How to set DNS for a UniFi Network

Updated February 17 2025 Follow these steps to set the DNS server for a network. 1. Navigate to the Settings Gear > Internet> WAN Name > DNS Server 2. Toggle the radio button to Manual and enter the desired DNS server address(es). 3. Hit Save. Your clients will…

Pakon F-135 Installation Software

I recently acquired a Pakon F-135 35mm negative scanner. It's an ancient but wonderful way to quickly scan 35mm film without a flatbed scanner. Before I bought it, I searched around the internet for the installation software. All the information I saw recommended joining Facebook and asking…

Integrating Jamf Pro and Okta LDAP

This short guide will get Jamf configured to pull user information from Okta, no matter how your users are mastered. Okta Add LDAP Directory in Okta. Go to Directory > Directory Integrations. Select Add Directory > Add LDAP Directory. Make sure to set the LDAP Interface to Active. Jamf Log…

Raspberry Pi 4 Heatsink Placement

I wasn't sure where to put the smallest heatsink that came in my Canakit package. I decided to place it on the chip that handles the Gigabit Ethernet. Heatsink placement, from left to right: Processor, RAM, and Gigabit Ethernet.…

Enable SSH on Kali

The official Kali Linux VM comes with ssh disabled. I like to have ssh available so I can run commands from Terminal on my host to the VM. I only enable ssh in testing environments. Follow the steps to enable ssh.   apt-get install ssh systemctl enable ssh service ssh…

How to upgrade Kali packages

A quick way to make sure your packages are up to date is to run this command: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade It runs apt-get update first, which checks for updated version. Then it runs apt-get upgrade which handles the installation. Depending on your system,…