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arno / update-blocklists.sh

Created April 17, 2009 09:15

automatic download of common bluetack blocklists and update pf table

	#!/bin/sh
	#
	# in /etc/pf.conf:
	# table <p2p_blocklist> file "/etc/pfdata/p2p_blocklist"
	# set limit table-entries 500000
	# block log quick from <p2p_blocklist>
	# block return log quick from any to <p2p_blocklist>

	BLOCKLIST_URL="http://www.bluetack.co.uk/config"
	DOWNLOAD_DIR="/tmp/blocklists"

raspi / enable-all-advanced-power-settings.ps1

Last active April 1, 2025 18:18

Enable all advanced power settings in Windows.

	# List all possible power config GUIDs in Windows
	# Run: this-script.ps1 \| Out-File powercfg.ps1
	# Then edit and run powercfg.ps1
	# (c) Pekka "raspi" Järvinen 2017

	$powerSettingTable = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\cimv2\power -Class Win32_PowerSetting
	$powerSettingInSubgroubTable = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\cimv2\power -Class Win32_PowerSettingInSubgroup

	Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\cimv2\power -Class Win32_PowerSettingCapabilities \| ForEach-Object {
	$tmp = $_.ManagedElement

pythoninthegrass / smb.sh

Last active January 24, 2025 09:53

Edited QNAP TS-453A /etc/init.d/smb.sh config to automatically generate a more performant /etc/config/smb,conf.

	#!/bin/sh

	# SOURCES:
	# QNAP persistent smb.conf commands @ https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?t=132175
	# Socket options @ https://calomel.org/samba_optimize.html
	# Server multichannel support / AIO @ https://blog.chaospixel.com/linux/2016/09/samba-enable-smb-multichannel-support-on-linux.html
	# Min receivefile, RW raw, AIO switched aio to 16384 @ https://superuser.com/a/928126

	netbios_wrapper()
	{

Velocet / Unlock-PowerCfg.ps1

Last active April 18, 2025 20:20

Unlock/Unhide all Power Plan Settings/Options on Windows 10/11

	#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
	# Unlock-PowerCfg - v22.05.11

	# Disable "Connected Standby"
	Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power' -Name 'CSEnabled' -Value 0 -Force

	# Get Power Settings entries and add/set 'Attributes' to 2 to unhide
	$PowerCfg = (Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings' -Recurse).Name -notmatch '\bDefaultPowerSchemeValues\|(\\[0-9]\|\b255)$'
	foreach ($item in $PowerCfg) { Set-ItemProperty -Path $item.Replace('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE','HKLM:') -Name 'Attributes' -Value 2 -Force }

SystemJargon / randomized-mac-addresses-options.md

Last active March 21, 2025 02:52

Randomized MAC addresses

Most modern client devices may now support, random hardware address aka randomized mac addresses.

From an I.T op perspective, this may cause DHCP pool exhaustion issues.

From a user perspective, they may not know what issues this may cause, besides a "I can't connect to the network anymore" issue.