ISC DHCPd with IPv6 “subnet_number():inet.c:53: Addr/mask length mismatch.”

If you’re getting an error along the lines of this in your syslog while trying to start a DHCPv6 server, you’ve probably got IPv4 ranges in your config file. It seems if it’s in IPv6 mode it can’t deal with IPv4 information being in the config file. :S

So, rip the IPv4 information out of your /etc/dhcp/dhcpd6.conf file and you should be good to go.

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Disable Facebook Notification Sounds

Facebook being noisy recently? It started for me too, but this is how to fix it.

  • Un-tick the box that says “Play a sound when each new notification is received” and click “Save Changes”. You should see a screen similar to this:

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Recipe for a cheap DIY photography light box

Ingredients:

  • 1x 57lt white plastic storage crate
  • 3x $6.90 lamps
  • 3x 20w fluro lights (get cool white if you can)
  • 1m cheap white satin dress material

Method

  1. Remove stickers from crate, cut thumb
  2. Flail wildly and cut a big hole in the side of the crate with inappropriate tools
  3. Lay the white material smoothly along the base and up the back of the box
  4. Assemble the lamps
  5. Put one lamp on top, one each side all pointing inside
  6. Shoot, adjusting settings to taste.

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Werribee Open Range Zoo Part 4

They had a baby Zebra on site - only a couple of months old. He didn’t really understand the whole running thing - quite derpy in fact 🙂

Cute baby ZebraCute baby Zebra

Hippos!

This is what you mainly see of the hippos.This is what you mainly see of the hippos.

It took a bit of lucky timing to get a good photo of the Hippos, they spent 95% of the time underwater.

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Werribee Open Range Zoo Open Vehicle Adventure Pt 3 – Giraffes!

Giraffes! Tall, nervous and spotty. The only creature humans keep in captivity that lasts LESS time than in the wild. Something about how nervous they are in general.

I’m fairly sure this one’s called Ajali. Either way, he seemed really inquisitive when we arrived. As you can see, he even had a lick of the antenna. The guide said that every time they have a hire vehicle in the enclosure - when one of theirs breaks down - the giraffes will steal (or try to) the antenna in short order 🙂

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Coffee plus laptop equals bad.

Hp pavilion dv1000

s/n CNF5480L21

p/n PY869PA#ABG

keyboard p/n 367778-001 $140ish

Thank you for contacting HP Chat. If you need further assistance, please visit our website or contact us again via Chat or E-mail.

yaleman : The keyboard is damaged and I require details to replace it. Part number, price and or a contact company to purchase one.

[An agent will be with you shortly.]

[You are now chatting with Rangan .]

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Exit code -2147467259 “Failed to execute script”

Program: SCCM Client Center

Attempting: Show Execution History Button

Error: Exit code -2147467259 “Failed to execute script” next to the package name

Things to check:

  • The machine is probably running Windows 7 Enterprise - check your package structure to ensure it works properly
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Finding membership of multiple SCOM 2007 Collections and subselects

  • all computers at a particular site (CollectionID ANN00086)
  • which had particular software packages

SCOM 2007 reporting seemed to be the way to go, so after a few iterations I came up with this friendly behemoth.

Now let’s break it down…

These are fairly normal, we’re looking for the system name and collection name.

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Werribee Open Range Zoo Open Vehicle Adventure Pt 1

While I was in Melbourne I went to the Werribee Open Range Zoo. One of the tours they offer is the Open Vehicle Adventure, where you get an hour or so in the back of an off road vehicle with close access to many of their amazing animals 🙂

Once we got loaded up in the vehicle, we got the usual safety tips along the lines of “don’t leave, don’t reach out, don’t touch things, we’ll be fine!” And then off we went. The first pen’s about an acre in size, with few fences other than to keep main groups of animals apart.

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