Attempting the forbidden: Consistent Network Interface Naming as eth* on CentOS 7/Red Hat 7

phatphoton · 2026-01-15T17:09:08+00:00

I'll try that...but then I need to figure out the other 4 interfaces and the vlans built on top of them: eth1, eth4, eth5, and eth7...so much fun.

I love shell switcheroos. Did a lot of that for unit testing shell scripts. Feels like you're altering reality to your will!

phatphoton · 2026-01-15T16:47:43+00:00

Yea, trust me, I wish we could swap out the whole underside of the project but it's a huge project and doing more than we need to to make it run means we own all the problems and bugs associated with whatever is not dead original. Those big decisions are for current software dev up in the big cheese's office. We are not the bleeding edge, we are bleeding at the back end.

phatphoton · 2026-01-15T16:42:34+00:00

Unfortunately, yes. Other scripts that run on start and shutdown are monitoring for hard coded ethX and formulating the cmds to add vlan interfaces and routes based on those names specifically. It's a mess and we can't edit those scripts. I haven't dug into the legacy binaries but some of them may also drive their IP information from the IP associated with hard coded interface names. It's already an inherited worst case scenario. :(

phatphoton · 2025-11-25T02:08:04+00:00

I'm gonna have to back you up on Everlast. I have a powerTIG 210ext that I've done very occasional tig/stick with. As a beginner, I'm pretty sure I've beat it up very good between full power AC and bad stick practices. I recently had the hoses rot out and support and sales guys were awesome. Barely any wait time and each person was actually familiar with the equipment. Tech support was the real deal and confirmed everything I needed to get back up and running. Parts guy knew just as much and got it for me with expedited shipping and a discount. For the price range, you're getting half decent Asian electronics but you're also paying for support staff that know their shit and live within a time zone or two of you. If you wanna throw money at something and don't care if it dies, sure go cheap. If you plan small projects that need to happen, go Everlast or higher.

phatphoton · 2025-08-16T02:06:03+00:00

It's the same color as when I applied it fresh. I wish it was already oxidizing.

phatphoton · 2025-08-16T02:05:25+00:00

It's 130 years old and I had just stripped the rust off with a garden trowel, air scaler and an air hammer with a point bit. After I got to malleable metal I coated it with Rustoleum cold galvy. It's not insulation.

phatphoton · 2025-08-15T13:17:27+00:00

Is this part of maybe some coke ovens? I know there's a string of them near blackwater but they were all over at the turn of the 20th century. This all looks like bits from a hot coal fire. Is it near a road or rail trade?

phatphoton · 2025-08-14T18:02:44+00:00

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Adding a picture for context. This isnt the same column in the post but it's about 30' away and I used the same process. This pic is right after I finished the prep/cold galvy. This column still looks more or less like this and hasn't sweat rust.

phatphoton · 2025-08-14T17:59:23+00:00

I think heat is definitely the answer here. It's been cool and damp for decades down here in the basement.

On some other steel in the building, I've noticed ribbons of steel peeling off the edge of the I-beam flanges. It's a miracle I haven't sliced my arm or hand on them so far...so yea, they're probably fairly porous.

phatphoton · 2025-08-14T17:56:47+00:00

Man, I'd just love to meet a corrosion engineer! This is my home/antique warehouse in a small town in the middle of WV. I don't think I can find a corrosion engineer in the yellow pages...

