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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

How to Install and Configure OPNsense

Dustin Casto
September 21, 2022
Routers
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 …

Linux Network Commands "Cheat Sheet"

Dustin Casto
October 22, 2021
(Updated: August 23, 2022)
Servers
Cheat sheet

When you are upgrading your home network and/or building a homelab, you will likely need to troubleshoot various network issues especially as the …

How to Install and Configure CrowdSec on OPNsense

Dustin Casto
April 26, 2022
(Updated: August 21, 2022)
Security
OPNsense ,CrowdSec

CrowdSec is an open source Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) which crowd sources various types of threat intelligence that is used to monitor and …

How to Create a LAG with VLAN Tagging on Proxmox Server using a L2 Switch and OPNsense

When I first decided to migrate from my Ubuntu server to Proxmox, I added a 4 port 1 Gbps NIC (affiliate link) in my Proxmox system to be used by my …

How to Enable Multi-Factor Authentication in OPNsense

Enabling multi-factor authentication for your accounts is a good security practice to follow and the account used to access the OPNsense web interface …

Using SSH and VPN to Access Your Home Network

Dustin Casto
December 27, 2019
(Updated: June 21, 2022)
Security
SSH ,VPN

There are two common ways of accessing your home network remotely and securely: a SSH server or VPN server. Both options have various pros and cons as …

Write Better Firewall Rules in OPNsense using Aliases

Dustin Casto
May 28, 2021
(Updated: May 10, 2022)
Firewalls
OPNsense

When you first learned to write firewall rules in OPNsense, you may have simply used the pre-defined aliases for the network interfaces/ports and IP …

Build a Compact Raspberry Pi Zero Powered Music Player

In my children’s bedrooms, we use old iPhones to play quiet music at bedtime and at nap time. However, the kids are very tempted to play with …