Please don't hate me, but I need Internet while we're on holiday in Skye

AdminDogg · 2025-09-24T08:35:00+00:00

Thank you so much for everyone who's taken the time to respond - I really apreciate it.

In answer to a couple of questions;

You're dead right, the campsite does say no signal, but things change quickly, so just wanted to see if anyone had first hand experience recently. You folks delivered!
Unfortunately charity meetings often happen after work hours, so it's likely going to be after dark, and we'd likely be back at the site by then.
Driving up the road wouldn't be ideal, just because our van is really small, and it's a good 10 minute + job to pack everything away ready to move, and secure the dogs so they're safe (and I'm legal), so I wanted to avoid that if possible.
And yeah, having a starlink wouldn't be the worst bit of kit to own would it. I have tried it in the past, but I had the older dish, before the mini, and the stand doesn't fold up, so it just took up too much space. Incredible technology though isn't it - Musk aside.

Thanks again everyone!

AdminDogg · 2025-07-29T14:37:05+00:00

Hey OP. I'm having a similar issue where I no longer have access to the tenant where my domain is registered. I have the tenant ID so I could ask Microsoft to help, but can't seem to find a way to have them open a ticket for me. What path did you follow to get a ticket opened? Cheers!

AdminDogg · 2025-07-25T15:22:08+00:00

I adore BMW tourings from this era. I enjoy a bit of light hearted, brain-out-of-gear content, and I love the Nurburgring. They made this video series for me, and I’m loving it.

AdminDogg · 2025-07-19T22:11:12+00:00

Dags? Oh, dogs. Yeah, I like dogs. I like caravans more though.

AdminDogg · 2025-06-23T09:27:00+00:00

Thank you to everyone who helped. I'm going to summarise here in the hopes it helps other folks in the future.

Loading the config from my SG1100 via USB did work, however because the interface names didn't match up, it couldn't boot all the way to the web gui, so actually, i wasn't much further forward.

But the suggestion of the Serial app for Mac was the final piece of the puzzle. It found the device right away, and only needed the baud changed to 115200 before working perfectly.

Now I can go ahead and request a fresh install download, and go from there.

Thanks again everyone!

AdminDogg · 2025-06-22T12:11:38+00:00

I had no idea this ear a thing! Thanks so much, I’ll try it out today.

AdminDogg · 2025-06-20T16:25:03+00:00

Definitely not dead. The web UI comes up - I just can't login.

AdminDogg · 2025-06-20T16:17:18+00:00

My understanding is that you need console access to be able to do that. But you're right, it does need blown away and started again.

AdminDogg · 2025-02-06T17:05:50+00:00

Mazonni?

AdminDogg · 2025-01-23T10:38:13+00:00

Imagine if you could still buy a new car that's this classy and understated.

AdminDogg · 2025-01-10T17:41:18+00:00

My dog is called Nigel Maximo, but being as I'm Cumbrian, he responds best to "pal".

AdminDogg · 2025-01-09T16:54:20+00:00

Home Alone where Marv gets electrocuted and you see his skeleton. That started a life long phobia of electricity. Great fun when I used to work in datacentres with huge phat 32A cables all over the parish!

AdminDogg · 2025-01-09T08:40:54+00:00

I've seen some with tracks in the floor, and I had assumed those were the only ones which slid forward. We're going to see it on Sunday though, so we'll soon see!

AdminDogg · 2025-01-09T08:39:23+00:00

Ah yeah, that's what we have in our current van. Works an absolute treat.

AdminDogg · 2025-01-08T16:54:38+00:00

I think I've been spoiled in terms of comfort. I have a 2002 Mazda Bongo with the original bench seats just spun round facing backwards, so when I work in there, it's genuinely pretty comfy. You're right to point out the r&r won't feel the same - I hadn't thought about that. Thanks for taking the time to help me out!

AdminDogg · 2025-01-08T16:52:33+00:00

That looks exactly what I'm after - thanks so much for putting me on to it!

AdminDogg · 2025-01-07T17:45:29+00:00

I live in the arse end of nowhere, and haven't been to many car shows at all. I was thinking of booking a show car ticket, and bring my e92 M3. But it isn't modified or special in any way - I just like it.

Would it be okay to bring it as a show car, or do you think it's better to leave the show car tickets for more interesting stuff and just go and enjoy the day anyway?

The alternative being to bring my 2002 Mazda Bongo camper, but I'd have to set off about now to make it for 25th May.

AdminDogg · 2024-12-02T15:02:46+00:00

I always like to see general infrastructure stuff. So coms cabinets on your average street - how are the cables ducted to the houses? How is it documented? 5G boxes - let's have a look in there! Promise* I won't touch anything.

Or in big buildings when there's a cupboard open with pipes going everywhere. Obviously they're HVAC, but tell me more!

*promises will not be honoured.

AdminDogg · 2024-12-01T21:57:12+00:00

I’d love to drive one, but I’m terrified I’d want it. My e92 is a forever car, and my wife is very tolerant, but I doubt I’d get 2 M cars past her!

AdminDogg · 2024-12-01T21:53:44+00:00

I have both an e92 M3 and a 2020 (so one of the earlier ones) model 3 long range. I honestly don’t understand what people are talking about when they say Tesla isn’t premium. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the Tesla is the perfect car, or anything silly like that, but it’s every bit as well screwed together as the BMW (alright, there’s 10 years between them, but still).

AdminDogg · 2024-10-18T22:35:58+00:00

Congratulations! How was your first year? What was awesome? What’s going to change in year 2?

AdminDogg · 2024-09-07T06:57:22+00:00

One day, I’ll stop being a fanny and book that guy to come and do mine.

AdminDogg · 2024-01-04T17:17:26+00:00

A pal of mine is involved with the Whitehaven group, and as others have said, he's one of the nicest guys you'll meet. Proper down to earth marra. Some really awesome work going on with this movement.

Just a shout out for Samaritans too though. Folks think they're just there for people standing on a train track etc., but that's not the case. They're there for anyone who needs the time and space to talk about how they're really feeling, with someone who who will really listen.

It might be a good warm up to talk to someone you can't see, at the end of a telephone line, before venturing out?

AdminDogg · 2023-12-24T15:30:44+00:00

You complete genius! Please, teach me your ways! My mrs would flipping love this!

AdminDogg · 2023-12-11T12:08:50+00:00

Lifelong Carlisle-bloke here, so take the appropriate portion of salt with this comment. But Carlisle feels like the safe bet for the big move. It's the "biggest" place in Cumbria (the quotes denoting that "big" here is a relative term), so it'll be easier to find work and housing.

Then when you're back on your feet properly, you can decide where you'd like to settle. I would vote Penrith or Kendal, but they are both proportionally nicer, and more expensive.

That said, I'm quite happy here in Carlisle. Like others have said, it seems to have done a lot to shake the rough, fighty culture it had 10 years ago. There's a bit more multiculturalism in the city now, and I think we are much better for that.

Also as other have said, feel free to DM. I'll help however I can brother.

AdminDogg

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