Ontopic Random Computer-Electronics Thread

[Jehannum]

running core services on a multiuse host is generally a bad idea

DNS isn't exactly a performance hog, unless you're doing it really really wrong.

 

[Domon]

DNS isn't exactly a performance hog, unless you're doing it really really wrong.

its not a performance issue, its a reliability one. You want DNS/DHCP/routing to be running on a machine that never goes down.

 

[Jehannum]

its not a performance issue, its a reliability one. You want DNS/DHCP/routing to be running on a machine that never goes down.

I thought @fly had a "server" for plex and shit like that. My server only goes down when the power does.

 

[Domon]

I thought @fly had a "server" for plex and shit like that.

yeah, the point is thats gonna reboot a lot more often. Its windows.

You dont wanna lose your whole network every time plex/windows needs to go down.

 

[Jehannum]

yeah, the point is thats gonna reboot a lot more often. Its windows.

You dont wanna lose your whole network every time plex/windows needs to go down.

You mean to tell me that Windows as a server OS isn't that reliable?

I'm shocked. SHOCKED.

 

[fly]

yeah, the point is thats gonna reboot a lot more often. Its windows.

You dont wanna lose your whole network every time plex/windows needs to go down.

It's UnRAID.

 

[Domon]

oh yeah, you finally transitioned, thats right.

I sitll wouldnt do it, but that might be more reliable

 

[fly]

oh yeah, you finally transitioned, thats right.

I sitll wouldnt do it, but that might be more reliable

Yeah, the only time it gets rebooted is when the power goes out. But dammit, I shouldn't have to do this shit!

 

[Valve1138]

Yeah, the only time it gets rebooted is when the power goes out. But dammit, I shouldn't have to do this shit!

You should also have it on a UPS, n00b.

 

[fly]

You should also have it on a UPS, n00b.

Yeah, I don't really care though.

 

[Valve1138]

Yeah, I don't really care though.

Until now, when you have a fucking issue. Sudden power shutdowns are never a good thing.

 

[fly]

Until now, when you have a fucking issue. Sudden power shutdowns are never a good thing.

My DNS issue is not related to a power failure.

 

[Valve1138]

My DNS issue is not related to a power failure.

Then what is it then?

Firmware could absolutely have been corrupted from a power cut.

 

[Ex` ange]

Then what is it then?

Firmware could absolutely have been corrupted from a power cut.

Operator error.

 

[Valve1138]

Operator error.

It's not "for the butt".

 

[Domon]

Then what is it then?

Firmware could absolutely have been corrupted from a power cut.

thats... not really a thing

 

[Jehannum]

You should also have it on a UPS, n00b.

My UPS daemon shuts the computer down gracefully when the power is out.

 

[fly]

Then what is it then?

Firmware could absolutely have been corrupted from a power cut.

No, it couldn't.

 

[Domon]

This is hilarious in a "ill never be able to buy a gpu again" way

Nvidia accidentally releases driver to un-nerf cryptocurrency mining

Nvidia hobbled the RTX 3060's mining abilities to reserve the card for gamers.

arstechnica.com

This was after their vehement claims that it wasnt "just a driver thing" and was a cryptographically signed handshake between driver, gpu bios, and some hard coded silicon in the die.

 

[Jehannum]

Stupid Cyberpower UPS that I bought from Costco gave 0 warning about its batteries going tits up. I'm gonna move my APC unit down to the server instead.