diff --git a/DNS_Issues.md b/DNS_Issues.md index 36493f0..14c8be2 100755 --- a/DNS_Issues.md +++ b/DNS_Issues.md @@ -6,25 +6,22 @@ connectivity issues. ## Issues - 1) DNS - Has issues with resolving domain names (ex: google.com) +1. DNS + - Has issues with resolving domain names (ex: google.com) - 2) Connectivity - Has trouble with even connecting to outside servers +2. Connectivity + - Has trouble with even connecting to outside servers -## Network Managers Installed - - iwd - - NetworkManager - - wpa_supplicant - - netctl +### Network Managers Installed +- NetworkManager +- wpa_supplicant -## DNS services installed - - dhcpcd - - systemd-resolved +### DNS services installed +- dhcpcd +- systemd-resolved ## Information Gathered ------------------------ When using systemctl and systemctl status to check the behaviors of dhcpcd and systemd-resolved I found that one of the possible problems is that my device is changing M.A.C and IP addresses about every 4-5 minutes. @@ -38,23 +35,18 @@ to ping a server using the domain name. When I tried originally the message "pin or Service is not known" was returned. ## Research -------------- -Using my phone, I decided to search about the issues on forums to see if I could find a solution. -The following pages are ones that I've visited: - - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=237074&p=7 - -Here the issue that the poster mentioned having was simmilar to that of mine. However it +Using my phone, I decided to search about the issues on forums to see if I could find a solution. During this search I found [this post][post] that discussed having a simmilar issue to mine. ## Later Discoveries (updated: 1/22/2021) ------------------------------------------ I figured out the issue, but haven't had the time to update this. -I eventually found out that the service dhcpcd was where I was having my issues, as when I found out how to configure iwd to take on the DNS duties I no longer had -issues. +I eventually found out that the service dhcpcd was where I was having my issues, as when I found out how to configure NetworkManager to set to give systemd-resolved the DNS duties. After doing this I no longer had issues. -In my NetworkManager config file I configured it to stop randomizing my mac so much. +All that was left was to solve my constant MAC randomization. + +In my NetworkManager.conf file I configured it to stop randomizing my mac so much. #This allows it to Randomize My MAC @@ -71,3 +63,17 @@ After doing a bit of digging I found that this config file for **iwd** alowed it # This allows iwd to take over DNS duties [General] EnableNetworkConfiguration=true + + +### Packages +- [NetworkManager][NetworkManager] +- [dhcpcd][dhcpcd] + + +### Sources +- [Post Mentioned Above][post] + + +[post]: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=237074&p=7 +[dhcpcd]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dhcpcd +[NetworkManager]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager diff --git a/DualBootingWindows10.md b/DualBootingWindows10.md index 0b716de..2b9b198 100755 --- a/DualBootingWindows10.md +++ b/DualBootingWindows10.md @@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ This will depict the methods I used dual[tri]-boot my linux install with windows My Partitions are as followed (sda being what the hard-drive is referred to by fdisk -l) ### sda [300 GB (I plan to upgrade to 1 TB soon)]: ----------------------------------------------- | Partition | Use | Size | Notes | | :---------: | -------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | sda1 | EFI partition | 500 MB | | @@ -18,12 +17,15 @@ My Partitions are as followed (sda being what the hard-drive is referred to by f | sda6 | Extra storage for windows | 70 GB | Will Probably merge this with the windows partition at a later date. | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + ## Configuring the Grub bootloader ----------------------------------- ### Adding it to Grub + - After installing Windows 10 I booted back into Arch and used the package update-grub to automatically detect the ".efi" files for each install and configure grub to add it to the list of bootable OS's. ### Setting Arch as my Default + - I downloaded the "grub-customizer" package to push Arch to the top of the list, so I didn't have to hurry and select it every time I boot up my PC. + diff --git a/MovingToNewSDD.md b/MovingToNewSDD.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c0fcc7e --- /dev/null +++ b/MovingToNewSDD.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# Moving to a new 1 TB SSD + +## New SSD + +| | | +|:-------:|---------------------------------| +|Name | SanDisk SDSSDA-1 | +|Capacity | 1 TB | +|Datasheet| [link to pdf][product datasheet]| + +## Partition Sheme + +| Partition # | Filesystem | Size | Notes | +|:-----------:|------------|--------|-------| +| 1 | EFI | 500 MB |This is my bootloader partition for both Windows 10 and Arch +| 2 | ext4 | 100 GB | This is the boot partition for my linux install +| 3 | ext4 | 200 GB | This is the "\home" directory for my linux install +| 4 | NTFS | 200 GB | This is the boot partition for my Windows 10 install +| 5 | NTFS | 16 MB | Not sure what this one is for, Windows made it during installation +| 6 | Fat32 | 30 GB | This is my "Universal" storage, a partition that functions as a place to store any files that I need/want to move between my installs + + +## Process + +Following a [tutorial][youtube tutorial] to brush up on how to install Arch I: + +- Using [fdisk][fdisk] I made a new [GPT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table) partition table and made: + 1. The [EFI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFI_system_partition) partition for the bootloader + + 2. The root ( / ) partition for my linux install + + 3. The home partition ( /home ) for the install + + 4. An empty [Fat32](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table) partition for my Windows install I planned to do later + + 5. Made the "Universal" Partition to use as storage. + + + +[fdisk]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fdisk +[youtube tutorial]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a00wbjy2vns&ab_channel=LearnLinuxTV +[product page]:https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwj_g5bL6d3uAhVR8MAKHWMmAPUYABADGgJpbQ&ae=2&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAASE-Ro2ajlV9YWBbY5zs2GY5YE8Es&sig=AOD64_0ZI4HdPjWaUiWvjzAr5l3gdaGnWg&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwjC_Y3L6d3uAhUTQ80KHXFzBb0Q9aACegQIERBA&adurl= + +[product datasheet]: https://shop.westerndigital.com/tools/documentRequestHandler?docPath=/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/ssd-plus-sata-iii-ssd/data-sheet-ssd-plus-sata-iii-ssd.pdf \ No newline at end of file