Doing some lab testing, and needed to add another interface on an Ubuntu server virtual machine.

Quickly added it via the host (TrueNAS), but it came unconfigured and uninitialized.

The interface is in a down state, so it doesn't show up in ifconfig without using a switch:

ifconfig
enp0s4: flags=4163< …

About the only Windows (any version) I use is in a virtual machine, and that's not that often.

Windows 10 by default has auto download/auto update configured.

When a few months (or longer) goes by and I need a quick test/check done on a Windows box, the system quickly appears to lock up downloading and cramming the …

Costco has entire briskets for sale.

An untrimmed brisket is $2.99 a pound, while a Costco-trimmed brisket is $6.99 a pound. …

Years ago, I soft-modded my Nintendo Wii, as I had a few games that the DVD got scratched up, and was pretty pissed at having to buy another copy.

After soft-modding the Wii, I could backup my DVDs to an external USB hard drive and put the physical DVD away from little smudgy, scratchy hands.

Added bonus of …

Steps:

Create the jail

1. Name Jail and Choose FreeBSD Release Name: calibre-web Jail Type: Default (Clone Jail) Release: 12.2-RELEASE …

Generally not a good idea from a security standpoint, but if you have a lot of CLI work to do in a FreeNAS jail, it can make life easier.

If nothing else, seeing a lot more data on the screen, and being able to copy/paste commands has it's advantages.

Steps:

1. Enable sshd:

   sysrc sshd_enable="YES"
   sshd_enable: …