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Brute force way to block all LSO cookies on a Linux system with the non-free Flash browser plugin. Works just fine for my needs. Enjoy.

apt-get upgrade with bandwidth limit
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Running a command at a specific time

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Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

ping a range of IP addresses
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Scan Network for Rogue APs.
I've used this scan to sucessfully find many rogue APs on a very, very large network.

Determine an image's dimensions
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