How To Fix DNS Lookup Issues on Macos Mojave 10.14.6

Author: , July 22nd, 2020

dscacheutil -flushcache System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> DNS -> Add 1.1.1.1, 8.8.4.4 and 8.8.8.8 at the top. If they are already there, CHANGE THE ORDER!

How To Check Amazon RDS MySQL Servers in Nagios Without Ping

Author: , August 13th, 2015

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers MySQL Server via the Relational Database Service (RDS) offering. Unfortunately, AWS doesn’t allow ICMP Ping to reach the nodes, so as configured by default, Nagios will fail on the host check. The solution is to submit a Passive Check for that host. Login to the Nagios web console Click on […]

How To Check If Your Website Is Reachable

Author: , October 1st, 2011

Someone shared this very cool website with me: http://www.isup.me/ – put in a website address that you are having trouble seeing and this cool site let’s you know if they can see it. Simple and effective.

iPhone Power Tips

Author: , March 20th, 2011

Turn on the battery percentage indicator: Settings -> General -> Usage -> Battery Percentage -> ON To switch off Ping in the background and prevent it from using power: Go to Settings -> General -> Restrictions – If restrictions are enabled enter your four-digit passcode. – If restrictions are not enabled touch Enable Restrictions at […]