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Sys Admin handy links
Hi guys, I've merged all the posts from the last handy links thread into one post to make it easier to read and find the info. I'd like to thank everyone who contributed and if anyone comes across any more just post them up here and I'll add them to the list. -Funk HP Business Support Forums:…
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Situations Vacant
Borrowed from the Development forum, this thread is for recruitment advertisments. It has been created as we don't like turning away small companies and genuine posters who have a need. we also don't like denying the users of this forum a chance to make a few quid or find a new job. So here's the rules: * No recruitment…
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Latest Blogs/Articles
Stealing shamelessly from this thread in Development... If you've had something about systems administration published online, either on your own blog or on another site then post a link here. Please only post links to your own material, we don't need a dozen links all pointing to the latest from ServerFault. Probably not…
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CHARTER: Please read before posting.
Welcome to the Servers & Systems forum. Hopefully this will become a good resourse for Engineers, Admins and hobbyists alike. ====================================================== The rules: Nothing illegal guys, no dodgy software/links etc. I can't see any personal abuse happening here but if it happens, thats a banning.…
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have some DDR3 RDIMMs...
Hi there, If this isn't allowed, please feel free to remove it, apologies if that is the case. I'm doing a lab clearout and have some DDR3 RDIMMS to offload, all 16GB modules, 28 in total. I've tried Adverts + eBay, and they're hard to shift. If anyone here wants to chat about buying a few (or all) of them for a reasonable…
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What to do with high-spec mini pc with issues
Hello Friends! In November 2024 I bought a Minisforum UM773 mini pc hoping to use as a home server. Here are the specs… CPU. AMD Ryzen™ 7 7735HS , 8 cores/16 threads. GPU. AMD Radeon™ 680M graphics (graphics frequency 2200 MHz) 64 Gib DDR5 dual channel RAM 1Tib M.2 2280 PCIe4.0 SSD But lately the networking (Ethernet and…
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Gmail rejections driving me up the walls
I have my own domain name and associated e-mail address, hosted on freehostia (for more than a decade). I use thunderbird for composition and sending of e-mails, and outgoing mail is routed through my ISP's SMTP server with SPF configured to allow this … at least for the seven IP addresses I know of. Lately, if I compose a…
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PoE Issue
hi, I am using a cisco catalyst 9300 48n upoe switch with a POE-SP30 PoE splitter to power progeny door controllers. With some of the door controllers if the ethernet cable is unplugged and plugged back into the splitter, the handshake doesn't seeem to occur correctly and only 2.8V output is measured instead of 12V on the…
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Virgin Media and Port Forwarding
Im looking to set up a home music streaming system using Roon as a music server running on a networked laptop. To facilitate this I need UPNP and port forwarding enabled on my Virgin Media Hub. Looking at advanced settings in my hub there appeared to be no way to enable UPNP. After visiting Mr Google it appears that this…
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my ssl will not go secure
Hi changed over from one webite template platform to another Have a 3rd party host for my domain Followed the change to the DNS- all seems ok New website & domain are linked but now SSL is nor secure as there are now 2 links, 1 with www…….. and the other with just the website name no www. Don´t know what next steps are to…
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Setting up Home Lab - Mini PC vs Refurbed Server hardware?
I am thinking about setting up a Home IT Lab. I am bit confused with the hardware required. Like a base OS with various VM's for various purpose like pfsense, couple of Linux distros like Kali Linux etc. Should I go for a Mini PC with components like AMD Ryzen 9 + 64 Gb RAM + 2 TB etc? AliExpress have lots of these. Or…
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VMware ESXi or Proxmox for installing Windows Server 2022 / 2025 + Media Server, Open source SIEM?
I have a Dell PowerEdge R620 server used in my Home LAB on to which I am trying to install Windows Server 2022 / 2025 and open source firewall, a media server, opensource SIEM, couple of LINUX distros etc and some other stuff to play around on the Server. Which will be the best option for my use case - VMware ESXi or…
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Retrieving Photos
Excuse my ignorance , but I am not a computer nerd, overly tech savvy, or well up on technical terms/abbreviations/initials at all. So simple answers please if possible, that’s if I get any. Also, please excuse my long winded message, which I am also aware I may be posting in the wrong forum. Mods, please move if…
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recommend a good cloud redundancy on premise server and O365 and Azure
Hello all, I'm looking for some advice to finding a third party cloud backup that would cover a single on premise file Sever and also about 50 x O365 accounts wth One Drive and Azure/ Entra AD all rolled into one, with resilience being key here, at the moment they are using Microsoft for the O365 backups and the Azure…
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Personal Proxy Server ?
