Accessing Your Home Network with Your Own OpenVPN Server on OPNsense
A VPN server can provide an encrypted connection to your home network. It is a great way to remotely access your network since it provides a high …
Continue ReadingA VPN server can provide an encrypted connection to your home network. It is a great way to remotely access your network since it provides a high …
Continue ReadingHistorically, 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 …
Continue ReadingOn 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 …
Continue ReadingOne 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. …
Continue ReadingAfter the long journey of learning more about IPv6 and how to enable it on my home network (see my page for detailed info), I discovered that I broke …
Continue ReadingIn 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 …
Continue ReadingIf you are new to firewalls like I was when I decided to build my own router/firewall, it can take some time to fully understand and feel comfortable …
Continue ReadingFor the uninitiated, VLANs are Virtual Local Area Networks. Think of them as logically separate networks that are similar in concept to physically …
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