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Free Dell PowerSwitch 5324

by John Stoffel

Guys, I've got a free Dell PowerSwitch 5324, it's 24 1gb ports and I replaced the loud fans with some quieter ones, but now the fan error light is always on. Is anyone interested in this? It works great, it's just old and I wanted to move to all TP-Link at home to manage it all with Omada. Sorta good idea... Anyway, let me know, otherwise I'm going to scrap it tuesday morning. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/419219/Dell-Powerconnect-5324.html https://wiki.hackspherelabs.com/index.php?title=Dell_Powerconnect_5324 https://www.stevejenkins.com/blog/2011/05/dell-powerconnect-5324-setup-task… https://thejimmahknows.com/inter-vlan-routing-with-linux-powerconnect-5324/ https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2015/07/dell-nseries-switch-basic-confi…

July 31, 2022

Re: [EXT] Simple IP KVM

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Nicholas" == Nicholas via WLUG Krichevsky <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: The tinypilot looks to be based on this design, but with a more professional support. Not sure I can justify $300+ for a device I won't use too often, though it *is* tempting. But for now I just have a keyboard plugged in my server and I hook up the VGA when I need it, which isn't often. If only RPi4s were available, I'd do my own hacky solution. Nicholas> I have not, but have you heard of tinypilot? A bit cheaper and I've heard good things. Nicholas> https://tinypilotkvm.com/blog/build-a-kvm-over-ip-under-100 Nicholas> Get Outlook for Android Nicholas> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas> From: John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Nicholas> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 5:34:36 PM Nicholas> To: wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Nicholas> Cc: John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> Nicholas> Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Simple IP KVM Nicholas> Has anyone used or built one of these? Nicholas> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.co… Nicholas> It looks really interesting way to get a reasonably cheap IP KVM for Nicholas> home use. Though with the pain of getting RPi4s these days... it's Nicholas> going to take me a while to actually build one. Nicholas> Not sure if I wnat to spend $160 for the HAT though... the slightly Nicholas> flaky USB dongle so I can see my home server screen when needed it's Nicholas> probably more than enough. Nicholas> John Nicholas> _______________________________________________ Nicholas> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> Create Account: Nicholas> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Nicholas> Change Settings: Nicholas> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Nicholas> Web Forum/Archive: Nicholas> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Nicholas> _______________________________________________ Nicholas> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ Nicholas> Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ Nicholas> Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/DBSQ6…

July 31, 2022

Re: [EXT] Simple IP KVM

by Krichevsky, Nicholas

I have not, but have you heard of tinypilot? A bit cheaper and I've heard good things. https://tinypilotkvm.com/blog/build-a-kvm-over-ip-under-100 Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 5:34:36 PM To: wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Cc: John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Simple IP KVM Has anyone used or built one of these? https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.co… It looks really interesting way to get a reasonably cheap IP KVM for home use. Though with the pain of getting RPi4s these days... it's going to take me a while to actually build one. Not sure if I wnat to spend $160 for the HAT though... the slightly flaky USB dongle so I can see my home server screen when needed it's probably more than enough. John _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Create Account: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Change Settings: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Web Forum/Archive: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail…

July 30, 2022

Re: Mojotron: Robot Wars

by Dennis Payne

This video had a larger purpose behind it. I've been creating a kickstarter for Mojotron: Robot Wars. Kickstarter is a crowdfunding site. I've thought it could be useful for funding open source projects so I've finally gotten around to trying it. The project is not live yet but you can signup to be notified of it's launch. Current plan is to launch on Aug 6th. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/850526497/mojotron-robot-wars On Sat, 2022-07-23 at 12:13 -0400, Dennis Payne via WLUG wrote: > Mojotron is a twin stick shooter similar to Robotron: 2084 or > Llamatron. I've been redoing the graphics and fixing up the game. I > decided to make a trailer to promote the game. The source code for my > update has not been released yet. > > https://youtu.be/LBEphj6g04c > > I used Pitivi to create this and another video. The program has > gotten > a lot better. I no longer have to save after each change because of > how > often it used to crash. > -- Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@dulsi

July 28, 2022

Simple IP KVM

by John Stoffel

Has anyone used or built one of these? https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/ It looks really interesting way to get a reasonably cheap IP KVM for home use. Though with the pain of getting RPi4s these days... it's going to take me a while to actually build one. Not sure if I wnat to spend $160 for the HAT though... the slightly flaky USB dongle so I can see my home server screen when needed it's probably more than enough. John

