A Review of the Protectli VP2420 2.5GbE Appliance
Around the time I reviewed the Protectli VP2410, I was hoping to review their 4 port Vault Pro model with 2.5G interfaces, but it was not ready yet. …
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OPNsense Hardware Recommendations (2023)
Occasionally I have been asked for hardware recommendations for OPNsense and the question appears on Reddit frequently. So I thought it may be helpful …
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How to Flash the Coreboot Firmware on the Protectli VP2420
When the Protectli VP2420 was initially released, the coreboot firmware for the VP2420 was not quite ready so it was shipped with the default AMI …
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A Detailed Review of the Protectli VP2410
After writing for this site for several years, I have recently been approached by a couple of hardware vendors to try out their hardware. I view this …
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Gowin Solution R86S-P2 and R86S-B3 2.5G Interface Mini-PC Reviews
In July 2022, I was contacted by Gowin Solution (also see their international website) to review their new mini-PC/firewall devices which have 2.5G …
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How to Install and Configure OPNsense on the Gowin R86S
If you decide to purchase a Gowin R86S mini-PC, you may wish to install OPNsense so you can use it as your router/firewall. The R86S comes …
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Migrate OPNsense to New Hardware using the Configuration Importer during Installation
If you have you an existing bare metal OPNsense installation and you wish to migrate to new hardware, you have the option of exporting your current …
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Unbound DNS Override Aliases in OPNsense
Unbound DNS provides the ability to create DNS overrides, which allows you to manually configure the IP addresses that are returned by DNS lookups for …
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