MuttMutt
@MuttMutt@lemmy.world
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
Many open source operating systems exist that can turn a computer with multiple NIC’s into a router or can be used in place of a hardware router OS. distrowatch.com/search.php?ostype=All&category=Fi… is a search on distrowatch.com that gives you a petty good list to get started.
I personally use OpnSense with a Supermicro motherboard a Xeon E3-1226 v3, and 16GB of RAM. It was all used server equipment bought on Ebay. I run Caddy, an ACME client, Intrusion Detection, Chrony, UnboundDNS, Wireguard as a VPN endpoint, and Wireguard as a client for IPv6 connectivity through Route64 because my ISP only has an IPv4 stack. For WiFi access I’m running a couple TP-Link Omada EAP-650’s with the OC200 controller using POE so I can place them in ideal locations.
Will a firewall prevent issues if the Asus devices have some sort of Spyware on them. It can but not by default. Generally firewalls are configured to stop anything coming in and let anything out. Since the RT-AX3000’s are on your internal network by default they can send data out. Something like Intrusion Detection can watch for bad things running on your network and help but you would have to set static IP’s on each one and null route them. You could also flash them to an open source firmware if you are worried but is a personal decision.
I avoid two things in networking, router modem combo devices and really cheap routers or access points. Honestly you should ask, “Why is this so cheap?” Then look at the reviews for those super cheap Chinese android tablets and computers and you should begin to understand my reasoning why.
Also used commercial grade hardware on Ebay is a great place to get a steal if you are building a homelab. Most of the time this stuff is pulled because it no longer is fast enough for a server farm and functionally obsolete. The firmware will generally be very stable and well tested. I’m running a 10Gbps fiber backbone for my network that connects my router, server, 48port ethernet switch (using 2 DAC cables), and desktop computer together.
I have a 1Gbps fiber connection and speedtest at 950Mbps while everything is up and running. The Ethernet connection at 1000Mbps is the limiting factor. A speedtest from my cell phone (S26) over WiFi I test at 680Mbps. My testing internally from my desktop to my server using openspeedtest runs around 8000Mbps.
- Comment on Help for jbod 4 days ago:
Here is the issue with modularity like you are planning. If a cable is loose because something bumped into it you now have a problem to chase. Even worse you now have the potential for a power cable to become completely unplugged while the host is still up and running. Having two power supplies also creates a potential for a ground loop through the data cables if things are not made correctly.
Some people have been able to use USB drives connected to a computer to create a NAS but they are also the ones hitting forums because they have issues. What you are trying to do isn’t much different. If you want to keep your hardware you would be much better off getting a case that can hold all your drives. A used server chassis would be ideal if you use a SAS card. But if you are going to upgrade anyway maybe it’s a time to make plans to make the switch sooner than later.
Do some commercial solutions for this exist that are safe, yes they also live in racks and are effectively ground connected with the cabling protected/much less likely to be bumped into.
- Comment on Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars. The U.S. has been wary of EVs. As the cost of gas soars, we’re now paying the price. 6 days ago:
Yeah, looked at one for around 5K. Good for about 30 miles because the battery pack needs replaced which increases the price by nearly triple.
- Comment on Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars. The U.S. has been wary of EVs. As the cost of gas soars, we’re now paying the price. 6 days ago:
Exactly, we have two vehicles. One is 11 years old the other is 23 years old.
Bought an old slum lord house for 18K. Doing all the repair work ourselves. Couldn’t afford 1K a month for rent on an apartment
A new car at 900 plus isn’t in the books at all. Plus when it’s 10 years old it will only get 1/4 of the original mileage on a single charge.
- Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality 6 days ago:
Option C
Linux
- Comment on Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes - but no apologies 6 days ago:
Yep
- Comment on Self Hosting for Privacy - Importance of Owning your own Modem/Router? 1 week ago:
That or you can double NAT. It makes self hosting tougher but if you can port forward on the provided device and just forward everything it’s basically passthrough mode.
