Set Up a Fully Functioning Home Network Using OPNsense
When writing guides, I often choose very specific topics to limit the scope of the topic at hand. Guides on specific topics are great when you know or …
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Unbound DNS Override Aliases in OPNsense
Unbound DNS provides the ability to create DNS overrides, which allows you to manually configure the IP addresses that are returned by DNS lookups for …
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How to Configure DNS over TLS (DoT) Using Unbound DNS in OPNsense
Previously, I wrote about how to configure DNS over HTTPS using DNSCrypt-Proxy. Since Unbound DNS in OPNsense does not support DNS over HTTPS (DoH) …
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How to Configure Dynamic DNS in OPNsense
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 …
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How to Redirect Unencrypted DNS Requests to Your Local DNS Resolver in OPNsense
When I first set up my home network using my OPNsense router and was learning firewall rules, I took the approach of allowing only the Unbound DNS …
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How to Configure DNS over HTTPS (DoH) Using DNSCrypt-Proxy in OPNsense
Historically, DNS is a service that was designed to be unencrypted. Whenever a device from your network is trying to go to a web address, it needs to …
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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. On Plex I have …
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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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