Im currently in college and im fairly new to networking, when in college a lot of sites are blocked on the network annoyingly even stuff we need for research. I have a home server (Lenovo ThinkStation p510) running windows server 2019 its used mainly as a Plex server and NAS but i want to expand its uses as i progress in…
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Regional Broadband
How reliable are Regional Broadband as a service provider in rural areas - our internet speeds currently are at 30Mbps download and 15 Mbps upload, but reliability is low and connections frequently drops. We are thinking of switching to Regional Broadband but it would be good to hear feedback from anyone that has used the…
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Energy Center reviews
Energy Center , for solar panels , would anyone recommend
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Small Home Virtual Host Server
Hey guys. Looking for a bit of help. Looking for a box that would physically fit in a small wall mounted cabinet, either 1u or Micro Form Factor. Requirements really would be just be powerful enough to run the box as a virtual host capable of spinning up 2 ....3max machine. Wont be heavy demands on each machine some…
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gofree.indigo.ie
Hello Boards, I have an old email address which ends in gofree.indigo.ie. It seems to be a microsoft outlook /old eircom email. I can send and receive emails on my pc. I can send and receive emails on my phone provided I'm on the home wifi system . I can receive but not send indigo mail on my phone. I need to send emails…
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Exploring the World: Sharing Our Travel Experiences
Welcome to the "Exploring the World: Sharing Our Travel Experiences" thread! This is a place to share our stories and experiences from our travels around the world. Whether you've visited far-flung destinations or stayed closer to home, we'd love to hear about your adventures. If you have any questions about getting a visa…
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SSD Storage
I have about 20 years of photos on a very old laptop that could die any day soon. I want to store on an external drive. I am thinking of dual SSDs. I do not necessarily need a networked solution however could be persuaded otherwise. Any recommendations? Thanks
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Any companies that buy Second hand servers, storage and Network Devices.
Any companies that buy Second hand servers, storage and Network Devices. Needs to be in IRL or have IRL depot. Doing a clear out and want to move it in one go.
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Renting a GPU server locally
Hello all, Not a software or network engineer so please go easy on me here. I'm using a cloud GPU to run AI models, recently demand for these has skyrocketed and even on-demand servers are hard to come by , let alone spot. Yes there are some services available but they tend to be the more expensive ones. I'm currently…
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Citrix virtual desktop
Hi all could I ask people their view on the strengths and weaknesses of Citrix virtual desktop environment. security maintenance user experience speed!! alternative options many thanks all. Appreciate your time in reviewing.
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Lotus Notes
Hi all Could I get your view on what the benefits are of using Lotus Notes in a modern workplace. What’s going for it? What are the arguments against? many thanks.
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NAS Drive, IPv4, IPv6, Virgin Media
Guys, I would be grateful for some help please. I have a Virgin Media Router which has had IPv4 enabled because I am using it as a modem and using a Xiaomi AX3600 Router as the Router. I have a Terramaster NAS Drive and recently it has started to go offline a lot and when rebooted grabs a different IP addy. I therefore…
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Vulnerability Managment
Anyone know of any good vulnerability management software solutions out there? ideally open source but maybe commercial too. Basically looking for something that will give me a heads up on which of my installed systems/software packages have serious vulnerability's.
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Need a VPN solution with 2FA for connecting users to the enterprise environment
Howdy, I'm just researching for a new VPN solution for our users. Needs 2FA via txt or app on phone. We currently have a traditional firewall that users VPN into using the software, and once authenticated they are allowed access internal systems, as if they are on the LAN. I want to keep this access level up, I just need a…
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Remote accessed KVM
Some of my actual antique KVMs are dying and there's a few grand in the budget specifically to upgrade to ones that can do such wonders as USB or resolutions above 1024x768... and obviously since then, remote access is now quite normal Always bought Adder in past years but their 'remote access' is a specific remote…
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MySQL Performance Issue
So a little backstory. We have two beefy servers [16 core [2x Xeon E5-2450], 67GB RAM SSD RAID] running CentOS under hypervisor. It's the only VM on the server and is consuming all hardware. Well, the physical server has 96GB RAM but apparently the hypervisor maxes out at 67GB per VM. The first server is a webserver,…