- Comment on Self Hosting for Privacy - Importance of Owning your own Modem/Router? 1 week ago:
Most ISP’s in the US are always looking for a government handout. When the government decides to tie that handout with a backdoor attached you will never know about it. If they control the router you don’t get a choice.
Not to mention they buy the cheapest POS they can get to do the job. Then when the wifi sucks they will rent you some mesh nodes. And you can only hope they update them if there is a flaw.
I run OpnSense and have for about 10 years now. I’ve considered using a gPON sfp module so I can get rid of the ONT.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
Personally I would use something that can run OpnSense. Then grab POE access points for wifi, later on when a new standard comes out you just replace the AP instead of the whole router.
It’s an active project that is updated regularly. As long as the hardware supports X86-64 it should run with no problem. If you area looking to build a home lab IMHO it’s hard to beat.
docs.opnsense.org/manual/hardware.html
I personally use a Supermicro X10SLL-F and a E3-1226 v3 with 16GB of RAM. Built it a few years ago for about 150 with an old PSU and case with a 120gb sata ssd and threw in a Mellanox ConnectX3 to run to my fiber backbone. I can squeeze every ounce out of the 1G fiber connection and run multiple vLan’s, Caddy and Let’s Encrypt acme client, plus a IPv6 Tunnel since my ISP doesn’t have native connectivity.
I’ve considered getting rid of the ONT and dropping in a gPON SFP module but honestly not sure if my ISP will be willing.
- Comment on Do you stick to the same linux distro across your devices? 2 weeks ago:
Desktop - Ubuntu Cinnamon LTS (I game and edit video this is also currently my Frigate host)
Laptop - Ubuntu Budgie (It’s basically just a thin client to access my desktop when I want to sit in the livingroom)
Stepson’s Desktop - ChimeraOS (Because I don’t want to deal with anything in his room)
Server - TrueNAS (Been using it since the FreeNAS 9 Era)
Router - OpnSense (Been using that since before I started using FreeNAS)
Different distro’s suit different needs. Could I use a single one for everything, yeah with a lot of extra work I don’t want to deal with. I’m much more hardware oriented and can make software work tried switching to Linux for everything in the mid 2000’s but couldn’t do things reliably with it till lately.
- Comment on How do I make the Wordpress media library be somewhere else? 2 months ago:
wordpress.org/plugins/exmage-wp-image-links/ might fit the bill
- Comment on Self hosting piefed 2 months ago:
When you are running chown what is the exact command you are running and from what directory? Where are you getting your instructions? What error are you getting exactly? Did you verify that the directory has the correct owner before continuing? What are the directory permissions? What are the directory permissions supposed to be?
It’s impossible to troubleshoot without the information.
- Comment on Homelab hardware choices 2 months ago:
Honestly, I suggest going onto ebay and buying an old server hardware. My TrueNAS and OpnSense boxes as well as my 10G switch and my 48 port 1G switch were purchased used on ebay. My TrueNAS came from UnixSurplus www.ebay.com/str/unixsurpluscom and I have purchased hardware for others from them. They list their TrueNAS ready systems under FreeNAS but it doesn’t matter, the HBA’s are flashed to IT mode already so all you need to do is add drives and install an OS.
Yes 10G can be useful if you have a lot of users or transfer large files. I edit video and I store it all on my server.
Yes 8GB of RAM will be limiting, ZFS needs a minimum of 16GB to function correctly.
The switches and AP’s shouldn’t care what the router OS is. I use OpnSense, my 10G switch is a Quanta LB6M, my 1G study is a Dell Power Connect 5548, I have 2 TP-Link EAP650 AP’s with a TP-Link Omada OC200 controller and will be adding another AP when my upstairs is finished.
For POE I just use an injector with my Power Connect. My AP’s, the OC200, and multiple cameras are all POE.
I’ve found that if the equipment powers up and works for a week it will continue to do so for a long time, I’ve used the Quanta LB6M since 2016 or so.
