[Drezha]

Well, it arrived before I finished on site so I collected it and I’m back in the hotel now.

Seemed relatively simple to setup! Created the second Wifi network and selected bridge mode. Seemed to work. Initially some issues with getting connected – it connected to the Wifi with no issues, but then had issues after it had taken my payment. I dug around a bit and unchecked the DNS rebind and that seemed to fix it.

Looks like it’s working for a number of devices as well – I’ve four connected and they seem to be able to access fine. Not tried the VPN settings yet though. However, logging on to my work VPN does appear to work, so I don’t know if they now accept VPN connections. Next time, I’ll bring a Pi W with me and have PiHole installed! Or setup my home VPN so I can tunnel through it and use the one at home.

 

Connected via cable to the router

Connected direct to Travelodge Wifi

Connected to the WiFi of the router and connected to the Travelodge Wifi

Doesn’t seem to be much in it.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

blacklion1725 wrote:

I should think so. I use this one which will bridge wifi or ethernet to a local hotspot, and has the advantage that it also supports OpenVPN (either to your own router or a paid service – if you don’t want the VPN feature it is overkill.) I think the local logon portal would be extended to the client (on the hotspot side) but not 100%. Another option would be a 2nd usb wifi adapter for a laptop and create a hotspot on the laptop?

I gave this one a punt and ordered for collection from a locker near the site I’m working at tomorrow. Got to love Amazon Lockers!

The USB adapter is a good one, but forgot I could do that. Whilst this should be fine whilst I’m out with work as I’ll have my laptop, I was also considering that it may work when holidaying with the girlfriend, where I may not have a laptop.

Do have a subscription to Private Internet Access but from memory, Travelodge blocks VPN access, which isn’t ideal when trying to access my work VPN! My home Synology VPN is setup with L2TP IIRC but I believe that’s also blocked.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

blacklion1725 wrote:

Cheers Drezha – using windows right?

Indeed.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

Slider is there in Firefox but not Chrome here.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

BTW, when I say refurbishments aren’t subject to Building Regs, they aren’t applied in the same fashion. You don’t have to make a building that doesn’t meet the current standards meet the current standards. I’m working on a 1970’s tower block and it’s being refurbed – we’re making the existing situation “no worse” with our works. However, it’ll never comply with the current regulations, because the distance from the stair to a flat door exceeds that within the current guidance – we can’t change that!

And we can design the inside of flats to be safe, but we can’t then regulate a flat owner does. Even enforcement by the Fire Service can’t – they can only enforce safety within the common spaces. There is an argument that they can, but it’s never been used or challanged (and it would go to court I imagine to do so).

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

Point to note between EdP and Richards posts – one is quoting the European standard (EdP) and Richard was quoting the National standard. They differ slightly.

 

In terms of fitting panels – if these are fitted after Building Regs has been signed off (i.e. refurb or by a homeowner), then the Building Regs do not apply.

Bob – they’re coming after consultants (and therefore our insurance firm). My firm has had one attempt at suing us. It hasn’t gone anywhere, because the contractor ignored our report.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

In terms of polystyrene tiles in the kitchen, perfectly permissible under the current regulations , depending on the room size. Class 3 materials are permitted for 4m^2 rooms, however. For bigger rooms, these have to be Class 1. You’ll have to dig in to the manufacturers details to find if the tiles are Class 1.

Building regs are sound – they’re only about four pages of A4. Simply states that you have to build a safe building, so it’s the guidance on how to meet that is being changed (and the new version is being updated at the minute).

If you’re after a chip pan fire, the following video is pretty amusing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWFH1Y0WocI

 

EDIT: Changed the broken embedded video for a link. Tippon.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

RSB wrote:

Is there that many of us from up north?

Some of us live up North but very certainly don’t come from up North! ?

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

Work colleague ordered a package for delivery in Bolton. It left Trafford and went to Preston before coming back to Bolton, so same deal!

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

The Duke wrote:

I grabbed my self a Monzo card to take away with me. It’s going to be my daily driver from no on in. It’s dragged banking into the 21c. https://monzo.com If anyone is interested I have a single pass so you can avoid the line. Drop me a pm if interested.

Had one for a while, but I use it’scompetitor, Starling, more often.
Only because it offers me a meagre 0.5% interest, over the Monzo offer of 0%.

I still get paid in to my Lloyds but I pay myself an allowance into the Starling each week as fun money.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

Nothing within the keyboard preferences.

I installed Ubuntu and everything works fine with that, so it looks like Ubuntu is the way forward rather than Mint then.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

A bit late to the party perhaps, but can’t the spinner be mounted to a folder within the Home drive?

So if it’s purely for the documents, it could be added to the documents folder? So mounted in /etc/fstab to ~/Documents?

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

The Duke wrote:

I have no idea why anyone would want a windows tablet. A chrome book can do the majority the ms office stuff, cheaper, easier maintained, and gan get the Android apps. I can’t see why anyone would want his over a CB.

I looking at/considering one at the minute – and that’s because the Chromebook doesn’t have what I need program wise, even with Android. However, it should work with Crouton, so I may well consider one (as I see Lenovo have a Chromebook).

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

I do but no idea about a download manager I’m afraid.

I’ve had to look up a slug but it says that it’s user friendly URL – https://www.wpbeginner.com/glossary/post-slug/

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[Drezha]

I’m using the Anker QI chargers on Amazon with no problems.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

Would a wifi plug solve it? That way, the Pi believes it’s still on Eth0, but in reality, it’s on WiFi. Solves the issue of no ethernet within the kitchen.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

I’ve written off the Lifetime ISA – it’s handy if you want to buy a house in the future as a first time buyer, but as I own already, I can only use it for a pension.

And then I can use a SIPP for that instead, which is tax free as well. I can access them both only at the same time (without penalty) and the SIPP doesn’t count towards benefits if I’m ever requiring them in the future. It also takes £4000 away from my my S+S ISA or my Cash ISA (and also my IFISA…)

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

Why not use a USB hard drive? It’ll probably work out cheaper per GB and he’ll get more space.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

I’m offered an AAX file now on Linux which according to the original article is a DRM’d version of the file.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Drezha]

Point to note, to use Bitlocker easily, you’ll need a TPM chip on the motherboard – my gaming rigs don’t have this so I couldn’t use Bitlocker on the system drive, without creating a USB boot stick. However, creating a Bitlocker drive to use on different machines is fine – I used my work machine to create the encrypt the USB stick and it works fine on machines with TPM chips.

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

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