Tech for me...and you too...I guess
Multiple Domains with ddclient (Namecheap)
ddclient is an application that can automatically update your DNS hosting provider with your current IP address if you’re not lucky enough to have a broadband connection with a static IP. In short, it’s a Dynamic DNS client.
I myself started using ddclient a few years ago, but was never able to get it to work with multiple domain names. At the time, I’m not even sure it was possible. I ended ...
unRAID Automatic USB Hotplugging (Libvirt)
A long time ago, I figured out how to have an unRAID server detect a hotplugged USB device and automatically associate this device with a VM. I wasn’t ever planning on revisiting this issue as unRAID was supposed to implement this as a feature in a future release. Well, after several years and numerous unRAID upgrades, not only am I still waiting for this feature, but the solution I was using ...
When an Admin isn’t an Admin, More Windows Samba Drama
If you read my last post, you’ll know that the latest release of Windows 10 introduced an issue when connecting to public Samba shares. I showed you how this problem can be solved through the use of a local GPO. I thought that would be the last of my file sharing problems, but as usual I was sorely mistaken.
Recently, I had trouble connecting to a password protected Windows share from a Linu ...
Should I Build My Own Router?
If you’re the average user who’s happy with your basic wireless router or is possibly looking to upgrade your aging N-router or…*gasp*…G-router with a shiny new AC-router, building your own router is probably not the road you want to venture down. If, however, you have the need for multiple network segments, want the added functionality of enterprise-class routers without the high cost of comm ...
Installing Piwik on Ubuntu 15.04
Piwik is an open-source alternative to Google Analytics which provides useful stats about who visits your website. It’s biggest selling point, funny since its free!, is that your stats & data are kept private and isn’t accessible by the corporate behemoth known as Google. If you don’t really care about keeping that info private, then Google Analytics will pro ...
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