Category: Network
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NFS and FS-Cache | Faster Performance with Distributed Storage
I make a lot of digital things and need the space to store the information. I don’t like deleting items, after all, I did make the time investment. I also don’t want to put my data in “cold storage” for me to forget about where I put the drive or lose access due to bit-rot.…
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Hardware failure on IPFire | Blathering
As I was getting ready to call it quits for the day, relax and watch something nerdy on YouTube when I had a catastrophic hardware failure on my IP fire router, firewall system. I didn’t actually know it was the router that failed until I went through all my other checks first. This is a…
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Wireless Network Bridge Solution
When I moved from being a “city mouse” to now being a “country mouse” I had to rethink how I was going to do my network connectivity. Since I am not in an area that offers cable or fiber type of Internet, I had to go for a cellular based Internet and it made the…
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Pi-Hole the Easy Way
Setting up a Pi-Hole for your network is a beautifully simple process. This is a guide whose intent is to give you the confidence to try it yourself. If you are not new to the Raspberry Pi and have accomplished many things with it, this guide is likely a bit too basic. The goal of…
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Configuring a Cisco switch from a Linux Terminal with Minicom
As much as I like playing in the terminal, the jury is still out as to how much I like working with Cisco. To be as objective as possible, I need to tell myself that: 1, I am not familiar with the command set or how they like to do things so I must be open…
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Windscribe VPN on openSUSE
With all the talk of VPN (Virtual Private Network) services to keep you safe and my general lack of interest in the subject, I was talking to Eric Adams, my co-host on the DLN Xtend podcast about the subject. He was telling me that he was hesitant to recommend any service so he gave me…
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Aruba IAP-105 Wireless Access Point Setup
Recently, my Linksys E2000 decided it would no longer be the wireless access point I expected it to be and it had to be replaced. Thinking that maybe it just needed an update or to be reverted to the original firmware also did not solve the problem as it would just not allow any clients…
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Commodore 64 on the Internet with IRC | YouTube Edition
This is nothing more than a placeholder post and an announcement of a somewhat embarrassing example of my poor video editing abilities. I previously created a blathering about getting the Commodore 64 on the Internet with IRC and step by step instructions but under the pressure of one person (see how easily I am swayed).…
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Commodore 64 on the Internet | IRC
The Commodore 64 was my first computer and as such, now holds a special place in my heart and probably forever more, or at least until I lose my mind completely. In all the years I had a C64, I never visited a BBS as I didn’t get that bit of tech until I got…
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pfSense Box Setup for Home or Small Office
A piece of hardware that is often overlooked in many homes and businesses is the the “edge device” or often just called a router. Many Internet providers will supply their own edge device. This is the first line of defense from those that would do you harm from the Internet to your home or business.…