Most VPN Providers block Port forwarding, so I’m guessing that would be the cause here.

Sadly VMs don’t work with the Anti-Cheat rootkits, one of the only reasons I still have Windows

Oh Windows knows this is the EFI partition, there is a flag for that. Windows just doesn’t care when it decides to nuke your bootloader with its own…

And yes, it’s still happening…

The motherboard I am using for my homeserver does have a com port, but I have yet to do anything with it (also I don’t know how I would connect to it)

I wish I could do that, but CGNAT makes ipv6 the much preferred option for a lot of things.

But it’s good to know that this might be the cause…

I can also recommend EndeavorOS, mostly seamless install even with a Nvidia Optimus GPU (well that one took a bit of research on what to install exactly, not that it’s easier on other distros)

It is. In Germany it’s pretty common to have little plastic Keychains or coins to use instead of money.

No no, I’m sure my box of IDE Hard Drives & CD Burners will be of use to me at some point…

I picked up Starsector again this weekend and having a blast with a modded playthrough.

Do you know what model AiO you have? Some models report pump speeds as higher since they have multiple magnets triggering the RPM sensor, so the 1600 might actually be 800 or even 400, which is way too low for the pump.

I would try setting the pump (and AiO fan) to 100% speed in the Bios for testing. Some pumps work well with a fan curve, some don’t.

Edit with more technical details: Normally each revolution should generate 2 Pulses on the rpm Feedback wire. But Pumps don’t always follow this spec so might over or underreport their actual rpm.