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SonicWall VLAN to private physical interface
I had a Windows 10 VM, running inside VMware ESXi 6.0, which I needed to connect to the laptop as shown in the above diagram. In addition I needed both the laptop and VM to be on an isolated LAN which meant neither the VM nor laptop to should be able to access the internet… read more…
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ESXi Embedded Host Client – Improving Stability
I use ESXi on a small number of VMs at home and recently moved to some newer hardware. Not really new, they are Lenovo M58 (7479CTO) small form factor. In regards to ESX the biggest factor is the CPU is: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz For ESX this CPU is supported up to… read more…
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Cleaning the Epson 3170 scanner’s glass
You will notice as time goes by that the inside of the scanner glass gets dirty. The good news is that for this scanner at least, cleaning the glass is really easy. Firstly remove the scanner lid by unplugging the power cable for the light and then sliding the scanner lid off. Inside each of… read more…
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Send JSON requests to a VSTS service hook using SoapUI
When I was creating a VSTS Git post-commit service hook it became clear fairly quickly that I needed to be able to simulate calls from VSTS using SoapUI. This is what I did. SoapUI: https://www.soapui.org/downloads/soapui.html Python script to capture VSTS requests First thing needed is a basic Python script to log the incoming request so… read more…
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Apache doesn’t write to /var/tmp
I had a really strange problem, I was writing a tiny Python script to learn about Python and it was writing to /var/tmp. Only problem was the file never turned up. This script was run from within Apache 2 on Fedora 18. The file I was trying to create was “webhook_current_json_request.json“. Turns out the problem… read more…
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Enable python scripts in Apache
Want to run Python from Apache 2.4, this is what I did to get it working. For this exercise I am creating a web hook script and want to run them from the custom folder “/srv/www/webhooks/”. Apache config changes First backup and then open up “/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf” in your favorite editor.. Search for “#AddHandler cgi-script .cgi”… read more…
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Connection timeout to DMZ for SonicWall
I have my public web server in my DMZ which is running on a VLAN. I am getting timeouts on my SSH connections. Login to the admin console and get to “Firewall | Access Rules” and change the viewing style to “Matrix”. Look for the button from LAN to DMZ and click on it: This… read more…
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Steamies at Motat 2
During a conversation in the weekend I was reminded of a visit to Motat 2 where they hide the steamies. We paid a visit in November 2016 as a member of the Western District Model Railway Club and we had a great time traveling around on the trains and riding in the cab. The kids… read more…
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Archiving CD artwork
The goal when I archive CDs is to get the best possible digital quality from my CDs and be protected against the loss of my collection. I don’t have as big a collection as many but I like most of the CDs I have got and I don’t want to have to hunt for them… read more…
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Removing interference patterns when scanning a CD
Looking at a CD which only has only writing or an image but no background color you will be able to straight through to the reflective back of the CD. Thus if you hold the CD at just the right angle to the light you will see a rainbow pattern. The problem is if you… read more…
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