astrsk

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[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve been having some issues with random IoT devices bypassing my pihole despite it being a router-level DNS for all my devices. Can you go into more detail about dst-nat and how I might be able to improve catching requests so they can routed to pihole for filtering? My router is running openwrt and pihole is on a VM in my hypervisor that’s directly connected to the router. This is the first time I’m hearing about dst-nat.

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 5 points 1 year ago

That’s exactly how it works. Capitalism reacts to threats of loss, it’s up to the workers to decide if that is enough. Sometimes it is, sometimes it’s not. But this is exactly what should be happening regardless.

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 2 points 1 year ago

I have 5 in a Jonsbo N2 itx case and the drives are barely audible, really pleased with them. Well worth the cost at $270 or less. Don’t spend more than that, worth waiting for deals if you can. I walked out the door at $220 each last year, been up 24/7 (with a UPS) and no issues. Would recommend.

I have 5 WD red pro 16tb in another itx case (N1) and those fuckers are loud despite using the same backplane + rubber slide mount system and a heavier chassis.

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 6 points 1 year ago

Debian is (rightfully) known for being lightweight and very stable. Particularly with older hardware, while still being quite compatible with newer hardware. Their long-running release cycles tend to not break whenever updates do roll out. Ubuntu is Debian based as well, its focus however is on user friendliness and usability, especially on the GUI front. Ubuntu server is perfectly fine, but it’s heavy handed compared to a minimal Debian installation with just a handful of packages selected purposefully by the user for the task it is intended for. There have also been more vocal complaints about whatever Canonical is trying to do with snaps/snap store.

Most beginners with Linux I would more encourage to try Debian for its stability and speed because it’s a great platform to learn Linux on as well as experiment with whatever goal they have by way of packages and projects available all over the open source side of the web.

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can’t wait for the inevitable video to drop of Gavin, I mean Elon, trying to video chat and then it fails badly.

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 1 points 1 year ago

This, op.

You clearly know enough about what you want already. A minimal install of Debian with just a handful of apt commands will get you exactly what you want in just a handful of minutes.

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The worst part is they don’t even need to make an app. Dozens exist already. I’ve been using Fing for years to help troubleshoot at home.

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 7 points 1 year ago

The one thing I’ve learned over the years is that the more experience you have with Linux, the less you rely on preconfigured distributions. Find a stable minimal install and build up your own set of base packages, DE, configs, etc.

Only you know your habits and needs and experience is how you narrow down the field.

For me personally, I have found my groove in a minimal Debian install with a first run setup script or two that is repeatable and automatable so I can start with a known quantity for any applicable need I have.

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Boosting so I can revisit this comment in a couple years.

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 30 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Combine that with the 20-30 seconds my system takes to do bios memory training on the DDR5 ram and we’re practically back to the “go make some coffee while the system boots up” days 🤦

[–] astrsk@artemis.camp 3 points 1 year ago

Exactly right. No amount of loss prevention investment will make up for a broken and damaged economy.

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