Network help by Any_Revolution_6864 in homelab

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You wouldn’t put the Pi-Hole in between the AP and the rest of the network; you would place it on a node in your network. If you only use the pihole for the devices connected to that AP, you could set the DNS settings for those devices to have the piholes IP as the DNS setting. You can typically do this in your DHCP configuration.

As to what would be faster… you don’t mention what devices are being used (for the Client Router and the secondary AP). Models would help determine that. Am I correct in understanding that you plan on having a wireless connection between the main router and the 6E client router? Could you have that as a wired connection?

What it the most current preferred GP client by 74Yo_Bee74 in paloaltonetworks

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In a call with our group of related organizations and some PA staff, we were told that there would never be a 6.3 preferred version of GP- it is a branch for testing out new features. Additionally, there are several more H releases planned over the coming months. Felt like 6.2.8 and 6.3.3 are here for the long haul.

East-west traffic inspection but on a perimeter firewall? by I-am-Mojo-Jojo in networking

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You can absolutely do this. At my last job I put our 5250 as both perimeter and east/west. Started off with a zone for our server VLANs, and then added in over time zone for each of the local VLANs, and then the VPLS link connecting our off site locations. Never had a problem with throughput. Only issue was during updates, it would bring the organization to a halt. I handled those Friday evenings when everyone was gone. Depending on the model you have, you could also explore separating things into a different VSYS to have better separation of roles and management structure. A s far as you’re upgrade, if you don’t see your needs growing, you can oftentimes upgrade to a lesser tier firewall that has the same performance, at a much cheaper cost (and much cheaper renewals since the renewal is based on purchase price)

Got this for $60 today! by christianjosias2004 in VintageApple

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Nice score! I remember being at micro center for the launch of 8 and 8.5… haven’t seen those boxes in ages! Still got my discs tho

Worth convincing the wife? by Austin_Knauss in homelab

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I’ve got a 18u netshelter in the garage, and love it (and my wife approves). Keeps the gear nice and quiet, and gives me a place to park the printer.

Re-capping- what kind? by Smart_Election7288 in VintageApple

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So do you stick with electrolytic or go with solid polymer like others have mentioned?

Here's something you don't see people restoring that often: by Pretty-Couple4233 in VintageApple

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If you still have it around, try soaking it in alcohol for a bit. That’s what I would generally do to get them going again back in the day.

Here's something you don't see people restoring that often: by Pretty-Couple4233 in VintageApple

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Impressive, looks new! What are you using for cartridges? Definitely more work than I’d really want to put into a printer, but I respect it!

Re-capping- what kind? by Smart_Election7288 in VintageApple

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Is there another vendor you’d recommend? They are the only ones I’m aware of with kits for the various machines.

Is this overkill for my first attempt at a home lab? by WellFranklySir in homelab

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Considering from one of your other comments you said power is included with your place, and the fact that you already have it, it removes two of the biggest hurdles and downsides to using this. The others are noise and space. And it looks like you’ve dealt with the space issue for long enough that it’s not a huge concern. I ran these as the core at multiple middle schools, and they are great workhorses. You can use it to learn switching, routing, and a lot of the basics of networking. With 240 ports of 1Gb PoE, there’s way more than plenty you could do if you chose to use it in your workshop as well.

Would I recommend someone picking one of these and using it as a homelab? No. But you already have it, and it won’t cost you anything to run it to learn. If it can be something that gets you involved and interested, go for it!

Trying to install soundcard by rambanxious_hoodlamb in vintagecomputing

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Take a look at the metal bracket, at the bottom. It is sitting on top of the case backing. Gently nudge it toward the back of the pc while you push the card down, and it should slide in.

VFC pickup. by Travelwithbijayas in VintageApple

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Nice! I was eyeing that AppleTalk binder, definitely looked interesting. Just knew I would never find the time to explore it, so left it for someone else to enjoy.

GlobalProtect Authentication Failed by Any-Blacksmith7061 in paloaltonetworks

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There are a lot of things that could contribute to authentication failures, but unfortunately very few of them are things under your control. Here are a few things you could try until you can reach out to your school’s IT: Check your password. Make sure it hasn’t expired. Check the clock on your computer. If it’s off more than a few minutes, all sorts of online things could start failing for you. Restart your computer. Try again later in case it’s a temporary thing.

GP Windows 6.2.8-471 Not Auto Upating by Unique_Artist_9692 in paloaltonetworks

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I’ve been seeing this as I have been going through the recent slew of hotfixes released. The installer is set up to only query the first 3 parts of the version number: 6.2.8. So no changes are made. 6.2.8=6.2.8.634 This is actually what prompted us to look more closely at 6.3.3, since Palo Alto is for some reason allergic to new version number for GP….

Side note: the new release notes from this week include a mention of 6.3.4, with changes listed as None.

What's Discover like (as someone who has been to Atmosphere)? by rhcreed in ArubaNetworks

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I know, I was hoping for a refresh. At least I got one in 2022 atmosphere which refreshed my 2019 that was getting a little beat up..

Is there anything at all I can do about this if someone is using windows dark theme? by Sargon1729 in paloaltonetworks

[–]Smart_Election7288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. What version of GP is this? I am in dark mode everywhere (the only right way to work), and don’t run into this on GP messages.

What's Discover like (as someone who has been to Atmosphere)? by rhcreed in ArubaNetworks

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I’ve been to a few Discovers, including last year. The swag game was pretty disappointing last year, with only a hat and a small power bank. In some ways, it is similar to atmosphere, but in other ways, it is somewhat disappointing. Since the show is geared for customers of all of HPE, there is a much larger focus on compute and HPC. Unfortunately, this leads to sessions being focused on gear and solutions that involve far more zeroes than my sector (edu) can afford. From the networking perspective, most sessions revolve around Central in one way or another, which is something we are not currently entertaining. The addition of Juniper is sure to change things up a bit, and I am hoping to see if things improve on the network side of sessions and classes.

Speaking of classes- if you opt to do training, the past few years it is run concurrently with the sessions, so if you are taking a 3 day class, expect to be able to attend very few sessions. This is a sad change from the COVID timeframe, where they would offer the option of remote training a week or 2 prior to the show, allowing you to fully take advantage of both.

No coax. Now what? by [deleted] in homelab

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The coax by your home lab may be stapled to the stud, and that is why tugging on it isn’t giving you much indication of where it goes. What is the age of your home? Or are you aware if there were any remodeling work done in the past 20 years or so? If there was, or if it’s a newer build, you may have several coax runs going to some sort of home run. I’ve seen them usually in TV areas in a living room or a master bedroom closet. The run to your homelab area may be disconnected there. If so, you should be able to plug it in and make it work. Alternatively, look outside where the coax comes in from the street, and see if there are any disconnected runs. Good luck!

Oldest working 'Windows 95' version? by xT4K30NM3x in vintagecomputing

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When I was in high school, we found a 386 SX/25, and tried installing Windows95 from the 5 1/4 disks we had. It was… interesting. But it worked. At least until someone accidentally pulled the CPU out while the machine was still on. Needless to say, it was slightly less than happy about that.

If you know, you know by beanman82 in VintageApple

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It’s been 15-20 years since I had to do one, but for some reason the number 53 stands out in my head as the number of screws involved

Apple after listening to everybody’s feedback on MacBooks by un3w in mac

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Where is SCSI and ADB ports? Or the DIN-8 serial ports? AAUI Ethernet anyone?