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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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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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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How to Use an OPNsense Router Behind another Router
There may be instances where you may wish to run an OPNsense router behind another router. For instance, your ISP may make it difficult to use your …
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How to Install and Configure OPNsense
While much of the content on this site focuses on more advanced home networking topics, I thought it may be helpful for new users to write a guide on …
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