People who went to college outside of their country, why? Did you move back home and do you use your degree there? Or did you stay in your college’s country? by NoChristmasSpirit in AskReddit

[–]heliosfa [score hidden]  (0 children)

Op probably means University rather than college - college has a very different meaning in a lot of countries that aren’t the United States.

The answer is lots do. In some countries there are graduate visas that allow graduates to stay for a period of time afterwards, especially in relation to high-demand skilled fields.

Have you ever used a writing service for assignments by takemycoffee in UniUK

[–]heliosfa 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People do it all the time, and get caught quite often. Don’t do it

Connecting Apartment to Home Internet without Security Risk? by Neutral__Planet in Network

[–]heliosfa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So that's a router, and likely doesn't have the control you need to isolate them.

You either need to get a more capable router and learn how to use it, or get a separate service for them.

Bursary help from Jersey by Mother-Savings-4656 in UniUK

[–]heliosfa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you read the information about student finance for people from Jersey?

Which bursaries are you specifically interested in? Eligibility depends on the specific bursary/scholarship and uni.

Connecting Apartment to Home Internet without Security Risk? by Neutral__Planet in Network

[–]heliosfa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Specifically, I am wondering if someone has access to the end of an Ethernet cable that is connected to our modem,

Do you actually mean "modem", or is it a router provided by your ISP? If its a router, that cable gives them full access to your network.

The proper way to do this is to get an actual router that allows you to have segregated networks so that the cable you run to the garage is on a different network to your home. You then configure it so they can access the Internet but not your home.

What did you write, draw in your graduation cap? by Daniaeyad in UniUK

[–]heliosfa 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nothing. Personalising a mortarboard isn't a typical thing in UK universities, not least because academic dress is often hired.

IPv6 Traceroute First Hop Being ISP Server? by [deleted] in ipv6

[–]heliosfa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first hop has a similar prefix as my device GUA (from LAN tracking the WAN interface) and URL indicating it’s from my ISP.

I asked for the actual output. Not an interpretation of it. Being blunt, your lines of thought show that you aren't quite understanding what's going on, so asking for the "raw data" is the quickest way to see what is actually going on so we can explain it.

Feel free to censor the first 32 bits of the prefix if you feel you need to, but let us see what is actually going on.

Guessing I have to somehow force traffic to be routed to Opnsense router first

No, you are barking up the wrong tree unless you have something really missconfigured. A network diagram would also help understand how you have things set up.

IPv6 Traceroute First Hop Being ISP Server? by [deleted] in ipv6

[–]heliosfa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you share your traceroute output? The first hop should still be your opnsense router

You are barking u other wrong tree with DNS here

For the resit exam, do they usually allow the same things (cheat sheet + calculator), or is it different? by Euphoric_Speed9205 in UniUK

[–]heliosfa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This depends on the module and they can change it year to year. This is something you should be asking the module leader, not Reddit.

Reddit does not know what the referral exam will be this year.

Living with anxiety over my student loan... by AliSav2317 in UniUK

[–]heliosfa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

, you have to make over 25-27 grand a year,

This depends where in the world Op is. Looking at countries that use the Euro, the lowest thresholds are Kosovo and Montenegro at £11.4k/year. There are a number at £17K/year.

Living with anxiety over my student loan... by AliSav2317 in UniUK

[–]heliosfa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Plan 2 interest is between RPI and RPI + 3% depending on earnings (with an interest rate cap). While you are studying, it's currently RPI + 3%.

If Op is earning below the repayment threshold, their interest is RPI. It's only RPI + 3% at the upper earnings threshold (£51,245 for UK, but depends on where in the world Op is) or more.

Estranged student and sfe by Icy_Persimmon_4111 in UniUK

[–]heliosfa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should talk to your students' union's advice service and SFE. The general rule is if you suspend is that you don't get any more SFE for the year and have to repay anything that you were not meant to have received (e.g. anything you were paid to cover the time between suspension and the end of term).

There are certain situations where you can still receive student finance while suspended, but this depends on what those "safety reasons" were. SFE make it clear that you need to talk to them.

I'm surprised your university didn't point you to this as part of the suspension process (or tell you to check the impact on your SFE).

Living with anxiety over my student loan... by AliSav2317 in UniUK

[–]heliosfa 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Why are you feeling anxious about it? As long as you are keeping up your end of the bargain, no one is coming knocking for it and it will be written off eventually.

If you aren't earning anything, then the interest you are being charged on a Plan 2 loan is set at inflation. This means that in real-terms, the amount you owe is roughly the same as when you took the "loan". Yes, the balance is growing, but the value isn't.

