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ESXi and iSCSI Boot

I have three ESXi hosts, two of which are diskless other than a USB boot/OS disk. Since I had a USB disk failure, I thought it would be a perfect time to figure out iSCSI boot for ESXi….

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Virtualized PFSense Instance Fails to get IP Address from Cable Modem

I recently upgraded my home cable speed from 300Mbps to 400Mbps.  The cable modem Spectrum gave me a while back when I upgraded to 300 didn’t quite do 400Mbps, so they gave me a new modem.  Shortly after…

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PowerConnect 5548P – Noctua fan replacement

The PowerConnect 5548P is pretty loud, mainly due to the 600 watt PSU inside.  Taking the switch apart, there are two fans on the back of the unit, and two fans inside the PSU. The PSU fans make…

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