July 28, 2022

Re: Fiber internet options in Worcester

by John Stoffel

Joshua> My wife and I have been on the market for a home, and we feel Joshua> that Worcester would be a great city for us to move Joshua> to. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Worcester has much if Joshua> any options for fiber internet which is important for both of Joshua> us working from home. The fastest provider appears to be Joshua> Spectrum, and I've heard only bad things about them. Joshua> Last I heard, Worcester has been held down by a monopoly from Joshua> Spectrum, and I don't know if the city government has been Joshua> working to change this with municipal fiber or trying to get Joshua> other ISPs in the area to improve competition. It seems like Joshua> the kind of issue that network engineers from WPI could assist Joshua> with. I'm in Boylston and we have a mix of Fios on some streets, and Spectrum for the rest of the town. I'm on spectrum and it's been quite reliable for 23 years now, with only a few outages. Cost... that's another issue. The only town in the area with it's own Internet is Shrewsbury, but I don't know how fast it is. I don't think it's fibre to the house though. You're going to have to ask carefully if the current owner has Fios or not. But with my wife and I working from home and the kids also at home a couple of years ago, I didn't run into any problems with Charter's up speed generally. Good luck in the search! Tatnuck is a great area, as is the Salisbury or Greendale areas, though you have to be careful where you pick to live. Schools are a concern... not sure if you have kids or not. John

July 26, 2022

Re: Fiber internet options in Worcester

by Clint Moyer

July 25, 2022

Re: Fiber internet options in Worcester

by Eric Martin

When I lived in Worcester, the nodes were always super saturated so you never got the speed you wanted. While there is a contract with Spectrum, I also heard if Verizon offers fiber they have to for the entire city and the multi unit houses are costly to bring a connection into if only a few people want it. This leads to a “doesn’t make financial sense for us (Verizon) to do it so we won’t”. I live in Northborough (20 min east of Worcester) and have the choice of fiber or spectrum and have fiber. We just upgraded to 1000mbps and it’s great since I’m on Zoom calls all day long while the kids are doing other stuff. At the brewery we have spectrum business and it’s passable. It’s fast when it works though goes out 1/month. My $0.02 Eric > On Jul 24, 2022, at 19:46, Joel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > Unsure of any towns in the Worcester area offering fiber for Internet. > > I have Spectrum the past 10+ years in Charlton and they are pretty o.k. for service based on price. I have their basic tier of speed. > > Eight years ago their Charter DNS servers would all fail more than once a month. Easily solved by pointing router somewhere else for primary DNS lookup. > > They mostly provide the 200mbps down and 20mbps up they claim. Price is reasonable at around $50 a month. > > I like them much better for Internet than I do for cable or wired telephone. > > Have heard bad things about their cell phone service too (service and billing messes). It think they resell / share on the Verizon cell network. > > Joel > > > > > >> On July 24, 2022 4:57:57 PM Joshua Stone via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >> >> Hey all, >> >> My wife and I have been on the market for a home, and we feel that Worcester would be a great city for us to move to. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Worcester has much if any options for fiber internet which is important for both of us working from home. The fastest provider appears to be Spectrum, and I've heard only bad things about them. >> >> Last I heard, Worcester has been held down by a monopoly from Spectrum, and I don't know if the city government has been working to change this with municipal fiber or trying to get other ISPs in the area to improve competition. It seems like the kind of issue that network engineers from WPI could assist with. >> >> Anyone have more information on this? >> >> - Josh >> _______________________________________________ >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ >> Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ >> Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/Y5ACZ… >> > > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/6BD4A…

July 25, 2022

Re: Fiber internet options in Worcester

by Joel

Unsure of any towns in the Worcester area offering fiber for Internet. I have Spectrum the past 10+ years in Charlton and they are pretty o.k. for service based on price. I have their basic tier of speed. Eight years ago their Charter DNS servers would all fail more than once a month. Easily solved by pointing router somewhere else for primary DNS lookup. They mostly provide the 200mbps down and 20mbps up they claim. Price is reasonable at around $50 a month. I like them much better for Internet than I do for cable or wired telephone. Have heard bad things about their cell phone service too (service and billing messes). It think they resell / share on the Verizon cell network. Joel On July 24, 2022 4:57:57 PM Joshua Stone via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Hey all, > > My wife and I have been on the market for a home, and we feel that Worcester would be a great city for us to move to. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Worcester has much if any options for fiber internet which is important for both of us working from home. The fastest provider appears to be Spectrum, and I've heard only bad things about them. > > Last I heard, Worcester has been held down by a monopoly from Spectrum, and I don't know if the city government has been working to change this with municipal fiber or trying to get other ISPs in the area to improve competition. It seems like the kind of issue that network engineers from WPI could assist with. > > Anyone have more information on this? > > - Josh > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/Y5ACZ…

July 24, 2022

Fiber internet options in Worcester

by Joshua Stone

Hey all, My wife and I have been on the market for a home, and we feel that Worcester would be a great city for us to move to. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Worcester has much if any options for fiber internet which is important for both of us working from home. The fastest provider appears to be Spectrum, and I've heard only bad things about them. Last I heard, Worcester has been held down by a monopoly from Spectrum, and I don't know if the city government has been working to change this with municipal fiber or trying to get other ISPs in the area to improve competition. It seems like the kind of issue that network engineers from WPI could assist with. Anyone have more information on this? - Josh

July 24, 2022