Beginner's Guide to Set Up a Home Network Using OPNsense
My most popular guide at the time of this writing is how to set up a full network using OPNsense. In that guide, I combine many of the concepts I have …
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Set Up a Fully Functioning Home Network Using OPNsense
Since the publication of this guide, I have written a new guide which is aimed more towards beginners. The beginner’s guide focuses more on the …
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How to Configure VLANs on a UniFi Switch
I had the opportunity to help with a small network deployment, which included a Ubiquiti UniFi 48-port PoE switch (USW-48-PoE) (affiliate link) . …
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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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Install Pi-hole on Proxmox and Use OPNsense Unbound DNS as Upstream DNS
Several years ago I wrote some guides on setting up Pi-hole using Portainer on a Raspberry Pi. Since that time, I have decommissioned Pi-hole in favor …
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Confused about the DNS Configuration in OPNsense?
There are a number of places in OPNsense where you may configure various DNS options. Some of the options apply to the OPNsense system itself while …
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Protectli 4G LTE Modem Walkthrough
Nearly a year ago at the time of this writing, I received the Protectli 4G LTE modem along with the VP2410. I briefly discussed the modem in my …
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YuanLey 2.5 GbE / 10G SFP+ Unmanaged Network Switch
At the time of this writing, I have been working to build out a lab network to help me more easily test various network configurations using mini-PCs, …
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