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PPPoE: The ISP’s Choice for Client Connections (and How to Set it Up)

fires — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:18:55 +0000

For Internet Service Providers (ISPs), managing thousands or even millions of client connections requires a robust and scalable solution. While simpler methods exist, many ISPs still rely on PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) for its excellent control, billing integration, and session management capabilities. From an ISP’s perspective, PPPoE offers: This post will guide…

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FFmpeg – merge videos to timelapse

fires — Wed, 28 May 2025 08:13:24 +0000

Do you have a folder full of video clips and want to create a smooth, fast-paced timelapse video from them—without expensive software? With FFmpeg, a free and powerful command-line tool, you can do just that. In this post, we’ll cover: Press inside the folder and choose “Open Command Window Here” or use to navigate there.

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Auto Provisioning for Yealink IP Phone with MAC Started with 805EC0

fires — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:10:11 +0000

The old VoIP gateways from Yealink have problems with the autodiscovery web interface. The new devices from Yealink have a new MAC address segment and start with 805EC0. If you want to add the devices with new MAC prefixes you can use the google chrome developer console to “hack” the javascript what validates the MAC address. Open the browser and access the web interface of PBX.

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Debian APT archive sources

fires — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:52:45 +0000

Working /etc/apt/sources.list for all Debian GNU/Linux versions going back to Debian 7 (Wheezy). These might be handy when working with legacy systems. Debian 12 (Bookworm) Active mirrors: Debian 11 (Bullseye) Active mirrors: Debian 10 (Buster) Active mirrors: Debian 9 (Stretch) Archive mirrors: Debian 8 (Jessie) Archive mirrors: Debian 7 (Wheezy) Archive mirrors: Original: https://debiansupport.com/mirrors/