New controller card

Can anyone direct me to a PCIe controller card that has an eSATA and USB 3 port externally and both a power and internal connector for some sort of USB 3 hub? Google shows several but most lack the power and internal connector. Steve ---

Coreboot

Would anyone here on the list have experience with either Coreboot or Libreboot? I'm thinking about picking up a second hand laptop for occasional use and was thinking about using Coreboot/Libreboot in place of the traditional BIOS. Steve ---

Re: erase drive

ATA Secure Erase On Oct 8, 2016 9:28 AM, "Michael" wrote: > I got a drive I do not need anything that is on it. When I try to erase > the contents of with 'rm -rf *' I get permission denied. The easy way is to > format it but I can't remember the command to figure out what

Yogi antenna

Just had the opportunity to view Snowden the other night. Would anyone on the list know what was the box attached to his yagi antenna in the latter half of the movie? Steve --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To

3Com NJ200 software

Would anyone have a resource for the old 3Com NJ200 Intellijack software? I have a couple of these in use and need to reconfigure one. Sadly I'm unable to find our backup copy and the only place Google seems to be able to find wants a credit card number to "validate my identity". I'm not going to

Re: 3Com NJ200 software

; http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId= > emr_na-c02583527-1=en-us=us > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Steve B <stev...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Would anyone have a resource for the old 3Com NJ200 Intellijack software? >> I have a couple of these

Re: 3Com NJ200 software

You're right, my bad. Thank you! On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Stephen Partington <cryptwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > One is the doc, the other will get you to the software. > > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 6:11 PM, Steve B <stev...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks f

USB 3 compatible cards

Can anyone on the list recommend a USB 3.x compatible card that has at least two ports on the back of the card plus an internal 20-pin connector? Steve --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to

3Com Intellijack software and Virtualbox

Is anyone here on the list familiar with the old 3Com NJ100 Intellijacks? I have two of them installed in my home. Until recently I have not had the need to reconfigure them, however I'm looking to implement a VLAN and ran into an oddity. The 3Com software is installed on Windows, but I run

Youtube TV

For those of you here on the list who have subscribed to Youtube TV can you comment on what equipment you are using? I read earlier today that effective Jan 1, 2018 Youtube was cutting all access from Amazon Fire devices which eliminates a device I already have. have they rolled out the Youtube TV

Re: Youtube TV

ing offered via >> their service had a subscription fee attached. >> >> so, if you want a unit that can get whatever programming you want for $35 >> a month, get a chrome cast. >> >> -eric >> from the central offices of the Technomage Guild, Sales and r

Re: Debian Stable vs Ubuntu LTS vs Others for a NAS

I'll second that. FreeNAS or even NAS4Free is a great out of the box NAS solution. On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you are looking for a NAS solution, then I would recommend FreeNAS > highly. The web interface is easy to use,

Hosted Netflow collector/analyzer

Are there any Mikrotik users on the list? I'm interested in gaining some additional info about my network traffic and am looking for a Netflow collector/analyzer SaaS. Polygraph.io was mentioned at a previous MUM and they are both Mikrotik friendly and have a very intuitive UI. However, they don't

Re: OT: New Email Home?

Protonmail? On Jan 1, 2018 5:22 PM, "Victor Odhner" wrote: > I want to open a new email account, using a good solid provider with > decent security. My requirements aren’t paranoid, but I don’t want another > Yahoo. > > I’m willing to pay something like $20 - $40 a year for a

Virtualbox 6.0.10 and secure boot

My primary drive failed the other night. After procuring a new drive and restoring everything from backup I ran into a new problem. Since I had to reinstall I choose to enable secure boot. That choice appears to have created a problem with Virtualbox as it will not run my VMs saying I need to have

What can I do with Cuda?

