Onno (VK6FLAB)

Also, the word you’re looking for is: “headless”, as in, “headless install”

The traditional way is to use a serial console from another device.

It turns out that some clients don’t show my name together with my account. My name is Onno.

Thank you, that’s not something I knew, the three clients I’ve used show both the account and the name.

Edit: This is weird, my current client (Connect) shows the name, but only for my account, not for any other account.

You’re going to kick yourself in a moment…

What is my name?

Edit: it seems that names are not always visible on Lemmy. If you’re playing at home, my name is Onno.

I just spotted an extraneous slash. I fixed my comment. Hopefully that clears up any confusion.

Take note of my username and then squint at it.

My first networked computer, on an AppleTalk network was called “()/)/)()”

It was an Apple Macintosh IIci.

It had that name for less than five minutes. That’s how long it took the network manager to find me and demand that I rename it to something that didn’t appear at the top of the Chooser, since that’s where the ADMIN NetWare server should be.

He suggested “ob1”, and that’s what it has been and continues to be for the past 32 years. My laptop became ob2.

Servers under my custody are called short words, generally four characters or less unless they’re disposable and they don’t get a name beyond what the installation process creates.

Edit: Oops, one too many slashes. Fixed.

OP said:

Maybe it does not have to be self hosted, but I have a sense the best solutions for this use case are.

I responded with the quickest, simplest, cheapest solution currently available. It provides all requested functionality and didn’t include a requirement that OP indicated was optional.

A Google sheet with a Google form to collect data.

AFAIK the whole point of a VLAN is that the rest of the network outside your own VLAN is invisible. The only place where other traffic is visible is on the router itself.

That’s very interesting. Nothing like that exists in Australia as far as I know.

You can bring your own hardware and take your chances with support, or you can get a modem from the ISP when you sign up.

Depending on the situation, I’ve done both.

Before spending any time or money on this, I’d ask my ISP if you are allowed to bring your own hardware and what type of support is available in that scenario.

Before you make that call, another thing to consider is that $11 per month is paying for two things, not just the hardware, but the associated support which allows you to say: “Sorry, the internet is down and it’s your hardware.”

Finally, most network hardware costs in the order of $500 or more. It regularly fails around the three year mark, when it’s out of warranty. In your situation, that’s not your problem, since it’s their hardware.

So, for me, it seems like a no-brainer to stay where you are, but I’m not you and you might have different requirements.

I for one work from home and I need my network to be reliable.

I have the option for a schedule,a fixed time, or ask everytime.

Edit: Also, I’m on Android 13.

Do not Disturb on my phone has the option to turn off everything except alarms and/or calls from a variety of sources. It can be set to be active at certain times of the day.

Does it have support for microSD cards?