Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

SOLVED! (Updates at the bottom of this post.)

I need a bit of assistance from the #Linux, #Homelab, and #SysAdmin folks out there.

I have a managed switch that's divided up into two different VLANs, one of them is completely excluded from having internet access (internal network) but I want to be able to access it externally using a VPN. Is there an easy way for me to setup a Raspberry Pi or similar device on the internal network?

I'm having trouble getting a Linux server setup to use 2 different VLANs so that's half of my problem.

Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated, even if it's completely different from what I'm looking for. 🙂

EDIT: So many awesome replies! I think I have a few ideas that I can try out and see what works best for me. Thanks!!!

SOLUTION: After reviewing the different replies one of them pointed me in the right direction to properly understanding the pieces I was missing. I was able to get the VLANs working correctly in AlmaLinux (one of my servers) and then create a bridge interface to pass to some of my Linux KVM guests to use them as a jumpbox into the other internal network. This saves me from having to make a 45 minute drive to add or change any hardware. 🥳

the frog! the frog! the frog!

okay this was one of the most beautiful moments i've ever experienced. top ten memory right here. i was having a terrible start to this year, just felt like total dog shit. i was unemployed and listless. i could just barely get myself out the door to go take pictures. and i am so glad i did.

i walked into the nature preserve and immediately was hit with this sound that i couldn't identify. took me a few moments to register that they were probably frogs and i needed to go find them immediately. on my way rushing to the pond i passed a woman who was like "do you hear the chorus frogs??" and i was like "yes!! where are they??". She apparently had just gotten done teaching a class out there and told me where to find them.

As i approached the pond, the sound was nearly too much. They were so loud!! It sounded like i was absolutely surrounded by hundreds of frogs all singing. The strangest part was that despite there sounding like endless numbers of them i could not for the life of me locate one of them!

Took me a bit of hunting but finally i started to see them amongst the duckweed. Just tiny little orbs croaking their tiny little hearts out. i was just absolutely overwhelmed with the emotions of experiencing something so beautiful and perfect. such a new and unique experience. something that made suffering through all the shit utterly worth it. there will always be more frogs to see for the first time. there are so many more experiences to have. there are people to love and animals to wonder about. ill be thinking about these frogs for the rest of my life.

this was one of the funniest pictures i took in 2024. this squirrel was just being so funny this day. i watched them climb up into this old plant stand thing thinking they'd just stand on it or jump from it or whatever but then they settled in for quick little rest. i couldn't believe it. guess it was just nap time!

thinking about frogs again

https://loren.wiki/2024/07

follow the north star to flicker city!

If you have Austrian citicenship and consider changing your gender marker, do it NOW. There will probably be a period where this won't be possible.

https://www.rklambda.at/news/wie-in-russland-und-ungarn-verwaltungsgerichtshof-verbietet-die-rechtliche-anerkennung-von-transpersonen

Dan's Online Community Management Thread part who-the-hell knows: if you read this article from @Omisspearl and think "That's not really relevant to your website moderation thread Dan, the author's talking about in-person kinky meetups," well you'd be half-right because online stuff is very different to in-person stuff (availability of receipts always makes online stuff easier), but regardless, you should read it for the detailed examination of how abusers find attackable surfaces.

Hell, you should probably give it a look even if you're not involved in community moderation at all. Recognizing these patterns can help you spot abuse that might be happening to you or someone else. Abusers are sneaky.

https://www.omisspearl.com/nonfiction/how-to-reduce-risk-of-community-predation/

(edit: re-read my post and went "Dan, did you actually mention anywhere in your post that this article was good?" Well hell apparently I did not. ✨this is a good article✨)

For new folks who may see this: You might start keeping your eyes open regarding the servers your new friends are interacting from. It's nothing ominous. Sometimes the first server you join is not the best fit for you, and a good way to find a better fit is to see which servers the people you enjoy are members of.

Maybe they have a longer character allowance, maybe they have a theme you are drawn to, or maybe it's the way their moderators keep icky stuff out of their time-line.

It's pretty easy to migrate from one server to another. I've done it and it was pretty smooth.

Edit: also for new people, you can edit stuff after you post it. For instance, if you type "theur" when you meant "their." (I did that and fixed this post after)

Serious question: Is there an open-source 2D printer (the type with paper and ink)?

If not, why not? Is there some serious production bottleneck that only HP&co can meet?

Why is every single course a "bootcamp" now?

I don't like to get thrown into the mud and being yelled at.

I just want to learn some computer stuff whilst sipping my tea.

Maybe, I'm not made for this world or:

I just hate corporate speak.

Dit is toch geweldig?

Boer uit Zeewolde geeft land ter waarde van miljoenen euro's weg aan stichting - https://nos.nl/l/2552536

The application form for proposals to #fluConf2025 is now closed!

We will now move on to reviewing the proposals we received. Those who submitted can expect a mail some time in the next day informing them of their proposal's status and any next steps.

Thanks to everyone who helped spread the word!

For people who are newer here, if you have too much US politics in your feed for your taste, you can do a few things to help yourself:

use keyword filtering tools available on your service. Use words commonly found in posts you don’t want to see, especially if the poster is thoughtful and uses hashtags consistently.
you can mute people temporarily (e.g. for a week or a month)
you can always unfollow people or mute people who post non-CW’d politics. It’s not rude, it’s self-care.

we all know meetings that should have been an email, but still make react websites that should have been static html.

Do you know what Freenode is/was?
Click each you know what they are/were:
https://tenforward.social/@nivex/113858275416348478

I just blocked most common AI crawler user agents on all of my sites without exception :3 should have done that earlier

There are approximately four hours left to submit a proposal for #fluConf2025

https://fluconf.online/apply/

There are actual refugees and children of refugees on fedi. Just...learn some manners. Be good neighbors.

I just saw one who doesn't feel safe telling you to use another hashtag because the very same political machinations that made you come over here from insta or tiktok are making them worry about their safety and their continued existence. Have some perspective. Use another hashtag.