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Hi everyone,
I've now two PCIe Intel PRO/1000 NICs that I'm wanting to stuff into an old HP EliteDesk 705 I have sitting around for a pfSense box. I'm wanting to set up a VPN to work on the BBS remotely via VNC (the only reliable remote control method).
Unfortunately, the special deal I had for cheap Internet access for low-income people has expired so if I'm gonna drop the cash, might as well spend $20 more to bump up to 1GB/1GB fiber.
I know it's overkill for a BBS but it's nice to have that speed when working with large files.
i thought you are at home and your systems are at home.
and it's only 20 bucks to go 1gps?!
No, $20 more from $50 which is the normal price for my
current connection. I was paying $25 via the ACP but the
ACP is coming to an end.
Funny, the admins must have seen me connecting to the BBS
via their WiFi and just blocked me from connecting so now
I'm on my phone's hotspot. I could spoof my MAC address
to mess around but I'll be good and use my hotspot. LOL
So.. you're going from $25 to $70?
And.. why can't you use their wifi? Isn't it intended for the
residents?
No, $20 more from $50 which is the normal price for my current
connection.
I was paying $25 via the ACP but the ACP is coming to an end.
Funny, the admins must have seen me connecting to the BBS via their WiFi and just blocked me from connecting so now I'm on my phone's hotspot. I could spoof my MAC address to mess around but I'll be good and use my hotspot.
LOL
Funny, the admins must have seen me connecting to the BBS via their WiFi and
-- Sean
I would try some sort of tunneling for accessing the BBS. I
set a home VPN precisely because of these scenarios.
WHen I take the bus to work and back, I use the free Wifi
provided by the bus. They block a lot of traffic and have
DNS hijacking. I bypass it using my VPN.
Jas Hud wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Are you sure acp is going to an end? Some people i know get it.
Arelor wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
I would try some sort of tunneling for accessing the BBS. I set a home
VPN precisely because of these scenarios.
I've now two PCIe Intel PRO/1000 NICs that I'm wanting to stuff into an old HP EliteDesk 705 I have sitting around for a pfSense box.
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Jas Hud wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Are you sure acp is going to an end? Some people i know get it.
I received a notice from my ISP to plan on my bill getting more expensive. Should hit around May when I have to start playing for Medicare.
Why pay the price in WATT's I did the same for a long while big box & pfsense
at long last I got on ebay about 3 years ago and bought a small foot print
check point firewall I think it draws 40w I was so pleased with it I bought a spare just for a backup.
anyways, why the **** is this stuff so expensive anyways?
I'm using when I have. Besides, I have some of the cheapest electric
in the ∞US as 6 cents kw/h. The HP draws less than 20 watts at idle.
My electric ∞bill is usually under $70 a month anyway.
in the US as 6 cents kw/h. The HP draws less than 20 watts at idle.
That is a good price for electricity! Here we have time-
of-use rates & pay 18.2 cents per kw/h during "on peak"
hours (currently 7-11am & 5-7pm), 12.2 centers per kw/h
during "mid peak" (11am-5pm) and the cheapest is 8.7 cents
per kw/h during "off peak" (7pm-7am & weekends).
Havok wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Why pay the price in WATT's I did the same for a long while big box & pfsense
at long last I got on ebay about 3 years ago and bought a small foot print
check point firewall I think it draws 40w I was so pleased with it I bought a spare just for a backup.
the US as 6 cents kw/h. The HP draws less than 20 watts at idle. My electric bill is usually under $70 a month anyway.
Warpslide wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
On Thursday January 25 2024, Sean Dennis said the following...
That is a good price for electricity! Here we have time-of-use rates & pay 18.2 cents per kw/h during "on peak" hours (currently 7-11am &
5-7pm), 12.2 centers per kw/h during "mid peak" (11am-5pm) and the cheapest is 8.7 cents per kw/h during "off peak" (7pm-7am & weekends).
I had an HP server going in the basement for awhile but this little NUC
I have now is a lot easier on the power bill.
my gas and electric for this ole house is like 320 this month
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my gas and electric for this ole house is like 320 this month
I have a little one-bedroom apartment that's all electric. I'd really prefer have natural gas as it's more effecient but beggars can't be choosers.
-- Sean
when i lived in a trailer it was pretty nice. my bill was like 100 bucks. i also had a full size furnace so things got warm as **** in there quick. but it was a bit small for me. trailer life was not for me. also landlord was an ******* and neighbors were weird.
I'm using when I have. Besides, I have some of the cheapest electric in the US as 6 cents kw/h. The HP draws less than 20 watts at idle. My electric bill is usually under $70 a month anyway.
My local thrift shop occasionally has Cisco ASA, Fortinet firewalls and Sonicwall firewalls. I've been tempted to get a serious firewall, but OpenWRT on a Netgear appliance router seems to do the trick.
Someday I'd like to get some land and get a pre-fab house put on it. I
Mobile homes are outrageous down here for what they are right now.
