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Background information on various technologies.

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 …

Wire "All the Things" to Improve Wireless Performance

Dustin Casto
April 7, 2020
Wireless
UniFi

When searching online, you will find many ways to improve wireless performance. One suggestion that I think you may not see often is to use more …

Mesh Routers Versus Multiple Wireless Access Points

Dustin Casto
October 11, 2018
(Updated: December 11, 2019)
Wireless
UniFi

Consumer Routers Most everyone should be familiar with the standard consumer-grade wireless router. Many Internet Service Providers lease modems that …

Advantage of Using Single Purpose Network Devices

Dustin Casto
April 23, 2019
Networks
UniFi

It is not uncommon for many home networks to utilize an all-in-one network device provided by the users’ Internet Service Provider (ISP). For …

Defense in Depth for Home Networks

Dustin Casto
January 23, 2019
Security

The concept of defense in depth is nothing new. Militaries use this strategy to slow down the advancement of opposing forces. Rather than try to …

Router on a Stick

Dustin Casto
September 14, 2018
(Updated: October 26, 2018)
Routers
VLAN

A “router on a stick” (aka “one-armed router”) is a network configuration in which a single network switch is connected to a …

Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)

Dustin Casto
September 14, 2018
(Updated: October 26, 2018)
Networks
VLAN

As you may have correctly assumed by the acronym, a Virtual Local Area Network is a network that is not a physical Local Area Network. It is a logical …