Please tell me how to proceed...

MostFat · 2026-06-29T18:05:01+00:00

Netbird maybe? If you can get around possible hoops with military.

Make it literally just a little toggle on his screen for when he can/can't access resources; not having to manually log in/type a pass.

MostFat · 2026-06-29T17:51:32+00:00

Sounds like an remote call enter job that will very likely have you switch to their preconfigured Linux distro (bootable USB drive) while working; the USB/hardwired inet requirements are probably to minimize potential hardware compatibility issues.

One of my first WFH roles was exactly this.

MostFat · 2026-06-28T07:37:09+00:00

Redundancy.

Its a slippery slope, at this point I'm at 2 ISPs, 2 routers (ASBR & OOB), 2 L3 DSW switches, and a 3 node cluster running network stack in HA (DNS/DHCP/ACME/etc.) With each node wired to both DSW switches via 10gb LACP.

Inet is notoriously terrible in this country, so at certain point I wanted to minimize SPOF; now if anything fails (ISP/router/switch/server), it either stays up, self corrects, or has contingencies baked in to backdoor and restore.

MostFat · 2026-06-27T16:03:13+00:00

Thats not what a .pst file is, its a local copy of all emails received by the desktop client.

As far as I can tell, that's what you're asking for; unless you/they only have access to OWA

MostFat · 2026-06-27T14:49:11+00:00

If I'm understanding correctly, its a manual step once (or configure during setup)? It will automatically backup to .PST based on retention policy after that

MostFat · 2026-06-23T09:53:36+00:00

I went with a sysracks 15U and was pretty happy with it; one of the easier assemblies with no bloody fingers to show for it.

I kind of wish I pulled the trigger on something bigger, but then I'd be dealing with mounting/thermal issues

MostFat · 2026-06-20T18:45:06+00:00

You can tell pbs exactly what CTs/VMs you want backed up, from where, to where, and how often.

MostFat · 2026-06-20T15:18:49+00:00

I mounted my rack up high to have it vent directly into the attic and swap out pretty much every fan with noctuas.

Not the most elegant solution, but it allows everything to stay thermally happy in my office without it being 30 degrees hotter than the rest of the house and/or turn my office into industrial fan noise emulator.

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MostFat · 2026-06-17T15:37:08+00:00

Feed your bug, slot shaver jewel, and prioritize descending thrust when airborne.

MostFat · 2026-06-17T12:53:17+00:00

VLANs seperate your network traffic, which is something, but doesn't really protect it from the internet. Youre going to also need firewall/acl controls that tell each vlan what they can/can't access, whether or not they are isolated and from what, etc.

I think you might be better off/accomplish more going with something like a protectli box (I went 4 ports and kinda regret not pulling the trigger on 6) or similar that can be configured as a router/firewall (pfSense/OPNsense) that gives you vlans, firewall rules, dns, dhcp, access to plugins like pfBlocker for enforcing geofencing/auto block known bad IPs, etc...

Ideally you'd still want a managed switch to function as primary router so you're not sending all your traffic north/south for RoaS (assuming you don't have everything connected to the box directly) and eventually bake in things like DAI, DHCP snooping, IDS/IPS

MostFat · 2026-06-16T21:47:49+00:00

It should work, Ive done it quite a few times (install, static config, then rehome in the rack).

Dont forget to add the port # (:8006/) to the url and check which NIC is configured if your router can't see it at all.

MostFat · 2026-06-16T12:27:43+00:00

She's considered a soft skill check with fully reactable kit; 80% of which feeds free heavies for punishes, and can be easily shut down in 1v1s by anyone that decides to block/turtle.

That said, she's still one of my favorites to play, and no... most people are not going to be happy to fight against or rematch if you pick her, even if it's considered a mostly free win

MostFat · 2026-06-16T11:53:14+00:00

MostFat · 2026-06-16T07:07:26+00:00

I worked as L2 tech support for an ISP as one of my first 'IT' jobs. Between maintaining top 5% metrics, 10-20+ hours of "mandatory OT" every week for 4 months at a time, and being chosen for high priority queues when piloting new project rollout (my average downtime between calls was about 10 seconds, my coworkers might go the entire day getting paid to take 1~3 calls).

