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Edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. Add mtu 9000 to the interface. iface lo inet loopback auto enp4s0 iface enp4s0 inet static address 172.22.36.146/20 gateway 172.22.47.254 mtu 9000 iface enp5s0 inet manual Restart the interface root@hpvebkpdev01:~# systemctl restart networking.service root@pvebkpdev01:~# systemctl status networking.service ? networking.service - Network initialization Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/networking.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (exited) since Sun 2022-02-13 13:03:11 CST; 14s ago Docs: man:interfaces(5) man:ifup(8) man:ifdown(8) Process: 2052 ExecStart=/usr/share/ifupdown2/sbin/start-networking start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 2052 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 476ms Feb 13 13:03:10 pvebkpdev01 systemd[1]: Starting Network initialization... Feb 13 13:03:10 pvebkpdev01 networking[2052]: networking: Configuring network interfaces Feb 13 13:03:11 pvebkpdev01 systemd[1]: Finished Network initialization. root@pvebkpdev01:~# ip a list enp4s0 2: enp4s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 9000 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000 link/ether 00:07:43:05:b9:f4 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 172.20.32.146/20 scope global enp4s0 valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 fe80::207:43ff:fe05:b9f4/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

I prefer having fixed work spaces, helps with the OCD 🙂 Here’s how to disable auto arranging of work spaces System Preferences -> Mission Control -> “Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use” Mission Control

I like keeping my workstation updated but prefer to leave the reboots for the weekends. So, I tend to ignore kernel packages when I run my updates. This is the way, sudo dnf update --exclude="kernel*"

The OBS virtual webcam device doesn’t always get removed properly when OBS studion is removed on Mac. Here’s how to manually remove the device. Using finder navigate to “/Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/”. Command + Shift + g will bring up the goto dialog. Delete the “obs-mac-virtualcam.plugin” file. Verify if the “obs-virtual-camera” device has been removed. The screenshot below is from MS Teams.

I’m running Unbound DNS on OPNsense at home. This covers my local PLEX server and DOH (DNS OVER HTTPs) setup. All my devices point to my PiHole server which then forwards them to the unbound server. server: private-domain: "plex.direct" server: forward-zone: name: "." forward-addr: 1.1.1.1@853 forward-addr: 1.0.0.1@853 forward-addr: 8.8.8.8@853 forward-addr: 8.8.4.4@853 forward-addr: 2606:4700:4700::1111@853 forward-addr: 2606:4700:4700::1001@853 forward-addr: 2001:4860:4860::8888@853 forward-addr: 2001:4860:4860::8844@853 forward-ssl-upstream: yes