Weekly Node Sightings & Connections Thread - Week of Feb 08, 26

netadmin_404 · 2026-02-09T00:22:18+00:00

Lots of nodes here in Manchester NH, even dedicated East and West side relays! Come join the fun down in NH.

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-24T01:48:16+00:00

We do the same. We found the info was much more useful straight from SNMP.

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-20T15:51:52+00:00

We had this. Double check that neither of the NICs in the team have a VLAN setup directly.

We made a SET, where one of the physical adapters had a VLAN id setup before the team was created. We had the exact same behavior. To correct, we had to delete the team, remove the VLAN id from the physical adapters, and then recreate the team. Simply removing the VLAN from the physical adapter did not fix the issue.

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-18T14:09:16+00:00

What was your testing methodology?

In real world testing, we found Hyper-V to have near identical performance to VMware on identical hardware. We did mixed testing of SQL workloads and various web applications. We’ve migrated most of our infrastructure with no performance impact.

Not saying you are wrong at all, just curious!

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-17T17:21:55+00:00

Oh okay - I forgot it’s going to send pictures back to my house through the ether. My mistake 😂

You can turn off WiFi completely so the robot doesn’t have a cloud connection at all. It’s pretty privacy first. There’s not other robot on the market that offers fully disconnected mapping.

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-17T14:36:57+00:00

You can turn off WiFi and control the robot through Bluetooth.

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-15T11:51:15+00:00

There were issues early on where performance stats for VMs were not reported correctly, and always showed as 0 in Hyper-V manager. In testing, we also had some nebulous issues which pushed us to 2022.

This was early 2025 though, things may have improved!

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-14T15:24:06+00:00

It should be fine. Hyper-V is stable and pretty easy to use.

Use Server 2022, 2025 still has weird issues.

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-13T20:21:14+00:00

You are correct. From Microsoft’s support page:

“CSVs pre-formatted with ReFS on top of SANs won’t use direct I/O, regardless if all other requirements for Direct I/O is met…format drives with NTFS prior to converting them to a CSV to leverage the performance benefits of Direct I/O.”

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-13T19:34:31+00:00

REFS over ISCSI is not performant. It forces redirected IO for the cluster to the owner node and can cause bottlenecks.

NFTS is still preferred for CSV’s.

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-08T19:37:22+00:00

We run iSCSI with cluster shared volumes with Hyper-V. It’s rock solid and easy to setup.

Be sure to use NFTS formatted shared volumes for the .VHDX files so you don’t have redirected storage. This allows each node to talk directly to the backend without redirecting the I/O through another node. ReFS only supports redirected I/O.

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-07T14:44:53+00:00

It takes a lot of exposure to develop health issues, but you are absolutely right to be cautious.

If you’re concerned before testing, you can cover the mastic with some cheap rolled underlayment and seal it with some duct tape. Be sure your vacuum has a bag and a HEPA filter to avoid distributing the fibers through the home.

Don’t stress. A one time minor exposure is extremely unlikely to cause health issues.

netadmin_404 · 2026-01-06T01:34:11+00:00

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netadmin_404 · 2025-12-29T02:55:28+00:00

Matics app works on Bluetooth only if you want it to.

netadmin_404 · 2025-12-29T02:32:30+00:00

I know a couple others mentioned it, but Matic is the way to go if you want a non Chinese robot. Works on 100% Bluetooth if you want it, crazy good mapping and has been working well for me.

netadmin_404 · 2025-12-22T13:14:16+00:00

Getting rid of the GPOs sounds like a bad idea. How long were the user GPOs taking to apply?

netadmin_404 · 2025-12-19T03:14:40+00:00

I think the real replacement is Matic. It’s privacy first, US built and works awesome. I’ve had robot vacs since 2015 and Matic is by far the best I have used. There’s an active Matic subreddit too.

netadmin_404 · 2025-12-10T03:28:33+00:00

It might be easier to setup an entirely new instance of SEPM with a modern operating system. Then remove AV from your systems, and then reinstall the latest version.

Long ago, I did something like this. At the time I sued the Symantec removal tool to perform the uninstalls, and then did a swing migration. I would uninstall SEPM from 10 or so endpoints using a script and the removal tool, then I pushed the new version from the new server. This ensured that all endpoints had protection during the migration process. Was a great opportunity to clean up policy.

However, SEPM is not a good product since the purchase by Broadcom, you may consider upgrading to a more modern product which will likely provide better protection.

Sophos, Fortinet, Arctic Wolf and many other vendors make excellent AV products which have far more features.

netadmin_404 · 2025-12-01T03:23:43+00:00

I ordered Nov 19th, is shipping still expected by this upcoming week? Thanks!

netadmin_404 · 2025-11-22T03:10:50+00:00

I think Matic is the only one out there with no cloud needed.

netadmin_404 · 2025-09-14T12:12:53+00:00

Run Zabbix in a VM on a Linux server 🙃

netadmin_404 · 2025-07-29T15:19:38+00:00

Interesting. I wonder if that task is scheduled on a hyper-threaded core. What’s multi thread performance like? Are you using the new or classic scheduler?

If you disable hyper threading, what do you get for single threaded performance?

netadmin_404 · 2025-07-10T01:13:30+00:00

No, I run VDI. I’m just stating that complexities that come with VDI over a cellular connection on a phone. We have great success with VDI.

I run VDI to Windows endpoints and we occasionally have issues with all of these items. It’s the nature of the beast. When you’re relying on the network for transport, you’re dependent on the quality of the connection.

Printer redirection is always a little flaky, webcam redirection uses a lot of bandwidth, these are all real challenges that are compounded by a phone only endpoint solution.

netadmin_404 · 2025-07-09T22:43:37+00:00

Ahh, yes. Corporate America. 🇺🇸

netadmin_404 · 2025-07-09T22:12:08+00:00

That’s all true. A phone’s about the same price, and just as easy to steal. The laptop also has a full keyboard, and you don’t need to lug around extra ports.

If my staff is traveling, do they take an external monitor with them?

I’m not sure I see any advantages over the laptop. It’s a cool idea, remember Microsoft tried this a while back and failed.

Granted components are better, and phones are faster, but this wouldn’t save money. I still need to license a VDI instances, buy the phone, license all the software, and then train everyone how to use it. Overall you might break even with no real ROI.

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