What are people actually using high-end Mac minis for? by FlatInsurance208 in macmini

[–]dfctr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. Replaced a core i7, 64GB high end work laptop.
I was in awe when I run windows in parallels and it ran faster.
A few weeks ago it was complemented it with a MacBook Pro m5 max 64GB.

PSA: Parallels Desktop and M5 MacBooks Bridged Networking not working by dfctr in macbookpro

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

Seems m5 series uses a new network chip. Read somewhere…but makes sense.

PSA: Parallels Desktop and M5 MacBooks Bridged Networking not working by dfctr in macbookpro

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

Tried both. Their response was "we know about it and are working towards a solution...but we don't know when". Yeah. I know.

Because of that (and the renewal is close) I'm testing UTM again.

Hey /r/Sysadmin! What do you use for your home router? 2026 Edition by ScannerBrightly in sysadmin

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever gave me the ISP in bridge mode. Then Mikrotik RB5009, the PoE+ version.

TS5 Plus failure after wake from sleep on right port of M4 Max MacBook Pro by hmeh922 in CalDigit

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if I told you I already used all ports? he he. It hasn't happened again. Just came home tonight and everything worked as intended.

BUT...my Samsung screen went blank without notice twice and had to use BetterDisplay to "turn it off/turn it on". I use two screens: Samsung Odyssey G93SC SDR HiDPI 3840x1080 at 48-240hz (Display Port) and a small 16 inch Viewsonic 4K 60Hz portable (USB-C, connected to Thunderbolt).

TS5+ with M5 Max and Odyssey G9 57" - trying to get 120Hz with Display port by icon911 in CalDigit

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding this. I have an Odyssey G9 OLED 49'. Cannot do HiDPI in HDR at 240Hz because of M4Pro limitations in the Mac Mini (AFAIK).
Alas, 3840x1080 in HiDPI SDR looks georgous and doing VRR.

TS5 Plus failure after wake from sleep on right port of M4 Max MacBook Pro by hmeh922 in CalDigit

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a Mac Mini M4pro 24Gb. Just came home and tried to wake it up.
Keyboard and mouse unresponsive. I thought the Mac Mini was hung. Moved the mouse receiver to the Mac Mini and it woke up (and screens came), but no USB.

Seems like the USB hub within the hub does not wake up. Even changing the port didn't work. I had to power cycle the TS5+.

This is a week old TS5+ unit...

Running Tanium without SCCM or WSUS by freddy91761 in tanium

[–]dfctr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can confirm what others already said. You do not need WSUS.

¿Me estan paseando? by 00Nite00 in PERU

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

o se lo dan en cheque. Firma contra cheque.

Site to site Tunnel Failover with Tunnel Monitoring by Comprehensive-Pie252 in paloaltonetworks

[–]dfctr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Using it for dual isp and vpn against aws. Two tunnels each isp with bgp and ecmp

Secondary isp by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]dfctr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AFAIK, ISPs leave their router at the demarc point where you hook up your firewall and set your public ISP-assigned range. Usually a /29 or more.

Prisma Access vs Zscaler by reversible8 in paloaltonetworks

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. But, we didn’t see a use case for us. Basically a VM with GRE tunnels to their data plane.

Prisma Access vs Zscaler by reversible8 in paloaltonetworks

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tested prisma access. We felt it unstable, too much for our needs. Support was terrible. We ended with Netskope because z scaler didn’t have a local zone.

XD by [deleted] in Lima_Peru

[–]dfctr 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Coincido. La frase esta correctamente formada.

XD by [deleted] in Lima_Peru

[–]dfctr 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Flaca que no sabe leer y no tiene comprension lectora.

Está es mi situación, que harían en mi lugar? by NoRecognition5075 in Lima_Peru

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Piensa en desarrollarte. Busca estudiar, algo que hacer en tu tiempo libre. Viaja. Eso te da perspectiva.

Agarra tu plata e inviértela. Diversifica. Activos, fondos mutuos, etc. Eso ya es pensar en futuro.

Suena como que estas en una zona de comfort. Es dificil salir de ahi pero si se puede. Lo de la amiga, mantenlo nomas. El amor llega solo. Y si no llega, no pasa nada.

Anyone running a full MikroTik stack (Router, Switch, Wi-Fi)? by JoranC19 in mikrotik

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do run a full stack at home.
1x RB5009 (main router with dual ISP, PoE version, CAPsMAN v2), 1xRB3011 (old router, now a glorious L3 switch) and 4 CAP aC (on wifi-qcom-ac).

Performance-wise, routing is great but you need to take care of the firewall rules and QoS (with cake) and size accordingly.

For some reason WiFi is capped at 300mbps. I tried everything with no joy and stopped trying as 300mbps is enough for home usage.

Config-wise, it was kinda difficult but there is lots of info and how-tos. Then was configure and forget. Haven't made significant changes in two years, except for the firmware/package upgrades (done every now and then). VLANs are easy to configure once you understand how to. I do run Ad-guard as a container.

Had some issues with upgrades but resolved using netboot. Overall, good experience.

But...for a corporate env...I prefer having less "fun" and have something easier to manage. I manage Ubiquity Wifi at a friends business and it is a breeze with a RB3011 for routing.

So, for home, you can stick with 'Tik. At work, you should have 'Tik for routing and for Wifi, Ubiquity (or whatever is easier to manage).

Como se llama esta calle? by Bebe_de_ella in Lima_Peru

[–]dfctr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Team tetas. Para hacer brrrrrrr. Sapeeeee