Recently acquired an Nvidia card. Wondering what, other than Bitcoin mining, can I do with the Cuda cores or the GPU? Steve --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: What can I do with Cuda?

e processing. > > This hacker news forum thread has some interesting stuff: > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18119345 > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 11:17 AM Steve B wrote: > >> Recently acquired an Nvidia card. Wondering what, other than Bitcoin >> mining, can I do w

Librem/Nitrokey

Is anyone here in the forum using a Librem or Nitrokey? I'm considering one for GPG key storage and possibly using it in conjunction with LUKS to unlock the FDE on my laptop. Wondering what are your experiences or advice? Steve --- PLUG-discuss

Re: Raspberry Pi uses on a home network

can control it. > > Jason > > > On 9/9/2020 3:22 PM, Steve B via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > I've been offered a Raspberry P 3B+ with a POE hat, but am having > difficulty deciding if I really need it. Currently the uses I can see for > it within my home network are: > &

Re: Raspberry Pi uses on a home network

Thanks to all! On Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 7:01 PM Donald Cha. via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Inground water sprinkler system controller. > Tens unit. > Lights on timer. > Thermostat. > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >

Raspberry Pi uses on a home network

I've been offered a Raspberry P 3B+ with a POE hat, but am having difficulty deciding if I really need it. Currently the uses I can see for it within my home network are: 1. Ubiquiti controller (replacing a cloud controller); 2. Pi hole; 3. Tor relay node; 4. Asterisk server. Would appreciate

RJ11 keystone for old 3Com Intellijack

I'm rewiring a part of my home to extend the network into that room and would like to reuse an old 3Com Intellijack I have laying about. Ideally I'd like to connect an analog phone and tie it back into my asterisk system. Would anyone know where I could source two, RJ11 keystones for an old

Editing firefox.desktop

Is it possible to edit the firefox.desktop file such that I can invoke "firejail --apparmor firefox -no-remote" as the default manner in which the application starts? If so can someone point me to a guide or provide me with an example? I'm having some difficulty finding a resource through Google.

Radeon card recommendations

Looking for some recommendations on a discrete graphics card for a Dell Optiplex 9020 and an HP z27S monitor. I'm moving to PopOS and would like to get the most out of the monitor. If 21.04 moves to Wayland I understand AMD is well supported whereas Nvidia does not support it.

NFS/SMB and ransomware

Looking for some information regarding networked file systems and ransomware. If my understanding is correct, should a PC get infected with ransomware it can search out and encrypt NFS and SMB shares. Would it be correct to assume that in order to encrypt an NFS or SMB share they would have to be

Re: Editing firefox.desktop

'm the only person to do > this, so shenanigans needed. Same as yours I presume. Start with a > working one at least. > > I need to play with this some, as I'd love to relaunch my 6-7 firefox > profiles automatically, and not screw with my options to launch manually. > I'm sure th

Re: Editing firefox.desktop

environment for Pop OS, but in KDE, which I'm using, they just show > up automatically. I would think it would show up in the menu as "Sandboxed > Web Browser" > > > Brian Cluff > > On 3/22/21 11:30 AM, Steve B via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Thank you. The original

Re: Editing firefox.desktop

king that available. If you want it to be > permanent you'll need to add that line to your .bashrc file with: > echo alias sandfox='"/usr/bin/firejail --apparmor firefox"' >>~/.bashrc > > I can't remember what your original goals were, so I hope the above isn't > comple

Re: Editing firefox.desktop

I took Brian's recommendation and created a file in ~/.local/share/applications called sandfox.desktop. Contents of that file are: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Type=Application Icon=/home/steve/Pictures/firejailed_firefox128.png Exec=/usr/bin/firejail --apparmor firefox Name=Sandboxed Web

Re: Editing firefox.desktop

erg via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Not really sure, but I think you need to launch it with an application > such as /usr/bin/gtk-launch. > > > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/457410/start-desktop-launcher-from-command-line-on-mint > >

Re: Radeon card recommendations

I've been digging through some of the Arch and Gentoo documentation trying to get a handle on which of the older Radeon cards use the drivers built into the kernel. While they do a good job about telling me chipsets and GCN architecture, I'm still struggling to find a card. The Optiplex 9020 I

Replacement fan for a Pi 3b+ POE hat?