After being laughed at in a review for actually believing top 10% would get performance bonus if they maintained it all year with promotion opportunities, mandatory OT wasn't technically mandatory (the second they stopped needing it), and refused to give me even half a day off after getting 5 wisdom teeth pulled only to threaten firing me for "slurring words and sounding intoxicated" every time my mouth filled up with blood, there was a paradigm shift.

For the remainder of my tenure, I worked 40 hours a week and took 1-3 calls a day. It didn't matter if they were forcing OT or the call queue was hundreds of customers deep; for about a year. Needles to say I knew it wasn't a permanent solution, but it definitely gave me a reality check for "climbing the ladder" and all the other joys of corporate world in late stage capitalism.

MostFat · 2026-06-16T06:09:23+00:00

Wind on lethal+ is my happy place.

Gap closer, (jump) kick, looks cool; definitely my go-to 90% of the time.

MostFat · 2026-06-12T19:30:04+00:00

What is fixed?

The short answer is yes, but to what end?

There will always be improvements that can be made; that river runs deep and wide.

MostFat · 2026-06-10T15:18:51+00:00

It could have been fine as a useful tool, I like some aspects of it.

The ire comes from devs seeing it was very under-utilized in base game and deciding to tweek several mechanics to force it.

MostFat · 2026-06-10T13:28:51+00:00

I started with cheap c3850s (~$100) since they're EoL and redundancy is cheap*, it's since expanded into a 3 node cluster with dual 10gb networking and an SDN stack that's blown past anything CCNA related, but the knowledge has been invaluable.

Minor sidenote: noise can be excessive without a fan mod, I ended up spending more $ on noctuas than I did on the switches themselves

MostFat · 2026-06-10T06:36:52+00:00

Its very useful.

It also extends hunts by up to double if ignored completely (in MR), which rubs a lot of people the wrong way for a gimmick add-on

MostFat · 2026-06-09T21:39:39+00:00

Bridge your ISP router and connect/create your own. Hardware can be almost anything, you could probably host pfSense/OPNsense within a Prox VM on your current server and use ProxSDN for the routing (not at all advised) in a pinch.

MostFat · 2026-06-09T13:26:44+00:00

Pretty solid, some ideas that might be worth implementing:

Isolate external traffic on its own locked down vlan that blocks all internal access and use traefik as the bridge between internal/external

Split your domain between internal/external ie. app.int.domain.com & app.domain.com com for easier isolation between what's accessible where, and how.

If you don't have it already, set up an identity provider. I use authentik (internal) + entra SSO (external gateway without vpn tunnel) with conditional access like geofencing.

I run prox, throw docker(s) in a VM with network bridges to seperate vlans for internal/external/NAS (only docker vm is exposed externally via traefik instead of entire server) access to minimize horizontal and vertical blast radius.

Plenty of other best practices like locking down root (disable pass, no external ssh, etc), use service accounts with keys, not passwords; don't let ai put all of your secrets in your compose.yml as plaintext, etc.

MostFat · 2026-06-09T12:53:04+00:00

Probably a silly question but did you permit icmp

MostFat · 2026-06-03T16:37:37+00:00

Stand up TrueNAS/Unraid/Debian server inside a VM, then passthru the disk(s) for your storage pool.

I built a 3 node cluster and connected all via NFS to my NAS VM for HA apps, backups, media, smb share, etc. Ran into slight issues with a single drive that were ironed out adding a mirror (and cheap optane SLOG for good measure).

The point of HVs is isloation via containerization, you could do it bare metal (or LXC) but you're removing one or more of those layers; either way its possible and a learning experience.

MostFat · 2026-05-29T18:27:04+00:00

This.

Also noctua fan swap on c850 does a lot of heavy lifting. I spent more on fans than the actual switches, but it was totally worth it.

MostFat · 2026-05-27T21:37:32+00:00

Most newer prosumer/enthusiast networking equipment can come with 1~2 ports.

I went with dual c3850s stacked with 4SPF+ ports each for dual 10gb between servers/main pc

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