- Comment on Wondering if running a single user Lemmy is an overkill 2 months ago:
I will have to take another look. I’ve seen it before but didn’t see anything about Lemmy and such.
- Comment on What are good option for self hosting home security camera? 2 months ago:
I use Reolink. Some of the older cameras don’t work as well but setting them to reboot on a schedule works pretty well.
Frigate is not able to control the PTZ function of my RLC-823S1 but the Duo 3V is amazing. I would like to be able to track people who step onto my porch so I can get an image of their vehicle or direction of travel, but I mainly just use it to look around if I hear a noise.
- Comment on OpenWRT router 2 months ago:
Hardware routers can be killed for many reasons. Age and an inability to upgrade them to suit current needs is the biggest one. OEM’s do the fairly quickly as they build devices auth the resources to work for today and maybe tomorrow. After their product is no longer made they want it to be obsolete not long after so they can claim they can support is no longer viable.
OpenWRT tries to augment and support devices for as long as possible but at the same time the hardware limitations still exist and often the storage will no longer support the latest version due to the size of the new version.
As far as when that will happen depends on multiple factors that have the ability to change at any time. There viable be a massive flaw in a portion of the software that requires a huge rewrite and the addition of code that will make the software too large to fit.
Sometimes someone will create a version with less used features available so that it can still be used but it’s a losing battle
If you want true longevity repurpose an old computer into a router. OpnSense is what I use and recommend. Add in something like a TP-Link EAP650 or two and you have a rock solid platform that can handle a lot more and last much longer. Add Power Over Ethernet (POE) along with an Omada controller and you can position the AP in a place where it will work the best for your use. You can have enough access points to have a full signal anywhere even if your place is the size of the Louvre. When new technology comes out you can upgrade the AP’s as needed when needed and upgrade the router as well in a similar fashion.
- Comment on Wondering if running a single user Lemmy is an overkill 2 months ago:
It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while. Honestly I want to host a Lemmy instance and my own peertube instance.
Two things are stopping me. I don’t understand certain points of how things interact in the software or how to set it up properly to self host and be comfortable in it’s security. I barely understand docker and some other stuff. It sucks because I understood how to use DOS at an around 14 by reading the manual. I also don’t have the funding to do so in a way that I would feel comfortable at this point. I don’t fully trust co-mingling my home services with web services due to the security risks.
- Comment on Anyone in the US also feeling extra suicidal after hearing the news today? 2 months ago:
I’m just sick of all the political junk.
Trumps a dipshit, all politicians are liars. Maduro was a tyrant in a country full of corruption and massive human rights violations. Two wrongs don’t make right but at the same time doing nothing isn’t right either.
Edmund Burke: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela#Government_and_po… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Venezuela
- Comment on If libertarian socialists are on the left and anarcho-capitalists are on the right what ideology is in the middle? 2 months ago:
The leave me alone, live and let live, enough with the politics because every politician lies (we can tell because their lips are moving) middle.
- Comment on What are some common *unforced errors* to be wary of? 2 months ago:
Same, cats are fine. Them crapping in my garden not so much. Cleaning a litterbox… not happening.
- Comment on What are some common *unforced errors* to be wary of? 2 months ago:
Treating other people like dirt.
The person you treat like crap today may just be the person choosing whether to save your ass tomorrow.
- Comment on Whats the best use for 75 dollars? 2 months ago:
In the humble words of Bender B Rodriguez, you could buy one 75.00 hookerbot or seventy-five 1.00 hookerbots.
- Comment on If you had too, how would go about running a Instagram account? 2 months ago:
My other half runs Facebook and that type of stuff. I handle most of YouTube stuff and two websites. There’re are plugins I use that allows me to email in posts to my website and any posts made are also sent to Facebook in shortened form.
