Category Archives: Code

Linux DBI::ODBC AS400

At the Circus we are removing the last vestige of our OpenLDAP implementation and moving it to Active Directory. As a result I’m going to document some of the odd scripts I have written as glue to help keep things … Continue reading

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What I Learned Today

One of my coworkers solved a problem today that I should have been able to solve. I got pulled into a project that uses a closed system with it’s own programming language that I had never seen nor programmed. My … Continue reading

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DHCP NAT

I have debated about whether or not to post this project. I wanted this to have a sqllite backend and run on the Cisco AXP but never had the time to go back and hack more on it. I think … Continue reading

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Parsing Barracuda Log Files

We have a Barracuda web filter here at the Circus. In general we are pleased with its performance, however, as our internet usage has climbed the days of history has declined. The inverse relationship is due to a “ring buffer” … Continue reading

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SLA and MRTG

Over the last few days here at the Circus we have been playing around with trying to test our service level agreements (SLA). It came about because one of our off-campus sites was having connectivity issues and were extremely vocal … Continue reading

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Pingcheck

In my previous posts I have discussed other scripts to monitor or work with DNS. This pingcheck script is used to find used or unused IP addresses in the network, or to populate an arp table for a subnet. You … Continue reading

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Jot

When I first started working on AIX I had come from a BSD background and wanted jot for some scripts I needed to write. This is that script. FreeBSD and Mac OSX have jot in the default install, AIX and … Continue reading

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Cisco Contract True-up

On Mondays my colleague and I discuss the big things that need to be done for the week. He was going to work on the network maps and I was going to work on reconciling our network inventory against what … Continue reading

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