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When I moved from being a "city mouse" to now being a "country mouse" I had to rethink how I was going to do my network connectivity. Since I am not in an area that offers cable or fiber type of Internet, I had to go for a cellular based Internet and it made the … Continue reading Wireless Network Bridge Solution
Setting up a Pi-Hole for your network is a beautifully simple process. This is a guide whose intent is to give you the confidence to try it yourself. If you are not new to the Raspberry Pi and have accomplished many things with it, this guide is likely a bit too basic. The goal of … Continue reading Pi-Hole the Easy Way
As much as I like playing in the terminal, the jury is still out as to how much I like working with Cisco. To be as objective as possible, I need to tell myself that: 1, I am not familiar with the command set or how they like to do things so I must be open … Continue reading Configuring a Cisco switch from a Linux Terminal with Minicom
With all the talk of VPN (Virtual Private Network) services to keep you safe and my general lack of interest in the subject, I was talking to Eric Adams, my co-host on the DLN Xtend podcast about the subject. He was telling me that he was hesitant to recommend any service so he gave me … Continue reading Windscribe VPN on openSUSE
Recently, my Linksys E2000 decided it would no longer be the wireless access point I expected it to be and it had to be replaced. Thinking that maybe it just needed an update or to be reverted to the original firmware also did not solve the problem as it would just not allow any clients … Continue reading Aruba IAP-105 Wireless Access Point Setup
This is nothing more than a placeholder post and an announcement of a somewhat embarrassing example of my poor video editing abilities. I previously created a blathering about getting the Commodore 64 on the Internet with IRC and step by step instructions but under the pressure of one person (see how easily I am swayed). … Continue reading Commodore 64 on the Internet with IRC | YouTube Edition
The Commodore 64 was my first computer and as such, now holds a special place in my heart and probably forever more, or at least until I lose my mind completely. In all the years I had a C64, I never visited a BBS as I didn't get that bit of tech until I got … Continue reading Commodore 64 on the Internet | IRC
A piece of hardware that is often overlooked in many homes and businesses is the the "edge device" or often just called a router. Many Internet providers will supply their own edge device. This is the first line of defense from those that would do you harm from the Internet to your home or business. … Continue reading pfSense Box Setup for Home or Small Office
So, the title could be "Network Diagramming with LibreOffice Draw on whatever operating system" but since I use openSUSE primarily, there you go. I know it works on openSUSE, I can't say for sure if it will work for you. Chances are it will. The Problem I spent some time last week making improvements to the network … Continue reading Network Diagramming with LibreOffice Draw on openSUSE
I started searching for an edge device solution for my home I could put on x86 hardware after my Linksys E2000 started giving me problems. Initially, I was going with pfSense and set a machine up for that purpose but I came upon 7 32bit Dell Optiplex GX620 machine so I looked for a suitable solution. … Continue reading IPFire | Open Source, Linux based, Firewall, Install and Configuration