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Talking multimeter
by David Mehler 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Hello, Is anyone using a talking multimeter? If so what do you think of it and what do you use it for? I'm needing to get one, my primary use case is in testing pc power supplies to determine if they have died though I will probably find other uses in the future. Access wise I use an android phone so if the talking multimeter has an app that would be a plus. Any recommendations appreciated. Thanks. Dave.

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SiriusXM
by John G Heim 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

Anybody have any experience with SiriusXM? I want to listen to the radio broadcast for my favorite NFL team, not the national radio broadcast or TV. I happen to live where the games are broadcast on a local radio station but the NFL has rules that say they cannot broadcast conference championship games or the Super Bowl outside a 75 mile radius. I live outside that. Honestly, I don't care what it costs. I think SiriusXM has the local radio broadcasts, right? What do I need to stream a game on SiriusXM? Can I do it on my Linux box? -- John G. Heim; jheim(a)math.wisc.edu; 608-263-4189

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Win 10 LTSC installation
by Anatoliy Shudrya 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

Hello everyone, Can I install Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 with narrator? Just curious...

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Teraterm setting an authentication method per profile
by David Mehler 01 Jan '21

01 Jan '21

Hello, Any users of teraterm? If so, do you know if it's possible to set up default authentication methods? My setup defaults to password which is not what I want. I have a server that uses key-based authentication and i'd like to select it from the list, hit enter, and the system connects after prompting me for the 2fa password. Is this doable with settings? Thanks. Dave.

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sniffing DHCP packets
by John G Heim 30 Dec '20

30 Dec '20

I am trying to set up a new failover DHCP server using the Linux isc-dhcp-server package. I had a working failover server that needed to be replaced because it's old. I copied the dhcpd.conf file from the old server to the new one so I'm fairly sure it is correct. But if I shut down the primary server, it does not fail over. I suspect a config problem at the switch -- which I do not own or control. So what I want to do is to sniff packets to see if the DHCPREQUEST packets are even getting to the failover server. Anybody know how I can do that on Linux? My preferred packet sniffer is ngrep but I'll use something else if someone can give me the command syntax. I probably should mention that I need to do this remotely. I am working from home because of the pandemic, of course. -- John G. Heim; jheim(a)math.wisc.edu; 608-263-4189

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windows server azure
by Marvin Hunkin 22 Dec '20

22 Dec '20

Hi. Heard the next version of windows server, 2019 is the last full server. And I heard from my friend Charles, that it will be going to the cloud azure for the next version of server. Has any one tested the accessibility or used that. Any experiences. Thanks.

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some one sighted able to help
by Marvin Hunkin 21 Dec '20

21 Dec '20

Nay one sighted and able to remote into my machine. Using vm ware player and need to turn on audio for four vms, using windows server 2012 for an assignment. My main trainer is on vacation now. And need to get this assignment done this week. Can any one help who is sighted. Just need the audio on for this. Have tried command prompt and have researched. But no way to turn it on. Can any one help. Or is there a script or another way, maybe via power shell. Do have a power shell script and sets the audio services for my host machine, not the guest vms. Any help. Tearing my hair out. Thanks.

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script to to turn on windows narrator audio
by Marvin Hunkin 21 Dec '20

21 Dec '20

Hi. How do you turn on audio services, when you are blind. And have tried command prompts but not turned it on. So do you then need some one to remote in and turn it on. This is for windows server 2012 r2, and 2019. Any ideas. Thanks.

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windows server
by Marvin Hunkin 20 Dec '20

20 Dec '20

Okay, main issue. Do understand about windows server and learnt and watched a ton of videos. My issue, not able to get the audio turned on. And is disabled by default. That's the major issue. How do I do that. Tried the commands but not working in vm ware workstation player. So that's the issue. How to do that without sighted help. Any one got around this issue. Thanks.

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can ryan contact me off list
by Marvin Hunkin 20 Dec '20

20 Dec '20

Hi. Can ryan contact me off list. I just read his blog about his journey to Microsoft. Will schm or any accessible help me with my issue. Don't have head set, just speakers, when I launch a windows 2012 , 2016, 2019. No audio. Just hear caps lock on and off when I go to then host audio with my real tech speakers, so hear that, but windows narrator does not come on. Will window-eyes help me out. Or is there any scripts, did try the Sc config audiosrv start= auto and it does not turn audio on. So have tried that. Did try Dev Man View, but did enable audio and did save it as the same name for my speakers. So is there any way to turn on audio, except having to have sighted help. Has ryan ever ran into this issue. Running windows 10 2009 pro. Got 8 gb ram, and allocating 4 gb for vms, for my networking course. Had to get sighted help to do a whole bunch of vms, for windows 2019 , and this was my trainers versions and he gave me the keys for this. And now using windows server 2012 r2, and running into the same issue. If I go with my default audio. Windows narrator does not come on. Just got a standard ear bud heaphones. Don't have a head set. Any ideas. Have tried googling and trying a whole bunch of things, and don't want to have to rely on sighted help all the time. Have contacted enterprise disability and in Australia and waiting for a reply have tried to do things and get it to work. So any scripts. Think the last version of window eyes works with windows 10. But not sure, maybe 2004. Got 20 h 2 or 2009. And got a intel I 7 3 2.3 quad core or duel core up to 6 cores ghz processor, 500 gb solid state drive and a Samsung 2 inch solid state drive external drive 512 gb. So any ideas. This is stupid. Either a oversight with accessibility for Microsoft or they have deleiberatley done this so not to have extra resources. Any ideas and please be civil, no snide reamrks or be sarcastic. Have been polite to you guys. And have not rambed. Just explained my situation as best as possible. This is stupid. Know how to install windows 10 without sighted help and able to run windows narrator. Cannot do this in server. So, will the scm or a terminal by pass this. Any ideas. Do have putty. Marvin..

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