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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