Latest version of these notes available here: https://github.com/toggenation/ubuntu-fw README.md Using Ubuntu in Azure as a Firewall, Router, VPN create vnet Dual IPv4 / IPv6 with multiple subnets (WAN, LAN, DEV etc) Add burstable with .5GB ram x 2 vms firewall: Add a...
James McDonald
Screen command for Console Cable on Netgate 2100
This is what I'm using from MacOS M1 with the Silicon Labs Driver Installed and it seems to work OK I'm using iTerm2 # As root # screen /dev/cu.usbserial-10 115200,-ixon # Use CTRL A then CTRL \ and enter y to exit the screen session Re the driver install downloaded...
Cross Platform USB Writer
https://etcher.balena.io Balena Etcher simple interface with great ease of use. Just tried this on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and from memory it works well on Windows and Mac too.
Windows 11 esque OS based on Ubuntu
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IPv6 Unique Local Addressing Generator
Just putting this link here for later https://unique-local-ipv6.com it's useful when you need to add IPv6 to a IPv4 Azure V-Net and Subnets I created a Youtube Video regarding Dual Stacking a Azure Virtual Network https://youtu.be/dbhXxOQVMr4
speedtest-cli 403 denied
Did a successful speed test using speedtest-cli and then it started 403'ing ja@testvm:~$ speedtest-cli Retrieving speedtest.net configuration... Cannot retrieve speedtest configuration ERROR: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden ja@testvm:~$ speedtest-cli Retrieving...
Generate the Snakeoil SSL Cerificates for nginx on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Get nginx https running on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS sudo apt-get install ssl-cert make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil --force-overwrite Uncomment the following three lines in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default listen 443 ssl default_server; listen [::]:443 ssl...
4K Monitor Setup for Youtube Videos
Dell 2721QS Native Resolution: 3840x2160 Selected Resolution: 1920x1080 Magnification: 150%
BIOS Updates from Ubuntu and other Linux’s
fwupdmgr get-devices fwupdmgr get-updates fwupdmgr update # reinstall the current BIOS fwupdmgr reinstall [DEVICEID|GUID] # use fwupdmgr get-devices to get DEVICEID or GUID Just did this on some old Dell Optiplex 7050/7070's and it works well. Preferable to creating a...
<3>wsl (5451 – relay) error: createprocesscommon:633: chdir(/mnt/c/users/myusername) failed 5
Just had this error when trying to run Windows Subsystem for Linux wsl # error out <3>wsl (5451 - relay) error: createprocesscommon:633: chdir(/mnt/c/users/myusername) failed 5 Rebooted and Windows said "Applying updates..." and that fixed the problem
