyle Kowalczyk

Linux – Harden SSH

July 16, 2018 kyle@smallguysit.com 0

SSH is one of the most widely used administration methods for Linux servers and it is because of that you will find seemingly endless amounts of devices accessible on the Internet that are listening on […]

Java 10 – Compile First Java Program

July 7, 2018 kyle@smallguysit.com 0

In this article I will demonstrate how to compile your first Java program from the command line. Our first program will not be anything fancy, it will be the defacto standard first program everyone has […]

Network Admin

Ubiquiti EdgeMax – Add Port Group

Port groups work great if you have a set of ports that you will need to police in your firewall together in different rulesets, for instance if you want to allow or block all web [...]
Linux

The Switch to Linux Desktop pt.2

It has been a few weeks since I have began using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as my primary desktop at home and so far I do not have an intention to turn back although there are [...]
Grid

Tkinter Grid – Adding a Button

In this tutorial I am demonstrating how to add a button using Grid in Tkinter. Placing a basic button can be done with only 2 lines of code highlighted in the code block below. The [...]
Linux

Encrypting a drive with LUKS – Ubuntu Linux

Encryption is how the world keeps data private and secure, it is what enables secure administration, online purchases, bank transactions, and many more things that make the Internet what it is; you could argue that [...]
Cisco

Cisco IOS – Send message to other users on the system

If you work in an environment were it is common that there are more than 1 person in a device at a given time or you notice there are other people logged in when you [...]

Kyle Kowalczyk

Technical Blog

Month: July 2018

Linux – Harden SSH

Java 10 – Compile First Java Program

Ubiquiti EdgeMax – Add Port Group

The Switch to Linux Desktop pt.2

Tkinter Grid – Adding a Button

Encrypting a drive with LUKS – Ubuntu Linux

Cisco IOS – Send message to other users on the system