Category Archives: New Toys

Conversion from pfSense to OpnSense

Posted on July 5, 2026 by larry

DONE!. Big task off my plate Need to add a bit of telemetry monitoring and backups as well. But it seems to be ok. Today was a nice day, stuck inside getting FW done but it is DONE This other … Continue reading →

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Linux Travel Laptop

Posted on July 2, 2026 by larry

Pulling the trigger on a Linux Laptop with Fedora on it. This will be my main travel laptop. I will put a Windows VM on it, but I want to be able to run everything on it. Will have 3 … Continue reading →

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Reuse Portable HD

Posted on July 1, 2026 by larry

I was finally able to kickstart Fedora because I put the entire repo on a 500GB drive. This provides me with the flexibility to install whatever I want. Fun stuff. Had a good workout today, felt strong running. Did well. … Continue reading →

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Fedora 44 Kickstart

Posted on June 30, 2026 by larry

My first step to get an automated install of Fedora was through PXE boot. It works for the most part, normal like others. Now I am trying to build a custom USB, then will work on a custom iso last. … Continue reading →

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Fedora 44 Kickstart

Posted on June 27, 2026 by larry

Finally got a kickstart for Fedora 44 making rebuilds easy. A few weird quirks but looks to be ok for now. I downloaded the entire 44 x86_64 repo locally for a reboot. Also PR’d again on the parkrun Wow did … Continue reading →

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End of Four Day Weekend

Posted on June 22, 2026 by larry

Today I once again got a lot done. I cleaned my office by dumping things into the living room. I think whatever I bring back in must go in the closet. I finally installed my new opnsense firewall and got … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Cluster Done

Posted on June 13, 2026 by larry

Although things do change, I think this is the final setup for the proxmox cluster. Got the cool aux power supply in the front, which also has rear connections. Did the parkrun today, did not PR, I needed a break … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Host

Posted on June 8, 2026 by larry

I think everything I need in the proxmox host is in there. I got the 256GB NVME and 32 RAM Note I have an open slot which I can add another NVME in, in the future I may populate it … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Cluster Coming Along

Posted on June 7, 2026 by larry

An updated on my proxmox cluster. It is coming along I dont have all the parts and still getting stuff, but theses are four Lenovo M920X Forgot the CPU but they should all have 32GB of RAM. Not the NIC … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Rack Built

Posted on June 6, 2026 by larry

My proxmox rack is FINALLY built, based on labrax As I post I am building the actual rack mounts. Also in parkrun today I PR’d again Weight: 317.4

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