Articles marked as "network" :
Avoid Transferring SVN/CVS Folders in FileZilla
[ 20 July 2009 ]
Marked under network, security, time savers.
If you use FileZilla as an FTP client and you use version control such as SVN or CVS, you may notice that you actually FTP those meta folders (“.svn” and “cvs”) along with your real data files. Those version control folders are not meant to be tranferred over with your real data and it can be a pain to delete all of them on the remote server. Not to mention, depending on who has access to the server, those files can give the user access to the repository and therefore they pose a security risk. FileZilla offers a really nice option to ignore those folder so you no longer even see them nor do you transfer them over with your files.
Directory Listing Filters
The key to fixing this issue is to go to View > Filename filters…
Just check the CVS and SVN directories option and FileZilla will no longer display those.
HOWTO: Edit the HOSTS File in Vista
[ 11 September 2008 ]
Marked under network, security, time savers, windows.
Recently a reader asked how to save their HOSTS file in Vista, because it wasn’t letting them save their changes. Vista is a bit different from previous versions of Windows. Vista introduced the new User Account Control (UAC) to help protect common users from malicious activities. In doing so, UAC has also hindered productivity. Not only does it ask you to confirm everything you want to do, it blocks your access to edit the HOSTS file. Let’s fix this so you can have complete control of it.
There are two methods to get around this problem:
1. Turn UAC Off
Go to Start > Control Panel. In the top right search box, enter UAC. The search will return 1 result which will let you toggle UAC on or off. Click on the result and uncheck Use UAC… This will require a reboot, but it will save you time in the future.
2. Copy, then overwrite the HOSTS file
Navigate to the etc folder located @ c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\. Copy the HOSTS file to your Desktop and edit it accordingly. Make sure it’s named hosts, not hosts – Copy. Drag it into the etc folder and when you’re asked to overwrite the existing file, say yes.
