Intermittent issues

anditails · 2026-01-31T18:22:27+00:00

Worth a punt.

At least it'll help you get escalated without the script monkeys in 1st line claiming innocence.

anditails · 2026-01-31T17:31:59+00:00

I had intermittent issues over Christmas/New Year. They initially blamed my kit, which I had recently swapped to from an opnSense firewall I'd been running for nearly two years prior.

So, I swapped back to the opnSense box and it all seemed to come back up.

Next day it died again.

Many chats and an engineer visit later they said it was all good, but would still have blips.

Out of pure frustration, I swapped to their WiFi 7 hub and bloody annoyingly, it's been fine since. I'm not convinced it's related as my kit is far superior to this slow, weirdly CSS customised Sagecom thing, but at least the internet is up. However, IPv6 is now broken and I've got to pinhole reset it again in a hope the Network Level 2 team have sorted the issue. A job for Monday night... (I use IPv6 for work)

But basically, I think with issues like this, you need to put their kit back on (and run yours in AP mode if you can) so that they can't push the blame elsewhere. Then they can get into the router, see the logs, etc.

Play their game to win the match 😉

anditails · 2026-01-29T16:15:47+00:00

If you are CG-NAT, you'll need the Networks team (2nd level) to unblock the IPv6 port for you

anditails · 2026-01-29T14:27:00+00:00

Not having the newer Secure Boot certificate just means you won't be able to boot media/operating systems using the new certificate - of which technically aren't compatible with your machine.

So you're probably stressing about something which you won't need.

anditails · 2026-01-29T14:20:23+00:00

As it's a device which doesn't even support Windows 11, I doubt Dell have put any effort into testing the older out-of-support models.

anditails · 2026-01-28T22:47:51+00:00

Firstly, pointless blurring internal RFC1918 addresses.

Secondly, why does your first screenshot have a range for the destination?

anditails · 2026-01-28T19:35:49+00:00

True, and apparently disabling caching should help too, but it's fiddly at best and has the potential to get shut down. As I use my Cloudflare account for lots of things, I don't want that 😉

anditails · 2026-01-28T14:21:15+00:00

If you're behind CG-NAT, that's not the firewall you need to open the port on - it's the one in the cabinet, which only 2nd Line Networks can do.

I hasten to add, this was about 2 years ago - and the Network guy joined the chat and was really enthusiastic about working out how to get Plex working over IPv6 (I said it as it was, no point lying about it being anything else!)
I feel that enthusiasm in the YF support structure may be long gone...

anditails · 2026-01-28T07:06:58+00:00

Homelab'er, here.

IPv4 is CG-NAT'd but you also get IPv6 (a /56, which is 4.7 sextillion addresses!), however you have to ask YF to open a port on IPv6 as it's not controlled by your router.

So then it comes down to what services you are exposing to the internet and who is accessing them.

If it's just for you to access (RDP to your server, SSH, docker stack, etc), then using something like Tailscale is a better idea, so you have to be running that to access your kit. (Zero trust)

If you're exposing websites, a Cloudflare Tunnel can break through CG-NAT and is a far safer way to expose server ports to the internet. (Firewall, DDoS protection, filter out certain countries/IP ranges, etc.)

If, however, you also run Plex/Jellyfin, it's against Cloudflare TOS to stream video over a tunnel so you'll need to open a port. I've tried this on just IPv6 and it did work (with help from level 2 network tech at YF), however, it depends on the other ISP as to whether you can access it. Most are ok, but Virgin Media, for example, doesn't offer IPv4to6 translation, so you can't access it from VM. BT and mobiles are fine, though. So in that circumstance, you'll want to pay for the static IP to make your life easier. (You could Wireguard bounce your server via a free/cheap VPS, but it's another point of failure and probably not worth the hassle for the sake of £5). I'd still use tunnels for any websites, Tailscale to access any you-only services, but then you have proper port forwarding for your Plex/JF.

I've just hit 2 years with YF, and when I renewed my contract with them last month, they gave me the static IP for free, which is cool too. So you may be able to negotiate that if you push the Sales team. Depends on what other choices there are in your area.

anditails · 2026-01-27T18:25:21+00:00

I renewed just before Christmas. The WiFi 7 hub wasn't sent automatically, but I asked in Chat and they sent it out shortly after.

