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What are the uses for all computer/host/dhcp names?
This question is meant to be specific to a home network.
Windows, Linux, and MacOS computers all have a host name. In addition, MacOS computers have a computer name and a local host name. And when a ...
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SSH login@ip@gateway through config+VSCode
I can successfully connect from my macbook+VPN to my corporative cloud server through ssh with this command (passwordless, using my id_ed25519 key):
ssh login@ip@gateway -A
But I need to connect to ...
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How do I figure out why one host is so slow writing to another host on LAN?
I have 3 devices on my LAN, all using wired connections:
MacBook Air
Lenovo ThinkCentre (running Ubuntu Server 22.04)
Raspberry Pi
I am using the ThinkCentre as a home server, and want to write ...
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Unable to ping VirtualBox host only interface
On my macOS Monterrey machine I am running Ubuntu as guest on VirtualBox 6.1.30 r148432. In VirtualBox I've enabled the host-only adapter, and I see interface vboxnet0 on macOS:
ifconfig vboxnet0
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Could someone execute commands on my netcat server/listener?
TLDR
Someone has connected to my netcat server and tried to execute a command. Is it possible they have done any harm to me/my computer/my network?
Detailed story
I've been learning about networking ...
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Create APFS/HFS+ partition on Linux and share it via network
I want to store all my files and documents on a local server at my home instead locally on a single PC.
Now I'm wondering if it's possible to create a APFS or HFS+ partition on a Linux system (like ...
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Dropbox.com works in VM host but not guest, all other sites work in guest
Dropbox.com works in VM host but not guest, all other sites work in guest.
Host: MacOS 11
VM: VMWare Fusion 12
Guest: Arch Linux, VM NAT networking
No iptables rules in VM.
ca-certificates (20210603-1)...
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Cannot access website due to incorrect DNS configurations; new devices can access with updated correct DNS, but not old ones
Like said in the long title, I can't access my site hosted on AWS with AWS Route 53 Hosted Zone. When I initially configured my DNS, there may have been something wrong with the A records which ...
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Difficulty setting up internet sharing on Beaglebone on macOS Big Sur
I am having trouble setting up an internet to be shared on Beaglebone (BB) through the host (Mac running Big Sur OS).
When I do ifconfig on BB, I see two USB interfaces showing up (usb0, usb1) with a ...
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SSH Permission denied when subnet is /31
I am trying to make a point to point ipv4 link with a device running Ubuntu 18.04 . if I set the device to 192.168.1.48/31 and in then OSX I set my ethernet dongle to 192.168.1.49/31, I am able to ...
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Having trouble getting ARP requests through a QEMU VM on Mac OSX
Using Mac OS 10.14.5 Mojave and QEMU version 4.0.0
I'm trying to get an Ubuntu Server 19.04 guest running with network communication through a bridge on my Mac host. At the moment I'm struggling with ...
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command-line way to set up routing on mac and linux
My setup:
PC: debian 9, kernel 4.9.x
eth1, 10 Gbit ethernet (PC <-> MAC)
MAC: mojave 10.14.1
en0, 1 Gbit ethernet (MAC <-> internet)
en6, 10 Gbit via thunderbolt 3 (MAC <-> PC)
My goals ...
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Is it possible to make direct ethernet connection between machines with iOS and Fedora? How?
I am trying to connect Macbook and notebook with Fedora using ethernet cable in order to make HTTP request, so far with no success. I am also unable to find any sufficient tutorial (for beginners at ...
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VirtualBox: MacOS host cannot connect to guest, but guest can connect to host
My setup:
MacOS host (High Sierra 10.13.3)
Linux guest (Ubuntu 16.04)
Virtual Box 5.2.12
NAT networking
I need to talk from host to guest and from guest to internet.
The guest gets an IP address of ...
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Sharing a VPN connection
There are similar question to this but none seem to give a direct answer to my question.
Goal: Connect to a Windows machine behind a L2TP/IPSec VPN using RDP from a Linux machine that doesn't support ...
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