January 2022 - 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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Professional qualifications
by Andrew Hodgson 22 Jan '22

22 Jan '22

Hi. Just wondering if anyone has done professional qualifications lately where you have been able to take tests from home reliably with a screen reader? I have heard good things about the Salesforce exams though havendon't want to take those myself. I have potentially given up on doing any more Microsoft exams due to not being able to find a test centre who can accommodate my reader requirements, looking to see if other exams may be easier to do from home. Thanks. Andrew.

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screen reader Accessibility with bitlocker
by Kathryn Jedynak 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

Hello: I would like to know is there a way to make bit locker accessible with a screen reader. Currently, we set up a passcode for our users and they have to type in that passcode in order to boot their computer. However, currently there is no screen reader accessibility during this process. Is there a way to make this process accessible? If not, what other solutions are out there for bit locker accessibility? Thanks in advance. Kathryn

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FW: utilities for drive recovery help
by Andrew Hodgson 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Sorry I missed this email which I think should have gone to the list. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: David Mehler <dave.mehler(a)gmail.com> Sent: 29 December 2021 19:41 To: Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Subject: utilities for drive recovery help Hello, I've got two drives that are failing, both NTFS-data drives. I've atempted using spinrite, but even with be my eyes help it's not proving practical, I have to get some local knowledgeable help which won't be for a while. This brings me to tarch, or grml, or some bootable distro. I've got a bootable USB drive with a system called Ventoy on it so all I have to do is drop the iso on and boot it, arrow the appropriate times and enter and it boots. My problem is enabling speech, it seems like every bootable distro is different in this regard is this true? The goal, once booted with speech, is to get spinrite-like functionality, check the sectors of these drives, organize them as needed, so I can then take an image of the drive, ensuring it's good and image that to the new drive. Any recommendations for utilities that would pull this off? Thanks. Dave.

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