Havok wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Laughing God I hate when people brag 6 cents kw/h
And down here in Florida I thought I was lucky with 112.00 last month.
Good luck on your project!
Do they do DNS highjacking to push ads?
I have a little one-bedroom apartment that's all electric. I'd really prefe
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Re: pfSense
By: Sean Dennis to Jas Hud on Fri Jan 26 2024 10:40 am
I have a little one-bedroom apartment that's all electric. I'd really prefe
What are the economics of using blottled gas over there? If you only need heating in deep winter, then maybe it is better to use bottled gas for three months tops than to pay for a natural gas subscription for the whole year.
--
Digimaus wrote to Havok <=-
Havok wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Laughing God I hate when people brag 6 cents kw/h
It's because I get power from the Tennessee Valley Authority. The
price fluctuates a lot. Right now it's about 13 cents/kwh becausw it's winter.
December, January, and Feburary are my most expensive months due to heating costs. Spring and summer are usually much cheaper since I
mainly use fans to cool off with.
And down here in Florida I thought I was lucky with 112.00 last month.
That's really not bad, honestly.
Good luck on your project!
Thanks! As soon as I get home, I'll start working on it. I'm going to get things ready for when I have foot reconstruction surgery and stay
here for a few months, I won't have issues like I did this time though admittedly it was an unexpected hospitalization,
-- Sean
... A bike in town keeps running me over. It's a vicious cycle.
--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
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$489 in California, on an EV time-of-day plan. 3 bedroom house, 2 gas heaters and 2 electric space heaters.
Everyone knows it should be privatized but whoever attempts it will have
so much campaign money funneled to their opponents that they'd never
make it through the next election.
Jas Hud wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-
i'm in a 4 bedroom house. we have a boiler with radiators in every
room.
My first apartment in San Francisco in 1991 was a large studio in a
1930s building with central steam heat. I loved it, and my PG&E bill
was around $20.
That apartment was $600, and it was around 40% of my take-home pay at
the time. I saw it on the market recently, it's $2800/month now.
Jas Hud wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-
it's really hard to afford housing in some areas, probably due to companies buying properties and the chinese doing so. I'm lucky that
my rent isnt that high and my landlord is so busy he hasn't raised it
in 3 years. that's super rare. i'm sure now that i mentioned it, my
rent will go up.
are you talking about propane? i believe propane is cheaper and you can run
Arelor wrote to Jas Hud <=-
I think bottled gas in Spain is used precisely for situations such as those -ie. you have a summer residence you use only half the year, so instead of paying for a full set of utilities, you use bottled gas.
Out here, a lot of rural homes have a 300-gallon propane tank out back that is used for the stove and heating. That's the most common usage I've seen in my time here.
Digimaus wrote to Arelor <=-
Out here, a lot of rural homes have a 300-gallon propane tank out back that is used for the stove and heating. That's the most common usage
I've seen in my time here.
Digimaus wrote to Arelor <=-
Out here, a lot of rural homes have a 300-gallon propane tank out back that is used for the stove and heating. That's the most common usage
I've seen in my time here.
Up in the Sierra Nevada mountains, we had our choice of going all
electric or setting up one of those big propane tanks. We don't live
there year-round, so we went all electric.
Propane and snow are a bad combination. We had a couple of big winters
where tanks exploded. I don't know if they imploded
or if the snow was
too great for the connectors and pipes. Most likely, the latter.
Jas Hud wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-
ps my tanks have been sitting outside in -20 windchill this year.
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Jas Hud wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-
ps my tanks have been sitting outside in -20 windchill this year.
I think it was more a function of the 15 feet of snow surrounding the
tank.
ps my tanks have been sitting outside in -20 windchill this year.
I think it was more a function of the 15 feet of snow surrounding the
tank.
what would that do? do you think the snow would crush the tanks?
it hasnt crushed anything outside where i live and we've had lots of snow some
ears.
from the tanks to the houses/cabins was not burried deep enough, or maybe the installers did something else that didn't take the cold and snow into account.
They are probably used to it in Wisconsin but, in California, if the
company that handled the install was not from the snowy mountain area they may not have installed it right.
Up in the Sierra Nevada mountains, we had our choice of going all
electric or setting up one of those big propane tanks. We don't live
there year-round, so we went all electric.
Propane and snow are a bad combination. We had a couple of big winters
where tanks exploded. I don't know if they imploded
Mike Powell wrote to JAS HUD <=-some
ps my tanks have been sitting outside in -20 windchill this year.
I think it was more a function of the 15 feet of snow surrounding the
tank.
what would that do? do you think the snow would crush the tanks?
it hasnt crushed anything outside where i live and we've had lots of snow
Based on his earlier posts, I wondered if maybe some of the pipe
leading from the tanks to the houses/cabins was not burried deep
enough, or maybe the installers did something else that didn't
take the cold and snow into account.
They are probably used to it in Wisconsin but, in California, if
the company that handled the install was not from the snowy
mountain area they may not have installed it right.
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