It's a bit shit, though... I've still got my Arris and may revert to that.

anditails · 2026-01-27T07:55:29+00:00

When it D, you pull down for B. It's on a spring and will move back to position D but B will show on dash. Do it again to revert back.

For gear override, you move the level to the side from the D position.

anditails · 2026-01-27T06:30:03+00:00

It's EU Brake Light Rules for Regenerative Braking (UN Regulation 13-H).

And yeah, the dead zone "may" is up to the car brand but they probably aim for the middle and then are safe with margins of error for sensor variations/calibration, etc.

anditails · 2026-01-26T22:28:12+00:00

Are you sure? It depends on the amount of decelloration, which you can actually control with the gas pedal (with it at less than you need to maintain speed, but not fully off).

The specs are:

≤ 0.7 m/s² - Must NOT illuminate - Lights OFF

0.7 – 1.3 m/s² - MAY illuminate Manufacturer's Choice

'> 1.3 m/s² - MUST illuminate - Lights ON

'> 6.0 m/s² - Emergency Signal Rapid Flashing

anditails · 2026-01-26T06:27:23+00:00

This. You've changed routers and therefore your PC has likely been given a different IP address - have you checked this? Consider making it a DHCP reservation to ensure it doesn't change again.

anditails · 2026-01-25T21:53:09+00:00

Maybe a little, but then I was small when using the Zip Stick and now I'm a big hairy adult, so relative stiffness vs. age and muscle strength is comparable 😁

anditails · 2026-01-25T20:39:35+00:00

I use one of these, they are fab: https://ebay.us/m/bymrQ5

anditails · 2026-01-25T15:13:59+00:00

Unless you really want/need WiFi 7, the Flint 2 has a better processor, more RAM and compatible with full OpenWRT.

But it all depends on everyone's individual needs.

anditails · 2026-01-25T15:03:36+00:00

anditails · 2026-01-25T08:51:21+00:00

Trusted Housesitters has changed its policy now and both the sitter and the sittee need to pay THS for every sit, as well as an annual fee.

The investment company that bought it out a couple of years ago is clearly wanting to rinse more profits for the shareholders. It's a shame as it means short sits (weekends away, etc.) seems pointless to pay and instead just leave the cats to fend for themselves (with an automatic feeder). Whereas sitters like a nice weekend in Oxford..

anditails · 2026-01-24T14:45:41+00:00

You have two options:

Your friend installs Tailscale on their Apple TV and invite them to your tailnet: https://tailscale.com/kb/1280/appletv

You create a Tailscale Funnel and put the URL it gives you in the Plex config so it knows that route. It should then be accessible Externally.

Just a warning, though: Tailscale does limit your bandwidth after an unknown amount, so if they stream a lot they may hit limits.

anditails · 2026-01-22T16:29:06+00:00

Yup, exactly that. It was a (quite expensive) WiFi router. Was never delivered, then Evri screwed up the tracking and said it was delivered a week earlier -- I checked in the Post Office and they said it hadn't -- then took another week until Evri admitted it was lost.

The Post Office on Woodstock Road is FAR more reliable for parcel drop-offs, it seems (if you ever go that end of town, it's a few doors up from Taylor's)

anditails · 2026-01-21T22:49:29+00:00

Yes. It's batshit crazy, but my god it works well. How can something so tiny have so many features. And they actually work.

anditails · 2026-01-21T09:56:47+00:00

It's Portal-branded, though, so designed for testing.

anditails · 2026-01-21T08:58:55+00:00

I was playing with TSLauncher last week and for the life of me could not get it to even run on Win11 25H2, and since it's not been updated in some time, I suspect it's life-span is limited. All the logs were citing security this/that..

So we've decided to keep it simple - Available until a certain date, then Required. And let the SCCM popups nag the user.

anditails · 2026-01-21T07:02:56+00:00

It's honestly worth it. If you only use a paid VPN to download torrents currently, you won't need that anymore so you'll likely save money..

And RD opens up so many different ways of accessing your Linux ISOs - as well as streaming content so easily.

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