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# Add the following lines to /etc/sysctl.conf if you have 512MB RAM or more :

kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.shmmax = 2147483648
kernel.shmmni = 4096
fs.file-max = 65536
vm.swappiness = 1
vm.vfs_cache_pressure = 50

# If you have a fast broadband

net.core.rmem_max = 16777216
net.core.wmem_max = 16777216
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 16777216
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 65536 16777216
net.ipv4.tcp_no_metrics_save = 1

# If you have a Wifi

net.core.rmem_default = 524288
net.core.rmem_max = 524288
net.core.wmem_default = 524288
net.core.wmem_max = 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 524288 524288 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 1
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0
net.ipv4.route.flush = 1

# Security
#Disable All ICMP Requests
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_all = 1
# Disables packet forwarding
net.ipv4.ip_forward=0
# Disables IP source routing
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0
net.ipv4.conf.lo.accept_source_route = 0
net.ipv4.conf.eth0.accept_source_route = 0
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0
# Enable IP spoofing protection, turn on source route verification
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.conf.lo.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.conf.eth0.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
# Disable ICMP Redirect Acceptance
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0
net.ipv4.conf.lo.accept_redirects = 0
net.ipv4.conf.eth0.accept_redirects = 0
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects = 0
# Enable Log Spoofed Packets, Source Routed Packets, Redirect Packets
net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians = 1
net.ipv4.conf.lo.log_martians = 1
net.ipv4.conf.eth0.log_martians = 1
# Disables the magic-sysrq key
kernel.sysrq = 0
# Decrease the time default value for tcp_fin_timeout connection
net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout = 15
# Decrease the time default value for tcp_keepalive_time connection
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time = 1800
# Turn off the tcp_window_scaling
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 0
# Enable TCP SYN Cookie Protection
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1
# Enable ignoring broadcasts request
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1
# Increase the tcp-time-wait buckets pool size

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1.) Install  the eee kernel module source

2.) Install eeeqtweak source

3.) Tweak the settings and enjoy peace and quiet

EeeFanControl

su -c 'gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/var/lib/gdm/.gconf -s --type string /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /home/foo/background.jpg' gdm

Source

1.) yum -y install patch gcc kernel-devel

2.) Download the following patch

3.) Download the RaLink driver with the latest RaLink WPA and WEP patches applied from the following link

4.) Decompress the driver source

5.) mv sta_ioctl.patch /usr/src/DPO_RT28xx_60_LinuxSTA_V1.7.0.0/os/linux/

6.) cd /usr/src/DPO_RT28xx_60_LinuxSTA_V1.7.0.0/os/linux/

7.) patch sta_ioctl.c sta_ioctl.patch

8.) cd  /usr/src/DPO_RT28xx_60_LinuxSTA_V1.7.0.0

9.) sudo make

10.) sudo make install

12.) echo 'alias ra0 rt2860sta' > /etc/modprobe.d/rt2860sta

13.) modprobe rt2860sta

14.) lsmod | grep rt2860sta

rt2860sta             440000  1

15.) lspci -v  

        01:00.0 Network controller: RaLink Unknown device 0781
        Subsystem: RaLink Unknown device 2790
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
        Memory at f7ff0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/5 Enable-
        Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
        Kernel driver in use: rt2860
        Kernel modules: rt2860sta

References

Link

Link

Link

Rt2860sta-asus-eee-1000

Useful Ruby One Liners

# Iterate through a list, and print each element contained within the list.

ruby -e 'File.foreach("list") {|i| print i}'

ruby -e 'File.foreach("list") {|i| `ssh #{i}`}'

To All, have the ATT Sierra 875 WWAN 3G card working = Freedom Internet access anywhere I travel now. 

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