Developed Software
TCPavailability
Measure the availability of a TCP service. Indirectly it may be used to measure a network connection reliability.
(Java)
TCPconnCheck
Periodically check the availability of a set of TCP servers.
(Java and Android)
BroadcastTester
Test UDP broadcast propagation on the network.
(Linux, Java, and Android)
- snsd (Unmaintained - DISCONTINUED)
A very simple name server supporting two protocols: WINS and DNS
Allows a precise definition of the way queries are handled in
multihomed and mixed private and public networks.
- passwdd (Unmaintained - DISCONTINUED)
Special HTTPS server for users to change their passwords, uses
an external command like smbpasswd, yppasswd, ldappasswd. ...
- monload (Unmaintained - DISCONTINUED)
A daemon avoid linux system to hang due to buggy software,
and specially bad programming from students.
- always (Unmaintained - DISCONTINUED)
A very simple emergency program, useful to keep available
a standalone daemon that crashes from time to time.
- iXvnc (Unmaintained - DISCONTINUED)
VNC Server (Xvnc) patch to work with inetd/xinetd
(this patch is included in recent VNC versions, so not required)
- Diskless and Remote boot of Windows 98 (Unmaintained - DISCONTINUED)
Configuration using Netboot/EtherBoot. No disk, but a lot of RAM
(256 Mb) to make a big ramdisk.
- smb2nis (Unmaintained - DISCONTINUED)
A small program to work with samba, making possible SMB password
synchronization with NIS. Requires the Samba PDC to be on the same
machine as the NIS server.
This program is not required if NIS source files are on /etc/.
- Xvnc howto - forcing clear background (Unmaintained - DISCONTINUED)
Disable the use of fancy backgrounds in Xvnc, reducing network traffic
and server work.
My main page, mostly lectures
asc@isep.ipp.pt
https://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/~asc
Departamento de Engenharia Informática (DEI)
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP)
Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431
4249-015 Porto
PORTUGAL