I have posted in the past about all the great things you can do with DDWRT or with PFsense. After a few years with PFsense I have changed to iPfire. If you have not heard of iPfire I would suggest reading about this awesome firewall platform. The main focus of iPfire is for Security. This is my simple review of the two systems …
I have posted a few times about my home network and in particular all the great things you can do with DDWRT or with PFsense. I recently had my home PFsense firewall have some issues, mainly to a hard drive failure. When I was replacing it, I decided to try a few different versions of firewalls. HARDWARE The hardware for my …
I have been having some performance issues with my home firewall. Last year I upgraded my networking to use a Cisco e3000 running tomato firmware. This configuration worked well when I paired it with an airport extreme to be the dedicated wireless access point. I had moved to a dedicated wireless AP as we added more wireless devices in the house. …
I went to a coffee shop today to do some work. Update a few documents and get some random things I have been putting off. As always I log onto the coffee shop wireless and connect to my VPN. (read other articles here and here). After completing the items I had set out to do. I took some time to …
I’m a network abuser. I use my internet connection for everything. VPN access when at any public wifi location (VPN ddwrt). I also use it for Streaming movies on netflix, backup for my data (mozy, dropbox, rsync for business data) and just general browsing. So overall I am using a lot of data. When comcast put their 250GB limit in place …
I’ve mentioned before that I recently got another Thinkpad (t410). After receiving the laptop I’ve had wireless issues / performance problems with it. At first I just thought it was due to my wireless network. I use a combination of DDWRT and Airport Extreme to provide wireless to my house. The airport provides the wireless as a dedicated AP and I …
I’ve posted before regarding browsing the web on a public wifi network like your local coffee shop or restaurant. I will repeat my message, this type of browsing is not secure, you don’t know who else is on the same network you are using. It is not hard for someone to view your sessions or info. (take for example firesheep) It …
I use DDWRT as my home router / firewall. It has some of the best features that can be found on a router. Visit DDWRT for more information. I use the VPN when I am not in a trusted location. I have setup my iPhone, iPad, and computers to use this as my connection to the internet any time I am …
Secure your iPad. Using a vpn while on public wifi
The one thing that can really upset me is when my internet connection goes down. It’s not that I can’t live with out it, or have to have it. It is the process of fixing, rebooting, talking family members through how to reset things, or calling my provider. Recently our connection has been not-so good. It all started when I purchased …