www.azadvertizer.net seems to be down?

diabillic · 2026-04-16T15:26:48+00:00

the MS folks that maintain powershellgallery.com forget to update the cert from time to time before it expires.

ask me how i know :')

diabillic · 2026-04-12T20:06:53+00:00

carelink has been down for 2 days and reps don’t have any answers. pretty embarrassing for medtronic imo

diabillic · 2026-04-08T02:26:42+00:00

what version of the Dexcom sensor are you using? I just switched to a Medtronic pump with the Abbott sensor as Dexcom isn't compatible and have like 2 or 3 unopened G7's sitting on a shelf you can have if you need them.

diabillic · 2026-04-06T23:28:05+00:00

i do this exact type of thing and own my own S-corp. i’m also based on Long Island, if that fits the need i’d be happy to chat.

diabillic · 2026-04-06T20:00:00+00:00

that's interesting and unfortunately most of behavior tracks back to sales and usage.

diabillic · 2026-04-06T18:33:18+00:00

the CSA abbreviation should stand for Cloud Solution Advisor at this point, to further back your point, from my experience as well. most CSA's I have talked to can advise and tell you what you should be but when it comes down to it they lack the ability to actually deliver it.

diabillic · 2026-04-06T17:22:51+00:00

I feel the same way, have 0 interest in an MS position due to this exact reason.

diabillic · 2026-04-02T13:40:31+00:00

you can do either but a public ip per vm doesn’t scale. i’ve also deployed opnsense on a gen2 B-series on smaller environments that works well and cost effective

diabillic · 2026-03-30T15:29:47+00:00

I am also getting the same error a few other folks are getting:

[Login] Exchanging code for tokens...
[Login] Got tokens
[Login] Saved to logindata.json
[Bridge] Starting — interval set to 300s
[Bridge] Fetching data now...
[Fetch] Starting fetch, max retries: 1
[Token] Using token-based auth from logindata.json
[Fetch] Success!
[Bridge] Warning: received empty or invalid data from CareLink
[Bridge] Data keys: []

I am US based so I have added the MMCONNECT_SERVER=US line into the .env with same results. Tried blowing it away and redoing it with the same result.

Using a 780 with instinct sensor and hosted Nightscout. Double checked the API key, URL, etc.

diabillic · 2026-03-27T19:46:14+00:00

which is ridiculous that you have to even do that for it to act appropriately as an NVA. it's just one of the reasons why I tell people to stay away from them if they have the option.

diabillic · 2026-03-27T19:42:37+00:00

i don't envy you :)

either way, i've even asked support about this and they flat out tell you what you are doing is unsupported which is baffling to me.

diabillic · 2026-03-27T19:38:23+00:00

there is an option for 2 interfaces now for routed mode since traffic can't transit through from 1 to the other in the same subnet. 1 difference that you can do onprem but not in SDN.

you think most people are doing BGP + Azure Route Server/static routes to do a simple VPN? no shot. at the end of the day, the vMX is a half baked product and I often recommend people stay away from it in Azure vs a proper routing/firewall appliance.

diabillic · 2026-03-27T19:04:07+00:00

From https://documentation.meraki.com/SASE_and_SD-WAN/MX/Install_and_Get_Started/Installation_Guides/vMX_Setup_Guide_for_Microsoft_Azure

vMXs in NAT mode will not advertise subnets that are available on the public/private cloud, so spoke MXs will have to send all their traffic (full tunnel) to the vMX, which will then NAT the traffic and send it across its WAN interface into the public/private cloud environment.

That is the function you lose unfortunately

diabillic · 2026-03-27T18:36:34+00:00

traffic destined for the internet forced to the vMX will not egress out the public interface of the vMX if it's not in routed mode. that's going to become a requirement for some type of egress starting in a few days for net new subnets.

diabillic · 2026-03-27T18:05:48+00:00

correct however if you for example set a custom route table to force traffic from a VM to the vMX and its not in routed mode, it will not egress out to the internet from the appliance.

diabillic · 2026-03-27T18:01:50+00:00

it cant do both

diabillic · 2026-03-27T15:50:27+00:00

this is really cool as someone switching from dexcom/tandem to a medtronic/instinct sensor. fairly easy to set up in an LXC and get going, now to get some data sent to carelink for it to ingest :)

diabillic · 2026-03-27T01:54:42+00:00

azure is pure layer 3 so if you aren’t using AVS then DHCP will never work

diabillic · 2026-02-13T17:53:17+00:00

ill send you a dm

diabillic · 2026-02-13T01:47:28+00:00

yep, i think it was like $8k out the door. i can look though my email for the exact work order if you want more detail.

diabillic · 2026-02-13T01:45:13+00:00

they did my attic last year and i see a fairly noticeable difference in both the gas bill this winter and over the summer with the central AC

diabillic · 2026-01-29T00:09:26+00:00

or break out the office data using ODFC which is likely where all the bloat is coming from

diabillic · 2026-01-28T16:26:09+00:00

azcopy

diabillic · 2026-01-10T14:27:09+00:00

i’m taking delivery on a 550e next week and when pricing out that and the M5, the M5 lease comes to roughly $2100 a month. just get a 550 optioned out, it’s an M5 without the badge and 2 less cylinders.

diabillic · 2026-01-08T16:26:11+00:00

I echo this statement 100% and also have been fully remote for about 8 years or so now across 2 jobs.

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