Replace the broken Range burner receptacle
At my house, I have a regular range, four burners. The one in the lower right corner is used every day. One day my daughter found it is not working. I pull the burner from the range, I saw the...
Author: David Yin
Speed test of my Internet connection
I have CIKtel cable Internet connection for many years. Almost ten years? At the beginning, I have 25M download, 2.5M upload plan. Here is the speed test result in 2013. I upgraded the plan a few years ago. Now it...
Prevent the direct IP address access to Nginx webserver
First, make sure all the virtual host site conf file has no default_server. Then, make a new conf file under /etc/nginx/conf.d/. For me I use default.conf. Add the following into this file to block all the direct IP access for...
Use GoAccess 1.5.7 to Generate Report with Multiple Nginx Log Files
About three months ago, I posted a blog about using GoAccess 1.5.5 to generate the report. There is some update, and I decided to make it a new, clean how-to here. Very first, my setup is a VPS at Vultr.com....
VPS performance benchmark – Vultr Intel High Fequency
It is a brand new VPS, just created on Vultr.com yesterday. It is a High-Frequency CPU, Intel Xeon with NVMe SSD, 1vCPU, 1GB memory, 32GB NVMe storage, including 1TB transfer. The monthly cost of this VPS is $6. I just...
Compare three VPS provider
It a compariasion: DigitalOcean vs Vultr vs Linode All basic, but a little bit higher than the very basic type of the VPS. DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel Vultr Intel High Performance Linode Nano Vultr Intel High Fequency Based on the...
VPS performance benchmark – DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel
It is a brand new VPS, just created on DigitalOcean yesterday. It is a Basic Shared CPU, Premium Intel with NVMe SSD, 1vCPU, 1GB memory, 25GB NVMe storage, including 1TB transfer. The monthly cost of this VPS is $6. I...
VPS performance benchmark – Vultr Intel High Performance
It is a brand new VPS, just created on Vultr.com today. It is an Intel High-Performance CPU type, 1vCPU, 1GB memory, 25GB NVMe storage, including 2TB transfer. The monthly cost of this VPS is $6. I just change the TCP...
VPS performance benchmark – Linode Nano
It is a brand new VPS, just created on Linode.com today. It is a Nanode type, 1vCPU, 1GB memory, 25GB storage, and 1TB transfer. The monthly cost of this VPS is $5. I just change the TCP Congestion Control Algorithms...
Git Commands I used often
I use Git almost every day. I still can not remember them. Here are some commands I used often and some not that often. INSTALLATION & GUIs Git for All Platforms http://git-scm.com SETUP Configuring user information used across all local...
Compare HE IPv6 Tunnel Broker with Route48 Wireguard Tunnel
Recently, I tested the HE.net Tunnel Broker and Route48.org. Both of them provide free IPv6 tunnel services. I focused on the latency of the network. Background: The router is opnSense soft router. I have a 100Mbps/10Mbps Internet cable connection. First...
TP-Link TL-SG3210XHP-M2 Network Switch
I got a switch. Yes, it is not a Nintendo Switch, but a network switch. TP-Link sent me this switch for my home lab. I want to say thank you for your sample. I can not make it without it....
Change from pfSense plus 22.01 to OPNsense 22.1.6
The soft router was pfSense plus 22.01. Recently it is not stable. I lost my Internet connection a few times last week. I decided to change to a fork of pfSense, OPNsense. It is quite simple. Just install the new...
UGREEN USB 3.0 to SATA HDD Converter
I have a UGREEN USB 3.0 to SATA HDD converter. Actually, it is not just for HDD, SSD is also OK. I think it should be named as a USB 3.0 to SATA adapter. Let me check the specification: Support...
New Requirement for Canadian Banks
Recently, I received letters from almost all my bank accounts. They are for the same reason. New Electronic Alerts from your Bank For example, the letter from Canadian Tire Bank for my Mastercard. It said that the bank will send...