Category Archives: Technical

I am getting some really small Linux distros with tiny core. I don’t think I have gotten this small before.  It certainly doesn’t do all that LARD does but it gets really close. If I could get it to be … Continue reading →

Still a draft but it is publicly available. I created a document on how to get DDWRT on an ESXi host. https://www.apolonio.com/node/57 This is on creating DDWRT on an ESXi VM Still a rough draft, and there are kinks. Interesting … Continue reading →

I got a custom LARD version going to get ddwrt installed in a Virtual Machine Looks like it will work.  As I post I am testing it out. This one deserves a document. Just doing pushups and situps.

This morning I figured out how to bridge two networks via virtualized version of ddwrt. I was hoping when I got home to document how I did it. Then a server crashes, and I was stuck at work 5 hours … Continue reading →

As expected, I have finished the physical server and for the most part all of the VMs. It takes a long time to boot.  With about 14 VMs needing to start at a minimum of 2 minutes each, this server … Continue reading →

I should have a buttoned up ESXi host ready for training by tomorrow morning. As I post this blog, I am copying VM’s to the hard drive I will use. Almost didn’t happen, this box was producing some weird errors … Continue reading →

In debian its called preseed not kickstart and setting up a local repo for a particular architecture is challenging. I am giving it a go, but it is brutal.  With so many machines I am building it may be word … Continue reading →

Been a struggle to get my lab up.  I did get a few things going today and made some significant progress.  I am spinning up some VM’s at the moment. Taking a break today from working out, need to focus … Continue reading →

I week before my next presentation and I barely started. I know what I want to say, but I did not doing anything measureable yet. Just doing pushups and situps today, still on a Seahawk high.