How to Configure Split DNS in OPNsense using Unbound DNS
On my home network, I host a few public facing services that my family and I make use of when away from home such as Plex Media Server. I am using my …
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Configuring a New Interface on a TP-Link Switch
After I set up VLANs on my home network, I quickly noticed that I could not access the web administration page on my TP-Link T2600G-28TS L2 managed …
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How to Configure VLANs on TP-Link Switch for UniFi Access Points with VLAN per SSID
When I initially created VLANs on my UniFi wireless access points, I was still new to VLANs in general, and I was not quite sure how to configure my …
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Use a Custom Domain Name on Your Local Network Using OPNsense
One nice thing about utilizing more advanced router features is that you can do neat things such as using your own domain name in your home network. …
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How to Update Pi-hole from Portainer
Now that you have Pi-hole and Portainer setup within Docker (perhaps on a Raspberry Pi (affiliate link) ?) and you notice that an update is available …
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How to Configure VLANs on a TP-Link Managed Switch
I purchased the budget friendly TP-Link T2600G-28TS L2 managed switch (affiliate link) for my home network since I wanted to be able to segregate the …
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Restrict Network Device Communication
Network port isolation is one way you can restrict communication between network devices. You can restrict certain PCs from accessing your server, for …
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Network-Wide DNS Blocking of Advertising, Telemetry, and Malicious Domains using Pi-hole and OPNsense
In my home network I wanted to set up a dedicated Pi-hole installation so that I could have network-wide ad blocking. Additionally, I could reduce the …
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