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Username: cochon
Email: lowendspirit.[email protected][email protected].uk
Joined: January 2020
Visits: 542
Last Active: May 2023
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+1 for Vivaldi

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Bhost in London circa 2013, now seem to be part of Mythic Beasts. I think the spec was OVZ/2C/256MB/10GB, it was teeny tiny and cost only £1.20pm, it was my first foray into VPS/Shared resources for …

Thanked by (1)selalumenang
Not really in the app category... but a *nix like shell with Posix utils, e.g. Git for Windows (bash) ~300MB or busybox-w32 (ash) 1MB, if like me you're more familiar/productive with that, hate Windo…

Thanked by (1)Ympker
> @root said:
> Desperados III
> Thank you.

Beat me to it. :)

Just a heads up for anyone who likes this kind of strategy game, that 'Shadow Tact…

Thanked by (2)Mason Ympker
“Bah! Humbug!” ?

Merry Christmas to one and all :)

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> @Not_Oles said:
> Hi! Could you please post or PM me your ed25519 ssh public key? Thanks!

Are ed25519 elliptic-curve SSH keys a technical requirement here, or just a pre…

Thanked by (1)Not_Oles
> @xvm said:
> Can be run Alpine?

Yes, already converted mine using this sideloading script on a Debian donor install.

[https://gist.github.com/trimsj/c1fef…

Thanked by (2)ElonBezos xvm
> [@jtk said](/discussion/4556/do-you-use-2fa): What 2fa method/app do you like and why?

The methods are usually dictated by the service, but if offered, and as I always have a Yubi…

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> @Advin said:
> HDD's are usually ok to buy used as long as they have low power on hours.

It's usually environmental factors that kill HDDs, extreme temperatures, constan…

Thanked by (1)PulsedMedia
> @Daniel said:
> I reinstalled one of my VMs to see if it'd get rid of the 'legacy' tag and see if any new features pop up, and now I can't restore my disk backup image because the disk…

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> @Mumbly said:
> I can't re-use old IPv6 addresses from pre-migration VPS ... they also can't be removed from control panel

I don't see any specific addresses configured …

Thanked by (1)Mumbly
Posting data relies only on curl, why does the script also install wget?

Maybe test for and use whichever is currently installed as the posting tool.

Thanked by (1)xVPSx
> @Falzo said:
> > [@chimichurri said](/discussion/comment/78446/#Comment_78446): free games every now and then
>
> I am collecting those since 2019 and meanwhile…

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> @cochon said:
> Very kind of you, would take Vampyr if still available.
>
> edit by @Mason: key sent

Thanks, ironically now available on Epic for fr…

Thanked by (4)Rengar Chievo Mason Falzo
> @Chievo said:
> Final results -> 0,00 euros
>
> At least we have had some fun ;)

I feel I may have jinxed it ;) , but thanks anyway, Merry Chris…

Thanked by (2)kkrajk Chievo
Very kind of you, would take Vampyr if still available.

Merry Christmas to you and everyone on LES !!

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edit by @Mason: key sent

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> @yoursunny said:
> For the others, something is wrong on the host node, which causes your KVM to receive traffic intended for other KVM.

Makes you wonder about the servi…

Thanked by (1)zxrlha
> @zxrlha said:
> Do you mean that others are trying to connect to my server and send some traffics?
> ... Before that it has been idling for several months without such incomi…

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Feliz Navidad a todos :)

Thanked by (2)crotaphiticus Chievo
> @vyas said:
> @cochon said:
>
> > installing a 100GB game will take a while longer
>
> 100 GB game ?

Sure, Grand Theft Auto …

Thanked by (1)vyas
> @xyphos10 said:
> Hello, has anyone encountered an issue with FastestVPN whereby the are unable to connect using their ovpn udp files? The windows app does not work either. I have only…

Thanked by (1)Ympker
> @Mr_Tom said:
> > [@cochon said](/discussion/comment/68579/#Comment_68579): A 'modified' fork of RedHat on a Cobalt RaQ 4 early 2000's
>
> I've got a RaQ 4r, st…

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A 'modified' fork of RedHat on a Cobalt RaQ 4 early 2000's. A steep learning curve coming from a Windows NT background as nearly everything off the beaten track then needed to be compiled from source…

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> @mikho said:
> Will try to move along with the move away from OVZ6 ......

Hi, not asking for a roadmap, but do you have a wishful time-plan for the remaining OVZ6 nodes…

Thanked by (1)yoursunny
> @lowendmeow said:
> In this scenario where it's just me does it really matter if I disable sshing in as root?

Matter? it reduces the risk, helps for a good nights sleep.…

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> @Neoon said:
> I think its safe to assume if you got password auth disabled, you are on the safe side.

I run a couple of HostHatch VPS's and renamed the offending accoun…

Thanked by (1)Falzo
> @plastik said:
> > @vyas said:
> >
> > You partly answered your own question. And read the first post.
> > In general
> > Read…

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> @yoursunny said:
> I wonder what happens if I enter **Palais des Nations, 1211 Genève, Switzerland** or **46 Downing Street**.

Computer say 'Non'... neither Switzerland …

Thanked by (1)yoursunny
> @bikegremlin said:
> > @PHP_Backend said:
> > > [@cochon said](/discussion/comment/39362/#Comment_39362): Even better it has no number pad which I never used, so I c…

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> @Anon said:
> I'm not good at it, but could someone explain why people install and setup UFW or any other firewall?

You're always careful to lock your flat door when you…

Thanked by (1)Anon
> @beagle said:
> What's your view on setting this user as passwordless for sudo?

For specific commands in sudoers maybe, for any command, like on a LiveCD NO. It requires…

Thanked by (1)beagle
Also didn't realise it was still going:

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Thanked by (1)uptime
+1 for public keys **ONLY** in SSH (ChallengeResponseAuthentication no, PasswordAuthentication no, UsePAM yes)

Before firewalling `ss -plnt` `ss -plnu`

Generally if you'…

Thanked by (6)chimichurri Ganonk skorous beagle vimalware ehab
Don't forget, one of the design reasons behind the enormous /64 subnet is so that hosts within it can participate in IPv6 without using DHCP or pre-allocated addresses, they can randomly generate a l…

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