2nd Linux box
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...for pi-hole. I found a mini pc that I hadn’t used in 6 years. Celeron cpu, 2gb ram, and a 256gb SSD. Should be much more than is required for a pi-hole box. And to think I was about to spend money... :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
...for pi-hole. I found a mini pc that I hadn’t used in 6 years. Celeron cpu, 2gb ram, and a 256gb SSD. Should be much more than is required for a pi-hole box. And to think I was about to spend money... :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
2nd Linux box
I read the subject as "2nd lunch box" and my fat ass instantly thought: "Why the hell haven't I thought of that before?" :doh:
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...for pi-hole. I found a mini pc that I hadn’t used in 6 years. Celeron cpu, 2gb ram, and a 256gb SSD. Should be much more than is required for a pi-hole box. And to think I was about to spend money... :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013Do yourself a favor and try pfSense. I had a PI with OpenWRT on it, and recently I Switch to an x86 firewall just to try pfSense. Best choice of the month (almost, for me!)
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...for pi-hole. I found a mini pc that I hadn’t used in 6 years. Celeron cpu, 2gb ram, and a 256gb SSD. Should be much more than is required for a pi-hole box. And to think I was about to spend money... :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
What's the average electricity usage?
I don't care. I'm here to kill the planet. Actually, the box I'm using has tiny fans (one of the only problems with running a Micro PC case) which makes it very noisy, so I'm considering still getting a pi. How can you go wrong for $35? I might also just cut a hole big enough for a 120mm fan and get rid of the small noisy ones.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
Do yourself a favor and try pfSense. I had a PI with OpenWRT on it, and recently I Switch to an x86 firewall just to try pfSense. Best choice of the month (almost, for me!)
Heard a lot about pfSense, but it's always sounded like overkill to me. I know that I know enough about networking to be a danger to myself, so if all I want is to get rid of ads, Pi-hole is plenty good for me. Not that I'd want to discourage anyone from trying it out.
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I don't care. I'm here to kill the planet. Actually, the box I'm using has tiny fans (one of the only problems with running a Micro PC case) which makes it very noisy, so I'm considering still getting a pi. How can you go wrong for $35? I might also just cut a hole big enough for a 120mm fan and get rid of the small noisy ones.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
Heard a lot about pfSense, but it's always sounded like overkill to me. I know that I know enough about networking to be a danger to myself, so if all I want is to get rid of ads, Pi-hole is plenty good for me. Not that I'd want to discourage anyone from trying it out.
Heard a lot about pfSense, but it's always sounded like overkill to me
This is why I waited long before trying it. Paradoxically, pfSense is much easier to use than it seems. In less than an hour I was able to install it, configure it as a firewall, OpenVPN server, Ads Blocker (pfBlockerNG) and set a let's encypt certificate for the admin dashboard. All through the web panel, simply filling in the fields and checking the checkboxes. I do not know how difficult it is to install and use Pi-Hole, but OpenWRT and Gargoyle (router) were really much more complicated than pfSense
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Heard a lot about pfSense, but it's always sounded like overkill to me
This is why I waited long before trying it. Paradoxically, pfSense is much easier to use than it seems. In less than an hour I was able to install it, configure it as a firewall, OpenVPN server, Ads Blocker (pfBlockerNG) and set a let's encypt certificate for the admin dashboard. All through the web panel, simply filling in the fields and checking the checkboxes. I do not know how difficult it is to install and use Pi-Hole, but OpenWRT and Gargoyle (router) were really much more complicated than pfSense
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Got a Pi 3 doing both pi-hole and openVPN, works fine. Running headless, uses 1WFN (one watt per fortnight). :)
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
I installed pihole. Is it configured to run on startup? I haven't rebooted the box yet, but when I checked the system monitor app, I didn't see it in the process list. I'm new to Linux, so I don't know how close it is to Windows or what to expect after installing something.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
