September 2021 - Blind-sysadmins - lists.hodgsonfamily.org

Ubiquiti and/or PFSense access
by Andrew Hodgson 30 Apr '23

30 Apr '23

Hi all, I have a new flat and with it comes a 1GBPs Ethernet connection as part of the building service. The router they have given me is causing me a lot of issues so I want to upgrade it. I have been looking at different models and I have discount a lot due to the 1GBPs connection. I have a Sophos router from a previous job, but it doesn't support IPV6. At this point I am looking at potentially going with a Synology router, the Unifi kit or a PFSense build. has anyone used any of this and can comment on the usability with JFW? i know the Synology will be pritty much the same as the NAS, though they don't have a demo site for the router. I am going to check out the Ubiquiti demo site next but I know people on this list were using it. Thanks. Andrew.

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IP phone recommendations?
by Can Kırca 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

Hi, Before I start, I'd like to say thank you to mr. Irwin, he answered my basic questions about PBX. Finally I've completed my IVR setup and other tasks, and now I need a dec or wireless phone. For handsfree and speaker quality, maybe accessibility features and for other details, which models do you recommend? I'll make outbound and receive inbound calls. Also, is there a way to configure these phones without sided help to enter SIP/connection details? Thank you.

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Cisco NetAcad Labs - Packet Tracer accessibility
by Luke Scholey 30 Sep '21

30 Sep '21

Hello All > > Hope you’re well. > > I’m half way through a degree with the Open University and as part of that I am completing the CCNA course from Cisco. > > This course includes using labs in the network simulator software Packet Tracer. sadly, as far as I can tell, this is a drag-and-drop interface and isn’t usable enough with a screen reader for me to complete the labs independently. > > Does anyone know of a solution or work around to this? Has anyone ever done the CCNA before that can give me any advice? The NetAcad content itself is mostly fine, and in my opinion, works best with NVDA, it’s just the labs that are causing me problems. And of course, what with everything still be in virtual, I don’t think there is a possibility of me being able to physically complete the labs with Cisco equipment and instructors. > > Thanks for any help you can give. > Kind regards > Luke

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FW: Courses / labs
by Kieran Little 28 Sep '21

28 Sep '21

Hi all, My manager has approached me with the opportunity to have a look at different courses to develop my skills and I'm a bit anxious about accessibility issues with what ever I choose. Background, I'm currently working in our security team, mainly responsible for our endpoint protection AV client and application deployments via config manager. I've previously been on an administering sccm training course; I've also done CompTIA security+, and CCNA 1 and 2. One aspect I have always struggled with is labs. With both sccm and CompTIA, the lab environment has been completely unusable, as it is accessing a hyperV host within a browser to start / use various pre-built VM's in various states. With CCNA, I did it in a classroom environment at college where we had access to physical networking equipment. The way I have sort of worked around these in the past is working on the labs with colleagues; with them basically doing all of the work, and I don't get much out of that. Exams are on the table also, however I'm apprehensive as I've been burned too many times by pearson vue completely ignoring / not understanding my extra accommodation requests. Does anyone have any solutions / workarounds? The course I was looking at is CompTIA CySA+, but I'm open to suggestions. Cheers, Kieran. Kieran Little Support Officer Solutions Design Assurance Information Services Northumberland County Council tel: 01670 623699 Mobile: 07966325130 Chat in teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=kieran.little@northumberland.g…> Email: kieran.little(a)northumberland.gov.uk<mailto:kieran.little@northumberland.gov.uk> Save Time Do It Online! We have made a few key improvements to our site to make our services easy to access. Now you can do everything from paying your council tax, to reporting a faulty street light online. Go to: www.northumberland.gov.uk and click 'pay, apply or report' to access the relevant forms. This email is intended solely for the individual or individuals to whom it is addressed, and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this email is prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the email from any computer. All email communication may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with internal policy and relevant legislation. [Northumberland County Council Stay Home]

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Pirated Microsoft Software
by george＠techno-vision.co.uk 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

Does anyone have a phone number to make contact with Microsoft's fraud department? The web form they have asks for information which I don't wish to reveal at this point, but suffice to say the problem is within a Government department, and the external contractor is refusing to give passwords, unless paid a four figure sum. George

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Testing cheaper VPS host
by Andrew Hodgson 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

Hi, Just migrated to cheaper VPS host as it was a lot cheaper than what I was paying before and the traffic of these lists don't warrant the higher cost anymore. Andrew.

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Poor Man's KNFBReader
by John G. Heim 08 Sep '21

08 Sep '21

I discovered this morning that you can do a poor man's version of the KNFBReader app on a Linux machine. 1. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or Ipod to a Linux computer. 2. Mount the device with the ifuse command. mkdir -p /media/john/iphone/ ifuse /media/john/iphone/ 3. Open the camera app and take a picture of your document. 4. Run tesseract to recognize text in the picture. tesseract /media/john/iphone/DCIM/100APPLE/IMG_0001.jpg stdout -- ### John G. Heim, 608-263-4189, jheim(a)math.wisc.edu

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advice wanted: Reliable budget VPS providers? - Mozilla Thunderbird
by Mobeen Iqbal 07 Sep '21

07 Sep '21

Hello Everyone. We could really do with a VPS with root access for a project. Dedicated servers are not a requirement. I've been taking a look and have found that OVH and FastHosts have pretty decent VPS offerings. Hostinger don't seem bad either. The problem I have are the reviews for all of the above companies. OVH has the worst rating on trust pilot. FastHosts seem to be the highest rated out of the lot. Has anyone used the above companies for serious VPS use? If so, how have you found their downtime policy? I need a reliable server that isn't going to go down every 2 minutes. If you haven't used the above companies, are there companies you would recommend? Comments welcome on the quality of experience when contacting support. If I can get a decent VPS for between £4 to £8 a month, I'll be happy. FastHosts's VPS with 2GB of ram and 80GB SSD at £6 sounds very appealing. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading, Mo.

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advice wanted: Reliable budget VPS providers?
by Mobeen Iqbal 06 Sep '21

06 Sep '21

Hello Everyone. We could really do with a VPS with root access for a project. Dedicated servers are not a requirement. I've been taking a look and have found that OVH and FastHosts have pretty decent VPS offerings. Hostinger don't seem bad either. The problem I have are the reviews for all of the above companies. OVH has the worst rating on trust pilot. FastHosts seem to be the highest rated out of the lot. Has anyone used the above companies for serious VPS use? If so, how have you found their downtime policy? I need a reliable server that isn't going to go down every 2 minutes. If you haven't used the above companies, are there companies you would recommend? Comments welcome on the quality of experience when contacting support. If I can get a decent VPS for between £4 to £8 a month, I'll be happy. FastHosts's VPS with 2GB of ram and 80GB SSD at £6 sounds very appealing. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading, Mo.

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