Posts by Colin

Switching my VPN to use my new DNS server

Switching my VPN to use my new DNS server

This post is a quick interlude as I want to get make some progress on my VPN Server setup. The...

DNS Server

DNS Server

This post is part of a series that starts here.  It assumes that you have already configured your Raspberry PI...

NTP Server

NTP Server

An NTP server is a good way to synchronise the time across all the machines on a network.  This is...

Raspberry Pi DNS, NTP, DHCP and Active Directory server

Raspberry Pi DNS, NTP, DHCP and Active Directory server

In this project, I’m going to set up my original Raspberry Pi model B to do the functions that would...

VPN Server on a Raspberry PI 3

VPN Server on a Raspberry PI 3

WHY? I want to be able to connect to my home network from anywhere.  There are two ways to do...

Redoing the power distribution of my scope

Redoing the power distribution of my scope

After many years of use, I’ve decided that it’s time to redo the power distribution of my telescope.  The power...

Replacing my laptop.

Replacing my laptop.

The laptop that I have been using with my scope is over 10 years old.  This isn’t a problem in...

APC Back-UPS ES 700G

APC Back-UPS ES 700G

So, what of my Netgear ReadyNAS?  Well, I needed a better power supply.   Enter the APC Back-UPS ES 700G....

UPS fun and games continued.

UPS fun and games continued.

As I said in an earlier blog post. The Powercool UPS’s are cheap and cheerful, but the USB device in...

So, why the sudden interests in UPS’s?

So, why the sudden interests in UPS’s?

I’m looking at the remote connectivity of my network.  Currently, I have 2 desktop PC’s, 2 Laptops, a ReadyNAS, a...