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  1. marcoi

    Enterprise SSD/HDD price increases :-(

    Also not a deal, but memory prices are expected to go up as well due to recent earthquakes. Seems like ill be keeping my old stuff running without upgrades thru 2024.
  2. marcoi

    ESXi with an Multi USB Card?

    i had one such usb card, it had 4 individual chips or one per port, but i cant seem to find the details from my old emails. I dont know where the card is, it maybe in a server. i also used this 2 port card 2 Port PCIe USB 3.0 Card w/ SATA Power - USB 3.0 Cards | Add-on Cards & Peripherals |...
  3. marcoi

    Help to setup opnsense for ATT static IP block

    anyone know how to force vlan65 traffic out the ATT wan interface? vlan65 is setup on Lan out, not sure if my issue is due to have group of gatways in place.
  4. marcoi

    Dell R730xd Memory Layout

    IDK about the LRDIMM but if it doesnt show in the manual for the server it's probably not technically supported. I have 256GB using 16x16GB memory. See below.
  5. marcoi

    Help to setup opnsense for ATT static IP block

    I have them assigned to a vlan on the main lan out of opnsense. The plan is to assign individual boxes an external ip address to allow services etc. Here is a diagram ATT WAN comes in and is passthru NIC to the opnsense VM. VWZ goes to switch where it is tagged as vlan 2, it sent to...
  6. marcoi

    Help to setup opnsense for ATT static IP block

    doesnt seem to matter if i change the IPs still not working Right now Interface opt2 is called ATT_EXT_WAN_VL65. is using the LAN interface with VLAN of 65. IP is setup as 65.1.1.69 /29 and gateway points to 65.1.1.70 .
  7. marcoi

    Help to setup opnsense for ATT static IP block

    my address block starts at .65/29 so usable ports are .65 to .69, so I have the interface ip set to .70 and the gateway ip set to .71. That is how i had it setup in pfsense. maybe i am wrong on the start, ill have to double check my notes.
  8. marcoi

    Help to setup opnsense for ATT static IP block

    Device is BGW210, but I no longer use it. Traffic isnt going out from static ip when using the gateway setup for static block. It will go out if do not use that gateway but then my whoami IP is still the DHCP and not the static ip address. I have 3 gateways setup. ATT DHCP and VZW DHCP, they...
  9. marcoi

    Help to setup opnsense for ATT static IP block

    I have moved away from pfsense onto opnsense. I have it virtualized and setup with two wans right now. One WAN is ATT fiber and the other verizon internet. The two WANs are working as expected. For ATT, i use wpa_supplication bypass mode with certs. I get DHCP address from ATT. My issue is i...
  10. marcoi

    Seagate Exos X22 20TB Manufacturer refurbished for $209 ($196 on ebay)

    how loud are these drives? Do they run hot? I have some old WD red 8TB and thinking or replacing them but dont want loud clicking drives.
  11. marcoi

    VMware End of Availability on Many VMware vSphere Editions

    any idea if this would have an impact on VMUG?
  12. marcoi

    $70 Dual LAN Mini PC w/ i3-1115G4, 8GB, internal PSU

    notes so far: Windows 11 runs on it without issues. the included Windows 10 IOT license does not work on upgrading to W11. Nvme drive works when replacing the original drive, make sure to set jumper from sata to pcie. Its fairly quiet (at least in my server room lol) Feel zippy for 4 core unit...
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    $70 Dual LAN Mini PC w/ i3-1115G4, 8GB, internal PSU

    Anyone know where to find bios updates for this thing? I got mine yesterday and it's what the OP said. Already spent more on 64 GB ram kit and WiFi card. Will replace the drive and install w11.
  14. marcoi

    Thinking about upgrading the switch, is this a dumb idea?

    I just got Aruba 1960 switch from Provantage on sale for 654. My goal is silent switches to replace some ancient dell switches that are loud. I only need L2 which this switch does. So far, it's fairly nice with a simple web gui. I liked the 1960 since it 24 port, plus 2 sfp+ and 2 10GB rj45...
  15. marcoi

    $70 Dual LAN Mini PC w/ i3-1115G4, 8GB, internal PSU

    i got one, should get it Saturday. I was thinking of using it as a htpc device. we see once i play with it.
  16. marcoi

    VMWare 7 to 8 upgrade with hardware refresh - options and process

    ill preface with i am not a VMware cert anything, i just play with it in a home lab a lot. this is just a high-level idea of the top of my head option 1 - local storage: Purchase a few hard drives for the new dell servers and set them up as local datastore, get enough drives to cover your VM...
  17. marcoi

    ASRock Rack B650D4U MicroATX for Ryzen 7000 processors

    anyone running esxi 7/8 know if you can do igpu passthrough? I am looking at getting 7900x3d cpu and would want to pass the igpu to windows vm for external viewing etc.
  18. marcoi

    ASRock Rack B650D4U MicroATX for Ryzen 7000 processors

    where did you end up buying your boards, i havent looked in a while so not sure who has stock. assuming you are US based, if not no worries since i wont be ordering outside US.
  19. marcoi

    Price check for my server's CPU+MB+RAM

    yeah click on advance search and click on sold you see date and sold price
  20. marcoi

    Price check for my server's CPU+MB+RAM

    what i usually do is search ebay for sold items of the products i am trying to evaluate used pricing for. It give you a range to work with. Hope that helps. I do know e-2100 stuff usually still highly priced on ebay at least.