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Reviews of hardware or software that I have personally used in my own home network. Some reviews may be sponsored, but my opinions are still my own.

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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 …

OPNsense Hardware Recommendations (2022)

Dustin Casto
December 17, 2021
(Updated: December 17, 2022)
Routers ,Firewalls
OPNsense ,Protectli ,Qotom

Occasionally I have been asked for hardware recommendations for OPNsense and the question appears on Reddit frequently. So I thought it may be helpful …

A Detailed Review of the Protectli VP2410 and Accessories

Dustin Casto
October 12, 2022
(Updated: October 31, 2022)
Routers ,Firewalls ,Servers
OPNsense ,Protectli ,Coreboot ,Netboot

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 …

Remote System Administration using the TinyPilot Voyager

Remote administration tools such as Remote Desktop, VNC, etc. are great for controlling systems without needing to be physically present. There is …

A Feature Comparison of the OPNsense Plugin Zenarmor (formerly Sensei) by Sunny Valley Networks

Dustin Casto
February 17, 2020
(Updated: May 10, 2021)
Routers
OPNsense ,Sensei ,Zenarmor

Sunny Valley Networks is a company that has partnered with Deciso, the creators of OPNsense, to create a plugin called Zenarmor (formerly Sensei) …