Author Archives: Mike Pelley

About Mike Pelley

Let’s see… A little about me… I’ve been around information technology since 1983 with computers such as DEC Rainbows (weird machine – the standard DOS couldn’t format its own floppy disks – remember them? – and I had to format them on a friend’s IBM PC) to Radio Shack TRS-80 to Apple ][e and Apple //c in the beginning. I have programmed in 8-bit assembly language on 6502, FORTRAN and COBOL on IBM System/370 (and I still hate JCL), VAX BASIC and COBOL (and a weird and massive WordPerfect 4.0 macro) on DEC VMS (Alpha), C/C++ on Digital Unix (ALPHA), and C/C++, Perl (it may be powerful but I still hate it), PHP on Linux (Red Hat, Centos, Ubuntu, etc.). I have work with databases such as Digital RDB (later to become Oracle RDB), Oracle DBMS, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL on VAX, Alpha, Sun and Intel. Check out my professional profile and connect with me on LinkedIn. See http://lnkd.in/nhTRZe I still think that Digital created some of the best ideas in the world: VAX clustering, DSSI disks (forerunner to SCSI) and the Alpha processor (first commercial 64-bit processor – Red Hat screamed on an Alpha!). DEC just could not seem to be able to give air conditioners away to someone lost in the Sahara Desert! VMware is one of the best ways to get the most out of an x64 server. And I have tried Oracle VM, Virtual Box and Microsoft Virtual Server. Outside of that I am a huge military history buff starting in the early 20th century. I love Ford Mustangs (my ’87 Mustang GT was awesome) and if I had the money I would have a Porsche 928S4. If I had a lot of money I would have a Porsche 911 Turbo. I also play too much AmrA 3 Exile mod. Over 5,000+ hours... I have a wonderful son, Cameron. I have a long suffering (Do you really need all that computer junk?) wife, Paula. I live in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador.

DLNA: pfSense and IGMP Proxy – nope, use pimd

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Mike Pelley

This is more of a note to myself than a real post… If you have different subnets and want to use a DLNA-based media server it will not work. This is correct by design! DNLA is a local network, broadcast … Continue reading →

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Summer Project

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Mike Pelley

Well, adding the door to the rack has taken the back burner. Not quite as interesting as I want. However, I think I will need to replace the rack posts with the “square hole” type. I thought that having the … Continue reading →

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Homemade Server Rack – Work-in-Progress: Update 1

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Mike Pelley

A very quick update: I have the facing completed now. I added back the TP-Link TP-SG1024DE into the rack for some reason… Maybe to fill up space? I might use it for the DMZ instead of the 5-port unmanaged switch. … Continue reading →

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Homemade Server Rack – Work-in-Progress

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Mike Pelley

I wanted to put my rack gear in a rack. I have my HP DL360, the pfSense router and my Ubiquti Switch 24 and I didn’t like having them on my wire bakers rack. I didn’t look neat. When I … Continue reading →

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#HMX-1 #MV-22B @ #YYT (or some USMC Presidential Aircraft at St. John’s Airport)

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Mike Pelley

Now for something a little different… Earlier today I heard a “strange” aircraft. I was not quite sure what it was but quickly forgot about it. I happened to be out by the airport when I noticed a couple of … Continue reading →

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Network Upgrade (Part 3)

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Mike Pelley

The last part of the network upgrade was to upgrade the Ethernet switch from an unmanaged (dumb) switch to a managed (smart) switch. For Christmas, I picked up a TP-Link TL-SG1024DE. It was okay… sort of. It has a GUI … Continue reading →

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Network Upgrade (Part 2)

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Mike Pelley

Wow! Two posts in two days 🙂 The second network upgrade was on the WiFi side of things. Again, I am blaming this on Tom Lawrence‘s YouTube channel where he reviewed the Ubiquiti access points. As I noted in Part … Continue reading →

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Network Upgrade (Part 1)

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Mike Pelley

As I keep saying, I am not a blogger and I do not post very often or with any regularity. Sometimes I use this blog for posting items that I would like to remember later and had a hard time … Continue reading →

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Bowring Park Lit Up for Christmas – 2018 December 9

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Mike Pelley

Just a few pictures of Bowring Park on the night of 2018 December 9… All lit up for Christmas.

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Let’s Encrypt, nginx and certbot – a short story

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Mike Pelley

Well, the duration – for me -was not short. It was about two weeks of living in Google.  Here’s the setup: I have a couple of servers in my DMZ that I want share out. Some places do not let … Continue reading →

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