I enjoy single malt scotch, cigars, my homelab, electronics, linux and spending time with my wife and three boys.
Joined September 2012
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I don't post here much, you can find me on:
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The resurrection of my file server is complete 🍻 blog.cavelab.dev/2025/01/zet…
#homelab #zfs #fileserver
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So, @netdatahq looks nice. I've been without a monitoring solution for a while now — didn't want to spend time setting one up. Currently doing some tests with a parent node streaming to their cloud. Excited to see that their "Anomaly advisor" will find. #homelab
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The mystery seems to be solved — actually it was two things: the lack of VLAN egress filtering, as suspected. But the main culprit was RRCP broadcasts from my TL-SG108PE switch, or "Loop Prevention" as they call it. Disabled that and the 1 drops/s went away 🥳
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Blog post about the RRCP (Realtek Remote Control Protocol) broadcasted frames that caused 1 drop/s. blog.cavelab.dev/2025/01/net…
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I have tried @BunnyCDN Streams before, when it was in preview. It seems more polished now 🙂 I wrote about my previous video solution a few years ago. blog.cavelab.dev/2021/06/vid…
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Only took about a year to get the blog post published. Better late than never. Here is my @GoHugoIO #BunnyStream implementation 🤠 blog.cavelab.dev/2025/01/bun…
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60 meter 6-strand single mode #fiber and SFP modules from @Ubiquiti. Going to pull the fiber in a buried conduit to the garage. @mikrotik_com CRS317-1G-16S in the #homelab and D-Link DGS-1210-10P in the garage. #networking
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LC keystone jacks and OS2 patch cord have been ordered 😎
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The #fiber between the house and garage is finally operational 🥳 #homelab #networking blog.cavelab.dev/2025/01/fib…
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Using a #Shelly Plus Plug S to monitor the #homelab power — I got much better results using an #MQTT sensor than the integration in #HomeAssistant 🔌 blog.cavelab.dev/2025/01/she…
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I've added navigation buttons to my @GoHugoIO series taxonomy, making it much easier to navigate ⏮️⏭️ blog.cavelab.dev/2025/01/hug…
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Sometimes I do non-computer related projects — like turning an old oak tabletop, from my friend's barn, into a pub table. blog.cavelab.dev/2025/01/pub…
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My #homelab page is now up to the with all the recent changes 🖥️ blog.cavelab.dev/homelab/
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I solved my #wireguard problem — slow egress through my #mikrotik #chr. I was "working" with the @KagiHQ Assistant while troubleshooting. My first time using an AI assistant, I am fairly impressed 🙂 blog.cavelab.dev/2025/01/opt…
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Underground conduits from the house to garage, and garage and shed. Power and #fiber 🤘 blog.cavelab.dev/2025/01/und…
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20 years of #homelab ♥️ blog.cavelab.dev/2024/12/hom…
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Troubleshooting low throughput on @mikrotik_com CHR in my #homelab — I made an interesting discovery about interface queues, that had a big impact. blog.cavelab.dev/2024/12/mik…
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I have a few projects ongoing in the #homelab this winter. blog.cavelab.dev/2024/12/hom…
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I'm using an old @Raspberry_Pi 2 and a DS18B20 probe to accurately measure outdoor temperature. Value is sent on #mqtt to @home_assistant, and displayed on our @dakboard digital calendar 👍
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Only took close to two years to get the blog pots published 🤷♂️ blog.cavelab.dev/2024/11/rpi…
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Using @home_assistant; I'm setting the clock on our #Komfovent #ventilation system once a week — to prevent it from drifting. blog.cavelab.dev/2024/11/set…
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Upgrading the #Proxmox server hosting my #mikrotik #CHR router. I first downloaded the updates, before taking the VM down. blog.cavelab.dev/2024/11/upg…
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I’ve been using my HP ZBook 15 G5 #laptop a lot lately, but it annoyed me that I couldn’t tap the touchpad in i3. But fixing/enabling it was a breeze 🙂 blog.cavelab.dev/2024/11/lap…
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I finally got around to install a proper voltage reference on the @arduino board in my @Raspberry_Pi security alarm.
I previously used the 5V supply, but that didn't produce very stable or accurate voltage measurements.
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After installing the external reference I have this weird issue where all voltage measurements are pretty noisy. And suddenly they are not 🤷♂️It happens to all three analog inputs, so must be something with the reference voltage. Time to bring out the voltage logger.
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I've added a 10 nF foil capacitor between AREF and GND, so far the voltage measurements are looking stable.
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