How to – Debian Static IP Configuration

On a basic Debian machine without a graphical interface assigning the same IP address all the times can be achieved in two ways. Static IP Address To configure a static IP, (an IP that will never change), and not use DHCP you must edit the file /etc/networking/interfaces. Insert the following code at the end of … Read more

My Wireless Network Doesn’t Work When the Baby is Sleeping

Having a baby could affect your wireless communication? Yes. Well, indirectly yes. Who has a baby and a wireless network will most likely have a baby monitor. We all like to spend our time blogging, or browsing the Internet while the baby is asleep, but we couldn’t blog a word if we didn’t keep an … Read more

How to Install Squid with Active Directory Authentication on Debian

Squid is a caching proxy software, licensed under GNU GPL, (free software).
It can help your Organization to reduce bandwidth and improves response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages.
Squid has extensive access controls and if you don’t mind Command Line Interface is not too hard to configure. It runs on most available operating systems including Windows.
The following article is a step by step HOW TO Install Squid on Debian. Most of the steps are easily applicable to any other Linux distribution such as: RedHat, Suse, Ubuntu, etc…