therealtimwarren

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Please help... what is a good way to establish a static IP for my homelab if the ISP doesn't provide it? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.aa.net.uk/broadband/l2tp-service/

Job done.

(Happy customer)

Old server hardware - R710 vs R730 power efficiency? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Nah. My old server from 2012 did 35W. Dual core i5, 16GB, 120GB SSD, 3x 3TB HDDs.

Old server hardware - R710 vs R730 power efficiency? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah. My old server from 2012 did 35W. Dual core i5, 16GB, 120GB SSD, 3x 3TB HDDs.

Latency (+Internet Quality) Measuring in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Setup a free Think Broadband quality monitor?

I have just yesterday them running against my lines and those of my employer.

https://www.thinkbroadband.com/broadband/monitoring/quality

Any way to stop secondary HDD from spinning down on restart? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's fine. Spinning up down problem is over thought by too many people. The only time you have an issue is when your power settings are so aggressive they spin the drive down after a few minutes of inactivity causing thousands of spin cycles.

A commanded power down is different from a power loss power down because in the latter heads are parked before the power down event and the drive doesn't need to use the spinning platter as a flywheel generator.

Maybe this is not the precise purview of this sub, but is there a way, in software, to cause a headcrash on an array of HDDs if you needed to destroy a hoard imminently? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Potentially relevant https://xkcd.com/538/.

In UK, and I expect other parts of the world, it is illegal to refuse to hand over encryption keys when compelled to do so by a court and the result is a jail sentence.

https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Regulation_of_Investigatory_Powers_Act_2000/Part_III#:~:text=Part%203%20of%20the%20Regulation,up%20to%20two%20years'%20imprisonment.