Category Archives: New Toys

DNS Troubles all around

Posted on March 21, 2022 by larry

Having some weird DNS troubles, I think I will write a script to try and fix it. But seems like only DNS servers that use DoH are having problems. I suspect the clouflared connector is having problems. Sucks but maybe … Continue reading →

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Dusting Off the Blog

Posted on March 20, 2022 by larry

This is a blog I post daily, but the external blog my.apolonio.tech needed some love. So I will be focusing a bit of my time developing that site. So apologizing in advance for not having deep content on this blog. … Continue reading →

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STEP-CA not so bad

Posted on March 16, 2022 by larry

I am still on the fence with step-ca, installation is easy, here it is with Rocky or CentOS wget https://dl.step.sm/gh-release/cli/gh-release-header/v0.18.2/step-cli_0.18.2_amd64.rpm wget https://dl.step.sm/gh-release/certificates/gh-release-header/v0.18.2/step-ca_linux_0.18.2_amd64.tar.gz yum -y install step-cli_0.18.2_amd64.rpm tar zxvf step-ca_linux_0.18.2_amd64.tar.gz mkdir bin cp -p step-ca_0.18.2/bin/step-ca ~/bin step version step-ca version Done, … Continue reading →

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Learning Step CA

Posted on March 15, 2022 by larry

Need to learn another CA utility. First I learned Microsoft, then OpenSSL, then XCA, now want to learn STEP CA. At least I am one up and know Certs, the concepts, and what it takes. Need to document this new … Continue reading →

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USB Boot Media

Posted on March 14, 2022 by larry

I have used Flash Drive based boot media for my Linux box. But when I started using and SSD drive instead, my builds and boot times were much faster. Setting up this post to show someone that asks what I … Continue reading →

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No Workout Today

Posted on March 9, 2022 by larry

I tried to schedule a workout today, then I noticed the slots were full, I would not be able to work out today. Maybe tomorrow there will be an opening so I can work out. Starting to look at setting … Continue reading →

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More Gym Rat Time

Posted on February 25, 2022 by larry

Another long day working out. Not quite the two hours, but it was long. Feeling accomplished too. Got xca running in wyland on Rocky8 via guacamole GUI and RDP. With 2FA it should be pretty secure. Weight: 352.0

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Dedicated ESXi host

Posted on February 17, 2022 by larry

Got a “new” ESXi host dedicated to these labs. Looks good though, I am really concerned about the experience. I want to make it easy for them. Got me second set of new medication. Will see if it helps. Weight: … Continue reading →

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Revisit Windows 10 Sysprep

Posted on February 16, 2022 by larry

Took a step back and found what a pain it is to install the way I been installing. So revisited syspreping windows 10. Glad I did, that is the better route. Things can be more automated. Also looking back at … Continue reading →

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Building Machines In Lab

Posted on February 15, 2022 by larry

Need to settle on some build processes for my environment. Windows 7 – Use clonezilla or an OVA to build, it is fully patched. Windows 10 – will use the latest DVD and simply install Mint 20.3 – Straight install … Continue reading →

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