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How to Set Up a Transparent Filtering Bridge on OPNsense 26.1

How to Migrate from ISC DHCP to dnsmasq or Kea DHCP in OPNsense

Dustin Casto
October 13, 2025
Routers
OPNsense , DHCP , DNS

Virtualize OPNsense on Proxmox as Your Primary Router

Dustin Casto
April 18, 2024
(Updated: April 19, 2024)
Servers
OPNsense , Proxmox , Protectli , Grandstream , ZimaBoard , TinyPilot

Beginner’s Guide to Set Up a Home Network Using OPNsense

Dustin Casto
November 1, 2023
(Updated: October 1, 2024)
Networks
OPNsense , TP-Link , UniFi , Protectli , IPv6 , DNS

Set Up a Fully Functioning Home Network Using OPNsense

Dustin Casto
February 13, 2023
(Updated: October 1, 2024)
Networks
OPNsense , TP-Link , UniFi , Protectli , IPv6 , DNS , Cloudflare

12 Ways to Secure Access to OPNsense and Your Home Network

Dustin Casto
June 30, 2022
(Updated: October 1, 2024)
Security
OPNsense

EnGenius ECW130 and ECW220 Wireless Access Points

Dustin Casto
February 22, 2024
Wireless
EnGenius

EnGenius has two main product lines each aimed toward the midsize business/enterprise or the small business/home users. The products for the midsize …

Grandstream GWN7806/GWN7806P Managed Network Switches

Dustin Casto
February 2, 2024
Switches
Grandstream

For the last several years, I have been using 3 TP-Link managed switches in my server rack: the T2600G-28TS (affiliate link) , T2600G-28MPS (affiliate …

ZimaBoard 832 Fanless Mini-PC

A few years ago, I saw Kickstarter project that seemed interesting: the ZimaBoard. I kept the browser tab open for a while on my phone so I could keep …

How to Implement a Captive Portal in OPNsense

Dustin Casto
December 13, 2023
Routers
OPNsense

Captive portals are generally used to allow users temporary access to a network. The most common use of a captive portal is public WiFi hotspots of …

How to Configure VLANs on a UniFi Switch

Dustin Casto
October 10, 2023
Switches
UniFi ,VLAN

I had the opportunity to help with a small network deployment, which included a Ubiquiti UniFi 48-port PoE switch (USW-48-PoE) (affiliate link) . …

How to Configure Dynamic DNS in OPNsense

Dustin Casto
March 4, 2020
(Updated: October 2, 2023)
Routers
OPNsense ,DNS ,Cloudflare

If you have any software/services hosted on your home network that you wish to access remotely, you may have encountered a situation in which your …

Install Pi-hole on Proxmox and Use OPNsense Unbound DNS as Upstream DNS

Dustin Casto
September 15, 2023
Routers
OPNsense ,DNS ,Pi-hole

Several years ago I wrote some guides on setting up Pi-hole using Portainer on a Raspberry Pi. Since that time, I have decommissioned Pi-hole in favor …

Protectli 4G LTE Modem

Dustin Casto
September 7, 2023
Modems
Protectli

Nearly a year ago at the time of this writing, I received the Protectli 4G LTE modem along with the VP2410. I briefly discussed the modem in my …