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Software

Technical Notebook Pages

Below are links to various software I use. Software is free / open-source unless otherwise noted. Unclassified draw.io - diagram / flow charting PlantUML plugin for Visual Studio Code (jebbs) - building sequence diagrams SimpleMind - Mind Mapping - $$$ ...

WireGuard

Technical Notebook Pages

Using post-up and post-down scripts in a WireGuard configuration You can use PostUp and PostDown scripts to run PowerShell commands to manage Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) rules when a WireGuard tunnel connects and disconnects. [Interface] PostUp = po...

Recursive routing in RouterOS 6 vs 7

Mikrotik

Recursive routing allows you to create a route with a defined next hop that is not actually directly adjacent to the router. The working example configurations below assume three distinct Internet connections from three different providers. Each connection is...

Sharing a DYMO LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo using CUPS and SAMBA

Application and device behaviors

I wanted to if I could use a Raspberry Pi Zero W 1.1 to be a wireless USB print server for my DYMO LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo. Here's what I learned and how to make it work. These steps should be the same regardless of server or operating system (Debian, Raspb...

Arrays

Mikrotik

Basics Arrays in RouterOS can be normal indexed arrays or associative (key/value pair arrays). Indexed array # define a variable to play with :global array1 # a normal array with no keys :set array1 {1;2} # referencing an array by index :put ($arra...

Transitioning from old to new

Microsoft

IPv4 ARP -> IPv6 Neighbors netsh interface ipv6 show neighbors # OUTPUT: Interface 16: Wi-Fi Internet Address Physical Address Type - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - fe80::2a80:88ff:efcd:8a41 28-80-88-dc-6a-41 Reac...

ProFTPd and SFTP

Technical Notebook Pages ProFTPd

Ubuntu 22.04 Install proftpd-basic Edit /etc/proftpd/modules.conf and enable mod_sftp and mod_sftp_pam Edit /etc/proftpd/sftp.conf (see example below) Edit /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf and enable the sftp.conf include Create sftproot folders in user home d...

SystemD

Minecraft

The two files below are the merger of other Minecraft SystemD service files I came across on the web and the screen-based method I originally used for running Minecraft instances. Here's a breakdown of the processes that facilitate automatically loading the M...

Optimization with Aikar's flags

Minecraft

Making a copy of this information. Reference sources: aikar.co:tuning-the-jvm-g1gc-garbage-collector-flags-for-minecraft PaperMC:aikars-flags Pufferfish.host:how-to-apply-aikars-flags TL;DR Use these flags exactly, only changing Xmx and Xms. These fl...

Video links

Wi-Fi

YouTube video links Mobile Standards Evolution: FDMA, TDMA (3G), CDMA, OFDMA 802.11ac MU-MIMO OFDMA vs. MU-MIMO in Wi-Fi 6 2G vs 3G vs 4G vs 5G Generation Technology standard Radio access technology 1G – First Generation AMPS, NMT,...

Blocking .zip domains with DNS proxy

Mikrotik

Background https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V82lHNsSPww Use Mikrotik DNS proxy for blocking The code snippet below will cause a Mikrotik DNS proxy to return 127.255.255.127 for all .zip domains, including all subdomains. /ip dns static add address=127.255....

Recursion without recursion to enable forward zones

Technical Notebook Pages Bind9

  Problem I need to add a forward zone to an authoritative bind9 server, but forward zones don't appear to work with recursion disabled, and I don't want to turn this server into an open resolver. Solution Turn the server into an open resolver, but delete ...

PoE Budgets and Specs

Mikrotik

hEX PoE (RB960PGS) and PowerBox Pro (RB906PGS-PB) 5 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 1 Gigabit SFP cage SFP cage is not connected to the switch chip. Wire-speed switching on the SFP port is not supported Single core 400 Mhz, 128 MB RAM, 16 MB flash Port 1...

Plugs and Receptacles

Power Systems

Sources: 1 Quick reference 120V 15 amp circuits Normal 15 amp grounded circuits use 5-15P plugs and 5-15R receptacles 120V 20 amp circuits 5-20P plugs and 5-20R receptacles 120V 30 amp These are typically going to require twist-lock style plugs and ...

InsyncHQ - InSync and InSync-Headless

Application and device behaviors

SSH load key error in libcrypto

Linux

Occasionally on Ubuntu 22.04 I've experienced the error message shown below when trying to connect to a server using an ssh key: $ ssh user@server.com -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 Load key "id_ed25519": error in libcrypto I finally realized the problem was the pre...

Finding listening ports on any operating system

Networking

    ss - the new netstat # show number listening process ss -nlp | grep -e ^tcp -e ^tcp6 -e ^udp -e ^udp6 Output udp UNCONN 0 0 127.0.0.53%lo:53 0.0.0.0:* users:(("systemd-resolve",pid=1985,fd=13)...

Wayland

Linux

While trying out Ubuntu 23.04 via Ubuntu Sway Remix 23.04, I've noticed a lot of issues with blurry programs. After doing some research, I've found that this is due to applications using the X11 protocols to access the display via Xwayland instead of using the...

Sway

Linux

Ubuntu Sway Remix Recording changes I make to the default configuration in Ubuntu Sway Remix brightness control # from /etc/sway/variables # brightness control - very fine grained control set $brightness_step bash -c 'echo $(( $(light -Mr) / 100 * 1 < 100...

The Dude

Mikrotik

For being mostly free (at most $45), Mikrotik's The Dude monitoring system is on of the most useful network monitoring tools any IT group could possibly deploy. Here's some customizations I regularly use. Notifications Templates The are notification temp...