I’ll have to accept a higher knowledge base than mine, but I check this every morning, and for years they have been the same across different leakcheck sites.

They have always been the same, now for years.

Hmmmm I seem to be unable to explain.

Ok. Fire up the VPN.

Do, 4 different, simultaneous, leak checks from multiple sites like Browser Leaks, dnscheck.tools, etc.

As in the picture, under ‘Your IP’. Results:

• https://dnsleaktest.com/: xxx.xxx.xxx.123
• https://browserleaks.com/dns: xxx.xxx.xxx.131
• https://dnscheck.tools/: xxx.xxx.xxx.125
• https://ipleak.net/: xxx.xxx.xxx.122

Whereas xxx.xxx.xxx stayed the same, but the last set in the sequence was different in every test. The IP block (xxx.xxx.xxx.) was the same, just the last three digits were different in 4 different, simultaneous, tests. I realize VPN IPs change and so do Cloudflare IPs change. What I am saying is tho the IP block was the same (owned by the VPN), just the last three digits were different, even when I changed locales in my VPN.

I hope that explains what I’m trying to say.

Maybe a picture will help. This one is from Browserleaks:

Where the IP is listed at the top of the page. All the last numbers in the IP sequence were different. Same block, still piped through Cloudflare tho.

Each different DNS leak test sites (multiple), were different, yet the same IP block. I don’t view it as paranoia. When you fire up your VPN, even though you have specified a certain locale, say Mexico, you still get different IPs each time you start your VPN, at least I do.

Example: 4.4.4.5, 4.4.4.6, 4.4.4.15

Same block, different IPs reported.

There are a lot of server monitoring softwares out there, but Netdata gives you just about every metric I’d ever want to look at. Can be deployed using Docker (https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/netdata-agent/installation/docker).

The one thing I do when linking to Netdata in whatever dashboard you are running, I use the v3 switch at the end of the url thusly:

https://netdata.mycoolserver.com/v3

That way you don’t have to log in to the mother ship to view your metrics.

ETA: mobile app available

Welcome. Good to meet you.

Could you manage a windows VM for Office?

It simply doesn’t play nice in a manner I can rely on for professional collaboration when everyone else is using either native microsoft office or office on apple.

If you don’t mind unpacking that for my own edification, what exactly does it do or don’t do? Does it not decode the data properly/same?

I have Windows in my environment, and I still just use LibreOffice. Now, I’m not into huge, complex excel spreadsheets so I can’t speak to that, but LibreOffice ticks all my boxes. It has a Windows app, and comes as a flatpak, snap, appimage, there’s even a portable edition as well.

Um…I would not classify myself as brilliant, but yea…it works.

but keeping a petting zoo of penguins up to date

Ha! Funny that. As far as creating a maintenance free NAS, my NAS(s) usually remain in a state of benevolent neglect. There’s not much to do to them. They house backups, archives, and data at rest. Perhaps I’m doing it wrong.

If you were a fly on the wall in my lab, you’d hear me cussing at myself all the time for pulling stupid boners and stuff.

I guess another vote for RustDesk. I use it to administer several personal computers that my friends have. They are old heads like me, but unlike me, their tech savvy is lacking. So if they have an issue, I can pop in and help in any way I can. I was using Remote Desktop Assistant for a while, but kept hearing about RustDesk so I gave it a go.

I tried Kodi years ago when I heard about some guy getting busted at a local flea market for selling Kodi rigged appliances. I didn’t download anything, but that UI was atrocious. After about 5 minutes of tinkering around, I just uninstalled it. Probably one of the worst UI’s I’ve encountered.

I kinda figured. Usually long standing comms/chans/subredits have ancient tomes that guide them. I actually find them both valuable resources.

Very good resource. Well written. I know nothing about him but does seem to have a great rapport with Lemmy SH.

ETA: I’m reluctant, but keen to know so, is there some ancient lore that prevents me from asking ‘Is there a reason why noted.lol doesn’t live here too?’ I searched and I did find a handful of references, but nothing like selfh.st.

All the things!

/thread /s

ETA: added sarcasm

I used to run a liscensed internet radio station in the pre-Napster era, using Shoutcast CDN servers provided by IM Radio Networks (now defunct). We featured Indie bands from MP3.com (now defunct). BandCamp, iirc, had just started it’s operation.