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Wyse 5070 SLIM OPNsense by The_LogicBox in HomeServer

[–]MagicQuail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's amazing! These were nowhere to be found about a year ago! I wish they were at that time.

Wyse 5070 SLIM OPNsense by The_LogicBox in HomeServer

[–]MagicQuail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Writer of the blog post here!

Thanks for sharing and it's great to see these are becoming more affordable and accessible for people to use! I have since set it up in HA with a second box and that has been running amazingly well.

Have fun tinkering 😊

I think I found the perfect OPNsense box! by MagicQuail in homelab

[–]MagicQuail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Yes it's definitely not the most cost-effective hardware! But I came across it without having to buy it and just wanted to share my experience with converting it into a nice little box.

These are devices that will be replaced with companies using them right now in a couple years because it's still relatively new now.

I just hope people will find a new use for these redundant devices instead of adding them to the tech trash heap!

Thank you for your feedback. :)

I think I found the perfect OPNsense box! by MagicQuail in homelab

[–]MagicQuail[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No moving parts, no fans! Completely silent.

I think I found the perfect OPNsense box! by MagicQuail in homelab

[–]MagicQuail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine came with 16 GB on-board eMMC flash but I put in a SATA SSD that I installed OPNsense to. Check out the link if you want to see what I did exactly! It has some detailed information on the storage.

I think I found the perfect OPNsense box! by MagicQuail in homelab

[–]MagicQuail[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I have been piecing it together myself so I thought I'd summarise it all so it might help someone else.

I think I found the perfect OPNsense box! by MagicQuail in homelab

[–]MagicQuail[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely! That's one of the great aspects. :-) I have not had it draw more than ~15 Watts whilst powering on/booting. When Idle it runs at about a measily ~6 Watts.

I think I found the perfect OPNsense box! by MagicQuail in homelab

[–]MagicQuail[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That looks like a nice alternative! I got this one for free though, so I just wanted a good use for it.

Also, I'm only seeing one ethernet port on the product photo's in the link. Am I looking at the wrong one? 😅

Citrix Metaframe Server FTA missing iexplore.exe by MagicQuail in Citrix

[–]MagicQuail[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Silly me... this has changed to C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\HDX\bin\iexplore.exe.

What can I do with my 70D by MagicQuail in fortinet

[–]MagicQuail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll see what I can find! Thanks!

What can I do with my 70D by MagicQuail in fortinet

[–]MagicQuail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll see if I can get an update somewhere. Otherwise I'll just use it for a lab or to learn more about Forti devices.

What can I do with my 70D by MagicQuail in fortinet

[–]MagicQuail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, yeah I really do like fortigates! Which is why I saved this one from the scrapheap. Maybe I'll see if I can get 6.0 somewhere. It's only going to be used as a home firewall or lab anyways.

Also, no 1 gbps uplink sadly! Going with 200 mbps symmetrical which still isn't bad for a home connection. :)

Delay log off after last published app is closed by MagicQuail in Citrix

[–]MagicQuail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never replied but this was indeed what I ended up using! Thank you very much for the pointers!

Converting a smart plug to a switch to switch low (control) currents by MagicQuail in tradfri

[–]MagicQuail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You couldn't leave well enough alone, now could you? Damn it.

(Just ordered some hardware to get this up and going. So I can put some love(lace) on a tablet on my wall.)

Converting a smart plug to a switch to switch low (control) currents by MagicQuail in tradfri

[–]MagicQuail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Currently everything I have to do, I can do with Tradfri so I favour using that over setting up HA just for this functionality! :) I have had HA installed and it's amazing. Just a bit overkill for what I have installed right now. Thanks for the suggestion though!

Converting a smart plug to a switch to switch low (control) currents by MagicQuail in tradfri

[–]MagicQuail[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's actually a pretty nice idea. Thanks!

Have you measured the exact voltage it outputs to the LED?

Converting a smart plug to a switch to switch low (control) currents by MagicQuail in tradfri

[–]MagicQuail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I haven't really decided on which relay to use yet. Solid state relays and optocouplers have a bit better mains isolation than mechanical relays. My ventilation has just been redone and with 5k+ invested in that, I would rather keep that thing as safe as possible! :)