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@dustinb3403 It has both CLI and Web Based GUI to configure it.

Just added a pi-hole to the network.

@dustinb3403 said in Just need a basic Switch - to act as a Hub:

@fateknollogee said in Just need a basic Switch - to act as a Hub:

@DustinB3403 Why are you calling it a "hub"?

Because there is no switching taking place. The devices simply ask for a dhcp address, and go. All switches are hubs, so a basic unmanaged switch.

There is always switching taking place on a switch. All switches operate on layer 2. Hubs have no switching and operate at layer 1, so they are two different things.

On switches you can't have a collision, they are layer 2 devices with queues. Collision domains were a problem back in the day of hubs because 2 devices could send at the same time. Hubs operated on layer 1 and you would split collision domains with a device called a bridge, it would take packets and store and forward them between the collision domains. A switch is just a multiport bridge, each connection on a switch is its own collision domain since the device will store and forward for each segment.

Odds are your issue are a cabling issue, or a bad NIC on the server, or a bad switch/port on switch somewhere.

It also could be a software issue on the server causing the issues.

I really like Gnome 3

@obsolesce Thanks! That scope is a tad bigger than the one I use for viewing, but should be just as easy to setup. Celestron makes a pretty robust mount for a smartphone to take pictures from something like that.

Obviously this will depend on the COVID situation where you are, but find a local astronomy club and go to one of their star parties, then you can look/use several different scopes and figure out which one might be a better fit.

Also, All of the astronomy resellers have really knowledgeable people and are more than happy to answer questions to help you get started.

Most of the images I take (except for really bright objects like the moon) are imaged over several nights and I'm layering 60 - 100+ pictures to make it. For my photography setup, it is a smaller scope so it is a larger field of view of the sky, it has a dedicated astronomy camera on it. I've never actually looked through my photography setup with an eye piece, I just have a computer sitting out with it controlling the mount, focuser, filter wheel, and camera. Its a time consuming process.

If you are wanting to get in to some of the longer astrophotography stuff, the cheapest way to start is with a DSLR, a lens and a star tracker. You can take some pretty incredible wide field shots with just that.

@travisdh1 said in Storage Spaces and ReFS:

@brianlittlejohn said in Storage Spaces and ReFS:

@travisdh1 said in Storage Spaces and ReFS:

Not something I'd normally be up to, as most of you who know me probably already realize!

Anyhow, brought some blanked drives home from the old work place. Tossed em into my gaming desktop, because it's the only case I have that'd fit them all. And now I'm off to new adventures in Windows and it's storage subsystem. We'll see how things go in the long term here.

Yes, I actually have Storage Spaces and ReFS in use now, please don't feint on me now.

Travis using windows? Is the world ending?

Just because I refused to ask my previous employer to pay for Windows Server licensing doesn't mean it can't be useful. IE Playing games, not nearly enough games available for alternative OS yet

True...but it pisses me off more and more everyday.

@scottalanmiller said in Certbot Apache plugin broken in Fedora 26:

I ran into this issue, forgot about this thread, went through LetsEncrypt's threads and their solution for this problem led me... here! Very nice.

That’s funny, one of their threads has the resolution in it, that’s how I found it... just not as easy to find.

@travisdh1 said in Certbot Apache plugin broken in Fedora 26:

@brianlittlejohn said in Certbot Apache plugin broken in Fedora 26:

@brianlittlejohn said in Certbot Apache plugin broken in Fedora 26:

@scottalanmiller said in Certbot Apache plugin broken in Fedora 26:

I ran into this issue, forgot about this thread, went through LetsEncrypt's threads and their solution for this problem led me... here! Very nice.

That’s funny, one of their threads has the resolution in it, that’s how I found it... just not as easy to find.

I take that back...actually found it on a Redhat forum.

Makes sense.

Do you remember the fix? Or even just the thread we can look at when the time comes, because I know I'll need to know at some point.

It’s linked in my fix post on this thread

https://mangolassi.it/post/319419

Never used these guys...

https://www.ipphone-warehouse.com/yealink-sip-t48s-sfb-ip-phone-p/sip-t48s-sfb.htm

But there is the T48S with SfB firmware.

@wrx7m said in Office 365 Plans - Mix Business and Enterprise?:

I wonder if it really makes a difference. I'll test it out tomorrow by deploying business premium and logging in with a pro plus licensed user.

My Business Premium subscriptions will not activate 365 Pro Plus, But Pro Plus subscription will activate 365 Business Premium.

I use the yealink deskphones with the usb wifi in home offices where wifi traffic is minimal. No complaints so far.

You also need to have export/import permissions granted to your account. They are not granted to anyone by default.

For DSL I have always used what the Telco providers provided. I found it had less issues than a 3rd party.

@brianlittlejohn said in Suggestions for new APs and Firewall:

@dashrender Nice... When did that happen?

Found the answer... apparently back in February... missed that one.

I may be asking this prematurely, I'm about to start playing around with KVM. Is there a replication feature similar to HyperV replication baked into KVM natively?

@ccwtech No, most of us spin up a virtual machine and install the controller on it.

@ccwtech You can use 1 and create sites for each client. That is what I do.

I've noticed sometimes when I take a backup of my Hyper-V guests it resets the uptime that is displayed in the manager. It is real sporadic when it happens so I haven't been able to pin it down to what exactly is happening.

FreeOTP Authenticator from Redhat is another option.