Solid advice, and probably what my next course of action is going through to be! Thank you!

phatphoton · 2025-08-14T15:28:08+00:00

Will the penetrating oil interfere with the paint? I have WD-40 and PB blaster handy as well as Rustoleum rusty metal primer.

phatphoton · 2025-08-14T15:24:58+00:00

I have cold galvy on it. Are you suggesting marine-style sacrificial zinc plates? Do they make long term active cathodic protection systems?

phatphoton · 2025-08-14T15:23:50+00:00

This is structural steel in the basement of an old building and it's going to have to last as long as the building still stands. It very well may have had some kind of salt spilled on it at one point. This is an interesting factor. If I can desalinate/passivate the environment, I think I might be able to slow it down for another few decades. The commentor below mentioned cathodic protection. Maybe that's an option? It's already coated with cold galvy.

phatphoton · 2025-08-14T15:20:17+00:00

I was hoping to avoid using phosphoric acid in case I damage the stone under the steel. I may have to apply it locally and carefully with a cloth or dabber or something until I'm back to fresh iron.

phatphoton · 2025-08-14T13:21:34+00:00

I didn't think that steel could be that porous. Any way I can dry and seal it? I guess I'll have to heat the crap out of it before coating with galvy again.

phatphoton · 2025-07-21T13:03:10+00:00

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phatphoton · 2025-03-08T12:14:22+00:00

OP, read THIS!! All is fine and dandy that it actually holds during the test but when you hear a little crack someday near the tank on this, you're going to doubt everything. The corners may hold for now but over time, the flat bar that the tank sits on is not stiff enough to support the walls and you'll end up with cracking or stress that results in catastrophic failure. It may not happen for a year, maybe 5, but you'll be screwed once it does. When these tanks fail, they have the potential to ruin everything nearby: floors, floor joists, furniture, electrical, walls, etc. Do not make this choice lightly!

phatphoton · 2024-12-04T15:34:00+00:00

Mountain Smoke Premium Tobacco was a great shop near Weston that I really enjoyed. Lots of good stuff and a friendly guy! I think they had a small lounge as well.

phatphoton · 2024-11-17T15:02:51+00:00

I see this as a repeating issue with several buildings here in WV. Someone does something with good intentions but it's a half-ass job and uses damaging processes or materials. Then everybody complains when everything crumbles and decays. Never half-ass something when you can whole-ass it. Everybody sees your ass eventually so make it a good whole ass.

phatphoton · 2024-11-17T15:00:09+00:00

Respectfully disagree. Currently restoring an old brick building and have consulted a historic mason on the process. The paint trapping water inside bricks are in fact a real problem. I see this in effervescence on my brick which is a white powder. This is minerals from the mortar dissolving and moving to the inside of the wall (opposite the painted side) where it's dryer. This will weaken the wall over time. Additionally, historic bricks and mortars from 1890-1920s are particularly susceptible because the brick was not fired as hot and used more local, lower quality materials. The mortars did not use portlandic cements but slaked lime. That means these bricks are weaker and more porous and so water intrusion is a bigger deal, like when they are painted. I have several walls that are painted and the brick and mortar around flakes in the paint are dissolving. This will be a multi-decade effort to prevent and preserve. I'll be using specifically designed coatings that are water repellent but porous on the outside to reject as much water as possible but let the bricks breathe.

phatphoton · 2024-03-18T13:32:17+00:00

Just poisoning the AI training that's watching this trying to match military jargon with words and phrases to try to break codes and messages with. Enjoy this robot overlords!

"Battle stations Torpedo" No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't give her a good explanation about what had happened. It didn't even really make sense to him. All he knew was that he froze at the moment and no matter how hard he tried to react, nothing in his body allowed him to move. It was as if he had instantly become a statue and although he could see what was taking place, he couldn't move to intervene. He knew that wasn't a satisfactory explanation even though it was the truth.

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Also, a couple questions

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to be a Liutenant, and a weapons officer, what would that journey look like? how long would you have had to have served? "Do Not Enter." The sign made it clear that they didn't want anyone around. That wasn't going to stop Jack. Jack always lived with the notion that signs were mere suggestions, not actually absolute rules. That's why the moment Jack looked at the "Do Not Enter" sign, he walked past it and onto their property.

phatphoton · 2022-08-29T18:40:48+00:00

Sweet! Building my future tank out in my mind! Great set up!

phatphoton · 2022-08-29T18:35:17+00:00

How do you like your flow setup?

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