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How to capture network traffic on a windows server without installing wireshark on the server
Intro If you need to capture network traffic from a Windows server, you may find that that standards or controls in your organisation prevent or forbid you from installing tools such as Wireshark on your Windows servers. …
Overcoming power supply and software issues with a Raspberry Pi4
Intro In my first post in my Raspberry Pi NAS series, I mentioned I had issues with my external hard drives and had to buy an external (powered) USB hub, but I didn’t elaborate further. What’s The Issue? …
How to use your Raspberry Pi as a NAS/Media Centre: Part 2
Intro In my last post, I walked you through the basic setup and Operating System install of a Raspberry Pi. Now lets move onto making it a NAS/Media Centre device. I actually went down 2 different paths - initially I …
How to use your Raspberry Pi as a NAS/Media Centre: Part 1
Intro I recently replaced my Raspberry Pi 3B+ NAS/Media Centre with a Raspberry Pi 4B+ and it occurred to me that others may want to do likewise, so here goes. Why a Raspberry Pi? In truth theres a few reasons: When I …
VS Code: Dialog PopUnder Bug and how to live with it
Dealing with annoying display bugs
Azure: Context is king
Image by mohammad takhsh on Unsplash Intro A quick post just to get me back into the routine, and to cover off an issue that I encountered recently, and how to resolve it. The problem I hadn’t done anything in …