Posts made by NattNatt

Had a custom lock screen since I first installed 10 on my laptop

But will pass it round the office/family! Cheers

Is it just me, possibly not understanding fully, but why would anyone CHOOSE higher blood pressure over higher profit margins?!

In work, don't want to be today...slept like shit and feel worn out and down...ah well! onwards and upwards

@johnhooks said:

Happy Birthday @scottalanmiller! You're only 11 years older than me!

11? He's 16 years older than me

Happy Birthday dude, thanks for all the help and support in the last year, here's to many more years to come

@thedalton said:

Hi! I'm Danny. I am an IT generalist looking to up my game and add my 2c where I can. 33 and recently married and I have almost zero experience with Linux based distros and tons with Microsoft.

Browsing this site I've already ingested a ton Of new Knowledge. I love it and hope I can give back

Welcome to the club!

Hah, post been moved to vendors page so it doesn't appear public...don't want to put vendors off doing the same thing I guess...

@RojoLoco said:

@NattNatt that's 14 C's in Canadianese...

And British Celsius..?

@nadnerB said:

@NattNatt said:

whats 60F in real money...?

$2.60

I said real money...not dollarooneys

@RojoLoco said:

The weather here today is freakin' AWESOME!!!!!! 60F when I left the house, bright sunshine, might rain later but who cares..... it's spring!

whats 60F in real money...?

Was -2C when I got to work this morning...bit warmer now, but cloudy all day...

@nadnerB said:

@NattNatt said:

@Dashrender said:

@NattNatt said:

Huh? The TV's..?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom

You have to pay a tax based on the number of TVs in your house. They can audit you at will if they don't think you're being legit about it.

Not per number, just IF you have a TV and they Prove you use it to watch live TV (i.e. if it's just hooked up to a console, with no antenna it doesn't count) then you pay a set fee a year...

It's a national tax to fund Top Gear.
Now that the 3 amigo's/stooges aren't running it, I don't know what they will do with all the money.

BBC Exec's just drown their sorrows with expensive vodka.

@Dashrender said:

@NattNatt said:

Huh? The TV's..?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom

You have to pay a tax based on the number of TVs in your house. They can audit you at will if they don't think you're being legit about it.

Not per number, just IF you have a TV and they Prove you use it to watch live TV (i.e. if it's just hooked up to a console, with no antenna it doesn't count) then you pay a set fee a year...

@nadnerB said:

@NattNatt said:

@nadnerB said:

@NattNatt said:

I meant the ISP forcing an account on a privately owned piece of kit would be a grey area if not illegal...

That's cause to release the Purple shirted eye stabber upon them IMO

Hah :') You backed the game on kickstarter..?

Nope. Looks hilarious though.

I took a punt on this one, missed out on CAH, Exploding Kittens AND Secret Hitler...so thought I'd actually give this a shot lol...

@Dashrender said:

@NattNatt said:

I meant the ISP forcing an account on a privately owned piece of kit would be a grey area if not illegal...

I'd have to guess that in the US, the companies put that into the TOS that they manage the cable modem, I would expect little difference for the UK.

Heck, the government is allowed to audit the number of TVs you have in your house in the UK - talk about weird!

Hmmm, I'll have to look into it, but I'd be surprised if they'd be allowed to remotely manage a personal piece of kit in the UK unless they had a warrant etc...

Huh? The TV's..?

@nadnerB said:

@NattNatt said:

I meant the ISP forcing an account on a privately owned piece of kit would be a grey area if not illegal...

That's cause to release the Purple shirted eye stabber upon them IMO

Hah :') You backed the game on kickstarter..?

@Dashrender said:

@NattNatt said:

@Dashrender said:

@NattNatt said:

@Dashrender said:

@johnhooks said:

I don't use Comcast equipment. I bought my own modem for like $70 and use that. Theirs sucked and you had to pay extra or some nonsense for bridging.

I'm not sure about Comcast - but with Cox use theirs, use yours, doesn't matter, they have full control over the device. You give them a serial number, and there must be carrier level default username and passwords on it because Cox is who manages the thing.

I would personally never use a cable modem/ADSL all in one router device. I just don't want the ISP inside my private network.

So you'd recommend a separate router and modem at home too? Any recommendations other than the Unify stuff mentioned above (not sure how expensive/easy to get hold of they are in the UK?