I record video while scuba diving using a DJI Action 4. On the surface I use my S21 with a DJI Osmo Mobile 6 while recording audio with a cheap wireless lav mic that is usb c. To manage the social media’s i use my tablet and computer she has a Tab a9 for complete management of YouTube, email, Facebook, And whatever else she has setup.
Most of my stills are from video and only show remote underwater locations or where I am at. I do my best at home to keep views of structures to a minimum. Look up Imagepipe f-droid.org/…/de.kaffeemitkoffein.imagepipe as you can use it to quickly strip tags and resize pictures.
- Comment on Explained: Why you can't move Windows 11 taskbar like Windows 10, according to Microsoft 2 months ago:
Simple solution is to switch to Linux. Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04LTS had worked great for me so far.
If you absolutely can’t or won’t switch look at openshell open-shell.github.io/Open-Shell-Menu/
- Comment on at what point in life it's too late to go back to school? 3 months ago:
Your good until your in a pine box or an urn.
Learning should never stop for any reason. However you do have to temper your expectations when learning a trade or skill you can’t use due to personal limitations. This needs to be taken into account but that is something an individual should weigh on their own with the people in their life.
- Comment on I’m small down there and get my fiancé off with a big dildo. Do you see any issue with this? 3 months ago:
There is nothing wrong with using toys with someone you love and want to give pleasure to. A toy alone works to make a person climax but they are so much better when you have another person there to share it with.
I look at toys as something that makes it a little bit easier to ring her bell. Sometimes it’s about her desire to orgasm while I am inside of her.
My late wife found it more and more difficult to climax at all before she passed and I still remember her last one riding me with a toy on her clitorous. If I had been intimidated by a toy I wouldn’t likely have that memory at all as it had been about a year before that when she had last climaxed which also included a similar toy. Being together was the most important part of it.
- Comment on Storytime about a PC not booting and looking for help 3 months ago:
I keep a monitor in my server closet and bring a USB wireless mini keyboard if I need to physically access something but the majority of my hardware has KVM built in.
Older commercial hardware uses more power than a mini computer in a homelab but has many advantages like often coming with more ram, more powerful (and often multiple) CPU’s, SAS backplanes, plus empty PCIe slots that can support GPU’s and other devices.
- Comment on Is it a bad idea to learn Russian because of the war? 3 months ago:
Learning Russian could be useful in certain geographical areas near Russia, in the military, or translator position. It’s also possible that when hostilities end (or escalate) more position openings could occur. But to learn for personal life the use will be limited.
I don’t personally see how learning a language could be offensive, it’s knowledge not a lifestyle or way of supporting current hostilities. The hate people have is mainly towards the Russian government and policies, anyone who extends that to a language likely also have a lot of other issues they lump together and are being small minded.
The only person who can determine the need to learn the language is yourself. I doubt the world will be overrun by Russian speaking soldiers any time soon, Mandarin is more likely in that kind of a situation.
- Comment on I get junk mail from T-Mobile & Verizon offering services that when I call them they say my address is not available for service. Both offer those services to my neighbors. How do I deal with this ? 3 months ago:
I don’t remember what all it was but part of the issue was that the long term residents had internet through AT&T so they figured that was good enough. They also insisted that new residents could get DSL because they had it even though that wasn’t true.
Beyond that there were going to be more boxes installed in front of a few houses and the complaints about property values being reduced. Along with the HOA president befitting a major jerk since he was in control of a whopping 17 houses.
- Comment on I get junk mail from T-Mobile & Verizon offering services that when I call them they say my address is not available for service. Both offer those services to my neighbors. How do I deal with this ? 3 months ago:
All the wifi stuff like that is in the public spectrum in the us. Only regulatory requirements are for towers and things of that nature.
You can also setup repeaters in a similar fashion to make it work. An old radio tower from ebay or a telephone pole in a field with a couple units, a battery, and a solar panel creates the link just as easy. The WISP I worked for around 2010 did this to bounce a signal about 15 miles over some rough terrain and a military base. They provided free internet for the land owner to do it.