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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="2025-08-02T15:18:12Z|1601" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="openvpn TSL unsupported protocol" rcid="1611" pageid="640" revid="1585" old_revid="0" timestamp="2026-01-05T20:08:28Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="ansible fiortios api login failure" rcid="1610" pageid="631" revid="1584" old_revid="1583" timestamp="2025-12-19T15:50:32Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="ansible fiortios api login failure" rcid="1609" pageid="631" revid="1583" old_revid="1582" timestamp="2025-12-19T15:48:21Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="ansible fiortios api login failure" rcid="1608" pageid="631" revid="1582" old_revid="1531" timestamp="2025-12-19T15:46:53Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="0" title="openwrt guide" rcid="1607" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" timestamp="2025-12-12T17:44:33Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="openvpn TLS handshake failed" rcid="1606" pageid="617" revid="1580" old_revid="1482" timestamp="2025-11-11T17:57:42Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="view ESXi arp cache" rcid="1605" pageid="639" revid="1579" old_revid="1578" timestamp="2025-10-22T18:38:47Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="view ESXi arp cache" rcid="1604" pageid="639" revid="1578" old_revid="1577" timestamp="2025-10-22T18:38:19Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="view ESXi arp cache" rcid="1603" pageid="639" revid="1577" old_revid="1576" timestamp="2025-10-22T18:38:04Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="view ESXi arp cache" rcid="1602" pageid="639" revid="1576" old_revid="0" timestamp="2025-10-22T18:30:29Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>