As a techie - absolutely I recommend them to be separate. For normal consumers who don't care - nah, they don't care so why should I?

but would it work if I got a modem and simply put that direct behind the All-in-one thing the company sent? I presume it would but not done much networking stuff on this level...

Not a modem - a modem is what the ISP provides - you install a router/firewall behind the all-in-one thing the ISP provides.

That's what I meant...Natt with no sleep or caffeine is a silly Natt....my bad

@Dashrender said:

@NattNatt said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@Dashrender That seems insane that every Modem/ Router provider would be creating a custom account that the ISP could use to access a personally owned device..

And (from the UK point of view) certainly a legal grey area at best...

Is there a law saying you can't do this? or a TOS with the ISP that doesn't allow it? Wouldn't that same TOS prevent you from using a firewall on your computer itself?

I meant the ISP forcing an account on a privately owned piece of kit would be a grey area if not illegal...

@coliver said:

At the same time. I know, from a reliable source, that the local ISP does in fact have a base image for all the DSL and Fiber modems that they install. They have a username and password which a child could figure out.

always, which is why the first thing I ever do with kit is change the admin password, before anything else...

@Dashrender said:

@NattNatt said:

@Dashrender said:

@johnhooks said:

I don't use Comcast equipment. I bought my own modem for like $70 and use that. Theirs sucked and you had to pay extra or some nonsense for bridging.

I'm not sure about Comcast - but with Cox use theirs, use yours, doesn't matter, they have full control over the device. You give them a serial number, and there must be carrier level default username and passwords on it because Cox is who manages the thing.

I would personally never use a cable modem/ADSL all in one router device. I just don't want the ISP inside my private network.

So you'd recommend a separate router and modem at home too? Any recommendations other than the Unify stuff mentioned above (not sure how expensive/easy to get hold of they are in the UK?

As a techie - absolutely I recommend them to be separate. For normal consumers who don't care - nah, they don't care so why should I?

but would it work if I got a modem and simply put that direct behind the All-in-one thing the company sent? I presume it would but not done much networking stuff on this level...

@DustinB3403 said:

@Dashrender That seems insane that every Modem/ Router provider would be creating a custom account that the ISP could use to access a personally owned device..

And (from the UK point of view) certainly a legal grey area at best...

@Dashrender said:

@johnhooks said:

I don't use Comcast equipment. I bought my own modem for like $70 and use that. Theirs sucked and you had to pay extra or some nonsense for bridging.

I'm not sure about Comcast - but with Cox use theirs, use yours, doesn't matter, they have full control over the device. You give them a serial number, and there must be carrier level default username and passwords on it because Cox is who manages the thing.

I would personally never use a cable modem/ADSL all in one router device. I just don't want the ISP inside my private network.

So you'd recommend a separate router and modem at home too? Any recommendations other than the Unify stuff mentioned above (not sure how expensive/easy to get hold of they are in the UK?

@wirestyle22 said:

Updated my resume` last night. Filling out tons of applications until I get another job.

Good luck!

@Dashrender said:

@NattNatt said:

Yup, just got PlusNets "new" supposed top class router...its horrible, cant assign IP's to MAC's, can't setup multiple SSID's or change anything I want to...all I have is change SSID name, decide whether its dual band (2.4 and 5GHz) or to split them, change the DHCP pool range and...thats about it...

Using their device is like letting the fox in the henhouse - I'd disable as much functionality as possible, install my own ERX behind theirs.. and my own AP behind the ERX.
Now you can have whatever you want settings wise, config, etc.

Yeah, I'm just saving up and debating what to get....

@hobbit666 said:

@Dashrender said:

I don't understand where your issue is. Is the ISP provided device a NAT firewall? in other words, they don't just provide you an IP that is on the net?

What i'm saying is in the UK 90% of ISPs will give a dynamic IP. Also unless I can connect the EdgeRouter (or better Router) to the "internet" with a real IP and not set it up double NAT'n so to speak I don't see the point. Now with SKY for example they consider the Routers as managed devices so you can't use your own kit.

So for the average home user being able to use a 3rd party router would be pointless or over their technical ability to configure the network.

Yup, just got PlusNets "new" supposed top class router...its horrible, cant assign IP's to MAC's, can't setup multiple SSID's or change anything I want to...all I have is change SSID name, decide whether its dual band (2.4 and 5GHz) or to split them, change the DHCP pool range and...thats about it...