I've been running Pi-Hole on my 3b+ for a while now. She's POE powered or was until recently. The POE hat still fires it up, but the little fan mounted to the top acts somewhat dead. When you first connect the Ethernet cable the fan briefly moves, but then nothing. Google did not appear to find a

Handbrake, Flatpak and Pop OS

Recently I reinstalled Handbrake to Linux (Pop OS) hoping to start ripping DVDs again. Previously it was a deb package but it appears Handbrake has moved to Flatpak for Linux distribution. This version of Handbrake is not working for me and I'm struggling to understand what I am doing wrong. When

Re: Handbrake, Flatpak and Pop OS

stalled the system has no way to decrypt your DVDs so they > will appear pixelated > > Brian Cluff > > On 8/31/21 8:07 PM, Steve B via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Recently I reinstalled Handbrake to Linux (Pop OS) hoping to start ripping > DVDs again. Previously it was a deb pa

Re: Handbrake, Flatpak and Pop OS

; > Brian Cluff > > On 8/31/21 8:07 PM, Steve B via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Recently I reinstalled Handbrake to Linux (Pop OS) hoping to start ripping > DVDs again. Previously it was a deb package but it appears Handbrake has > moved to Flatpak for Linux distribution. > &

Re: Lists for pihole

Are you using Firefox with the DoH setting enabled? On Tue, Nov 23, 2021, 07:02 Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Where do you see the ads? Some, like YouTube, cannot be blocked with > pihole at all. > > > On Nov 22, 2021, at 10:45 PM, Jim via PLUG-discuss

Systemd 248 Fido2

Has anyone tried the cryptenroll process with the latest version of Systemd and a Fido2 device? If so what are you using? Nitrokey, Yubikey or something else? Steve --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe,

Pi-hole, Linux hosts file and local DNS

Is there a way to use Pi-holes local DNS functions to create entries for services on my local LAN? For example if Pi-Hole is at http://192.168.1.160/admin can i create something that has that full URL? The Linux hosts file limits me to the IP address and I'm looking for a way to have anything

Conky neither forking to background or transparent

Finally found some time to sit down and rewrite my conkyrc file after they changed the format. However, I've been unable to get it to appear transparent and without window controls. Could someone with a bit more Conky knowledge point me to my errors? Current config: conky.config={

Re: Anyone use Google Fi ??

I've been using it for a few years now and have been very happy with it. Spam filtering on phone calls and text messages is superior to the VZW / iPhone I carry for work. Monthly plan is similar to any other provider, maybe even a bit less. Steve On Thu, Nov 17, 2022, 12:21 joe--- via

Docker

I"m looking to dip my toes into Docker for use on my home network. Reading up on what to consider for running atop the bare metal it seems like two of the most mentioned have been discontinued - CoreOS and RancherOS, and Atomic supposedly is not quite ready for production. At least according to

PXE and PartedMagic

Trying to setup a PXE server in order to have some of my tools such as CloneZilla and PartedMagic available rather than use a flash drive. Client machine boots PXE and I am getting the PXE boot menu, but cannot get PartedMagic to boot. dnsmasq.conf looks like this: port=0 interface=eth0

PXE boot server

Recently acquired a HP 800 mini that I have setup and am using as a PXE boot server. At present I have Clonezilla and Parted Magic being served out. What other tools are others using that might be useful for a SOHO environment? I'm planning to shutdown my Raspberry Pi and move AdGuard over as

Firefox and VM

I've been using Apparmor and Firejail to secure Firefox for the past few years. However, for sometime now I'm finding that Firefox profiles for one or the other do not appear to be maintained. Consequently I'm looking to move my use of Firefox to a VM. My dilemma is what OS to use for the VM.