When creating content for this website, I often have the need to take screenshots of the OPNsense web interface. Sometimes I am able to use my actual home network router to take screenshots, but I have to be careful not to modify any settings. I sometimes have to resort to tweaking the screenshot slightly after taking it in order to show what the interface should look like without everything already configured.
When my family is spending time in our backyard especially when weather is nice, there have several times we brought a small Bluetooth speaker outside with us so we can have a little bit of music while the kids are playing. We also have birthday parties which we play some background music during the party. The Bluetooth speaker was stored in our walkout basement when it was not being used so we had relatively easy access to it.
A DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a segmented part of a network that is used to host all publicly accessible websites and services. The intention is to protect the internal network from external threats. It is an effective strategy to minimize public exposure of your critical assets as well as limit the damage caused when an intruder is able to penetrate your network. A great definition of a DMZ can be found here.
Getting flooded with unwanted emails is an issue that everyone faces. Hitting the unsubscribe button may help some with the issue. However, there are some emails that would be nice to keep for a short while before they are deleted. For example, I like getting emails with discounts for various online stores, but I do not want them cluttering my email account. The discounts tend to expire within a few days or a week.
WireGuard is a modern designed VPN that uses the latest cryptography for stronger security, is very lightweight, and is relatively easy to set up (mostly). I say ‘mostly’ because I found setting up WireGuard in OPNsense to be more difficult than I anticipated. The basic setup of the WireGuard VPN itself was as easy as the authors claim on their website, but I came across a few gotcha’s. The gotcha’s occur with functionality that is beyond the scope of the WireGuard protocol so I cannot fault them for that.
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