OpenWRT and GRE: Error 806
Jake Edwards
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Trying to connect to a VPN failed while running behind my OpenWRT router (Chaos Calmer) from a Windows LAN client. Adding the following software package
Using screen after su: Cannot open your terminal
Jake Edwards
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If you try to use screen after using su to switch user you might get the following message; Cannot open your terminal ‘/dev/pts/0’ – please check.
Force a reserved Windows 10 update early
Jake Edwards
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To force an early Windows 10 upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8, follow one of the two methods below. You will need administrative privileges to
Searching Active Directory from any domain PC
Jake Edwards
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If you’re on a domain and would like to search Active Directory from any PC, you can run the following command to open the Active Directory query window.
Use WHM CPanel as Dynamic DNS Service
Jake Edwards
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Several of the previously-free Dynamic DNS providers have gone paid. I already have a cPanel-based hosting account, so I figured why not use the DNS Zone-editing
Internet Connection Sharing has been disabled by the Network Administrator – Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Jake Edwards
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To workaround this issue you’ll need to jump into the registry to enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). This is usually deployed via Group Policy on
Find the BIOS Version from the Command Line and Powershell
Jake Edwards
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Similar to finding the Dell Service Tag via the command line, we can use WMI to retrieve the BIOS Version. This is useful for finding out
tvheadend, Plex Media Server & Chromecast
Jake Edwards
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I use my Chromecast regularly for all my media streaming, however it never allowed me to watch Live TV. Why not consolidate the two? As I was
Find a Dell Service Tag from the Command Line and Powershell
Jake Edwards
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No-one likes rearranging their desk to find the little white sticker. It can be run from regular command or PowerShell session. Administrator permissions aren’t required.
Duplicity with Google Docs & Google Drive
Jake Edwards
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The man pages for Duplicity suggest the syntax for Google Drive is the following; gdocs://user[:password]@other.host/some_dir This is correct, but doesn’t clearly explain the purpose of