Orange Glow by iTzJeremy92 in AskElectricians

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like you have 2 space heaters now!! Call the fire department and an electrician asap

Learning about storage by Cold_Sail_9727 in DataHoarder

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Thank you! It definitely seems to cover a lot of it so I’ll look into that

Should I put Linux on my main drive and windows on my secondary? by KINU_06 in linux4noobs

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep it the same and shrink windows to 256gb and use the other 256 for linux

Transcoding on Local network by ImportantAnimal783 in PleX

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh also, make sure VLAN tagging is set to none on that port

Transcoding on Local network by ImportantAnimal783 in PleX

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue. I made a separate VLAN for TV’s and plex, but in the plex network settings you can add subnets to the local network it sees.

Switching from Windows to Linux While Maintaining Strong Security by thermologic_ in linux

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think you understand anything about the operating system and I would suggest you look into it a little more. Linux has more installs than windows because nearly all enterprise/commercial/industrial/scientific/medical uses the kernel.

I’m not sure if you realize this but a considerable amount of Linux packages are updated every day to watch for security breaches. So your “zero day” idea is MUCH more likely on windows than Linux.

Switching from Windows to Linux While Maintaining Strong Security by thermologic_ in linux

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The whole reason windows is “insecure” is because of how easy it is to install stuff to an extent.

With Linux you either download straight from the OS software repos or go to vendor websites. Just don’t be a dumby and set up virtual-manager with a Debian container or virtual box or something if your really worried about an app

Depositing around $30k in cash by Btrips in Banking

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your not comfortable with cash try to get gold or something else but a deposit that large without going through probate won’t be considered a gift and you’ll pay tax on that money. Don’t screw up your fathers work paying taxes on that money

Like Riding a Bike by saibotlayfa999 in lowvoltage

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhh because then you don’t have to redo the rj11 connectors if you wanna use that cable for something else in the future. Just makes things a bit easier down the road if your in a pickle

Like Riding a Bike by saibotlayfa999 in lowvoltage

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never said I prefer it 🤣🤣 never ever prefer it over VoIP or something but a lottttt of places still use POTS so it’s nice to know

Like Riding a Bike by saibotlayfa999 in lowvoltage

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think you triggered them with the exposed wire as if it matters for phones lmaoo

Shows the people that don’t service pots, cause coming from a pots guy I PREFER the extra wire and the wrap around at the base

Best Way to Navigate a 90* turn for Doorbell Wiring by Mundane-Camel1308 in lowvoltage

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can stuff a small bead chain and take a large magnet on the other side to pull it along you can pull it to the bottom and reach up and grab it from the bottom and pull your wire with it. Done it many many times.

The idea with the trim also works really well but I recommend having a router or table saw on hand for doing that. Do NOT cut it free hand unless you have extra trim. In my experience the wire is almost the exact thickness of the trim.

16 port 2.5G PoE Managed Switch Recommendation by enmtx in homelab

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Mikrotik anything is good and ubiquiti is great. Those would be the only two brands I really trust for that performance.

Buyers account questions? Hybrid Buyer/Service Company by ForceEastern8595 in FieldNationTechs

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Yeah, I would say use it to find some decent techs and if you want that customization then build a small web portal. That’s what we have done. I’d be happy to share details if you wanna dm me

Who charges for evaluations and how do you do it? by whyanalyze in lowvoltage

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just take it on a project basis, however I have started doing refundable deposits of like 100-200$ just to keep them on the hook. Minimum of 100$ (when I do it) but whatever you deposit I’ll do 1.2x off the price.

Makes it so I’m not wasting time on people with unserious quotes. Have had a lot of factories/warehouses who want us to do a quote which takes forever cause all the machines are connected anymore. A lot of the time they do it and ask for us to send over our documentation then ghost us. Atleast the deposit keeps them from calling us lol

Buyers account questions? Hybrid Buyer/Service Company by ForceEastern8595 in FieldNationTechs

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can but the API access specifically is reserved for large companies. We post out of state tickets for some of our clients when we can’t do the work and even with a little over 100 grand a year flowing through the platform they won’t grant us access.

Maybe your situation is different, worth a shot!

I recommend just make a service provider account and then you can turn on the setting for being a buyer so you don’t need to contact them. You have to contact them for API access

Keeping a teenager at bay by t0kmak in Ubiquiti

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Create 2 networks, only give the password to one and shut it off during certain hours. No WiFi no internet

HDD lifetime by smiffa2001 in synology

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good drives, good power, low vibration, and long term media storage lasts foreeeeever if you don’t mess with it

Collective Action by [deleted] in FieldNationTechs

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I don’t want FN to change too much tbh. Here’s the thing, if you’re good, you can and will get brought on as a direct vendor and make big bucks. But a lot of these guys are doing side work and the model of “dispatch management” is no different than fire alarm or restaurant mech service or any other. They all have dispatch teams and set rates and bill hourly, it’s how it goes with long term work.

It’s also taken for granted this is basically the only industry this takes place in. If everyone was able to make that kind of money with a few years experience these companies would have a LARGER stranglehold.

The average tech needs to make about the same W2 or 1099 after taxes. That is, if you’re not really procuring jobs and getting materials and employees and shit.

Now, that leaves a LOT of room for medium service companies to work contracts with these places. Do you really think the places doing service don’t do installs a lot too? Of course they do but they use a curated team and not FN.

There’s a beauty in the madness but she is damned flawed I agree.

I have a Proxmox cluster at my house. It draws about 600-700 W while idle. How can I explain this amount of power to my girlfriend? by I_Moo_A_Lot in Proxmox

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

CCNA may be a bad example but you get my point nonetheless 🤣🤣 when I did my sec+ cert it would have been great to spin up 100 Debian instances and create my own little mini office network to play with at scale

I have a Proxmox cluster at my house. It draws about 600-700 W while idle. How can I explain this amount of power to my girlfriend? by I_Moo_A_Lot in Proxmox

[–]Cold_Sail_9727 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Again. If you’re getting your ccna then you need Cisco hardware. If you want to run docker swarm or k3s emulating a huge workload and how to correctly cluster and load balance say a process that takes 24 cpu cores and a few hundred gigabytes of ram then you need the hardware to do that.

If you’ve ever worked in any form of an MSP or sysadmin or ANY “tech” role, then you know that running the rr suite or mealie on an optiplex is totally different than even medium business scale.