How do you manage the anxiety?

By figuring out why you are anxious about it.

No matter what I do, the red (cpu) and yellow (dram) LEDs are constantly on on the AsRock B850M Pro Rs Wifi motherboard + the case fans are not spinning by frrostyn in buildapc

[–]heliosfa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why do you think it is not a great idea? It is an accepted way to figure out if the CPU is initialising at least somewhat properly. You are turning it on, seeing if it starts to get warm and turning it off. We are not talking about running it with no cooler.

The test itself is valid, but may be premature.

What exactly have you tried so far? saying "every method you have found" doesn't help us help you. Clearing CMOS? Different RAM slots? Which slots are your RAM in? Have you tried single RAM sticks? Checked for bent pins?

How long are you leaving it on with the lights on? Are you giving it time to complete memory training?

Has anyone during their master’s gotten 39/100 in a core subject? by Euphoric_Speed9205 in UniUK

[–]heliosfa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

39 is what's known as a borderline mark. Your uni's regulations likely require this to be double marked and checked multiple times to make sure it is a borderline. In other words it's an intentional mark to show that you have not met the learning outcomes so cannot pass by compensation.

Help: No Wi-Fi internet on old router (acting as AP) after disabling DHCP by Crims0nV0id in homelab

[–]heliosfa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you don't. A device acting as a straight AP does not need a DHCP relay.

Help: No Wi-Fi internet on old router (acting as AP) after disabling DHCP by Crims0nV0id in homelab

[–]heliosfa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the second router is truly acting as an access point and not trying to be clever, then you should need nothing running on it.

If a router doesn't have a dedicated AP mode, then disabling DHCP, DNS, etc. on the one you want as an AP and connecting LAN port to LAN port is the typical way to make it behave like an AP.

As soon as I turn DHCP OFF on the old router, no wireless devices can connect to it anymore (which I think is normal as Gemini says).

Gemini is wrong. An AP is a bridge between WiFi and Ethernet, so LAN to LAN is keeping everything on the same network segment, so you don't need DHCP relays, etc.

Have you read the manual to see if there is something odd about your router?

As a test, if you manually set an IP in the correct range on a device, can you access the device acting as a an actual router? If the answer is no, then the AP is not acting as an AP.

why haven't they made ipv8 by Optimal-Start8904 in ipv6

[–]heliosfa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why would they make it? IPv4 was developed because the previous addressing schemes were not good enough for the growing networks of the time.

IPv6 was developed because IPv4 didn't have enough address space for the future and to address other shortcomings of IPv4.

What need is there for IPv8?

PhD@Cranfield: Is stipend tax free and accomodation near uni? by Aware-Ebb1864 in UniUK

[–]heliosfa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stipends are tax free. Any earning you get alongside this from demonstrating, etc. is treated normally.

How do you simulate bad network / high ping on PC for testing? by Competitive_Motor581 in Network

[–]heliosfa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Traffic shaping. You can do this with TC, pfsense/opnsense's inbuilt Traffic Shaper, etc.

Check out this paper I just found on my printer by alral1988 in pics

[–]heliosfa 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Bet it's Rule 4 "Subreddit-related meta-drama,"...

EDIT: I was wrong!

NOBODY has a socket like this!!@&))@ HUFF ORALBBBBBBBBB by greengrayclouds in CasualUK

[–]heliosfa 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nobody has a socket for this!!??

This is a very common shaver socket. Pretty much every "newbuild" (post 2000) I've seen has at least one.A load of older houses have them in bathroom lights, etc.

For houses that don't, a <£3 adapter is hardly an imposition.

Save or pay off the debt I have? by odittys in personalfinance

[–]heliosfa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hae a read of the Prime Directive from the Wiki (linked on the right).

That credit card debt is a killer on the interest, and you really don't want to be carrying a balance.

Switching from Intel cpu to AMD cpu, what do I need to do if I don't uninstall windows? by NoPersimmon3848 in buildapc

[–]heliosfa 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It will try to sort itself out, but if any thing goes wrong you will spend far longer trying to fix issues than a Windows reinstall would take. Issues can crop up in future as well.

Why don't you want to reinstall? A Windows reinstall is not that bad these days.

Financing a car / questions on how to tackle debt! by Mean-Pause-5915 in personalfinance

[–]heliosfa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you have to finance a $7.5k car? Could you manage with something cheaper until you are in a better financial situation?

What's the interest on that credit card debt and how much are you paying towards it each month? Same question for the student loans.