FortiGates are fantastic IEDs (Integrated Edge Devices) that are often used as VPN concentrators for remote workers. Their SSL VPN … More
Category: Networking
My love of integrating different systems and software to accomplish people’s and businesses’ goals requires me to understand the networks used to facilitate the communication.
Oculus Air Link Setup on Unify Networks
Until now, wirelessly streaming games to the Oculus Quest 2 has been limited to using development drivers in combination with … More
Hyper-V NAT: Remote Access to Windows and Linux Virtual Machines
I’ve written several posts on creating Hyper-V virtual machines on Windows 10. One of my most popular covers how to … More
Accidental MFA Bypass in Fortinet Devices
Due to a misunderstanding of a poorly designed form it is easy to allow LDAP to bypass Fortitokens or other … More
PowerShell: Automate UniFi Controller Software Updates on Windows
The Windows software based controller for your UniFi wireless network is more useful when run as a Windows service. Running … More
Add Wi-Fi 6 to your UniFi Network
The sixth generation of wireless networking, technically named 802.11ax, has been available for around a year. However, mainstream devices are … More
Fixed Frequent UniFi Wireless Disconnects
My network is based on Ubiquiti’s Unifi platform. I’m on my second generation of the equipment and have been very … More
Install an Advanced Home Network – Part 4 Network Configuration
This series is all about installing an advanced software defined network where a controller ensures that our equipment works together. … More
Install an Advanced Home Network – Part 3 Install the Equipment
In part 1 of this series we discussed what equipment you would need to purchase to install a modern advanced … More
Install An Advanced Network At Home – Part 2 How to Make Network Cables
Sing it with me everyone, “orange-white, orange, green-white, blue, blue-white, green, brown-white, brown”. I like the “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” … More
Install An Advanced Network at Home – Part 1 The Equipment
The future demands that a reliable high-speed network be available in your home. Video conferencing, cloud computing, work from home, … More
Sneak Attack! Proxy Malware; What it is, How to Find It, and How to Remove It
There’s a new trick up the Internet bad guy’s sleeves and its a doozy. Instead of installing keyloggers or other capturing tools they install a proxy server and set your browsers and other web apps to use it.
Updated- Native IPv6 on Android with Pfsense 2.4.x and Comcast/Xfinity; Fix Facebook, Youtube, Flipboard and more.
Facebook, Youtube, and other top sites running slow on Wi-Fi but fast on LTE? You could have IPv6 misconfigured on your Wireless network.
Network Speed Boost Part 3; Remove Legacy Devices
An ethernet network slows down when slow devices are conversing on it. Think about your morning commute; if a car a mile up the road slows down to rubberneck the accident on the other side of the highway, so do you eventually.
Network Speed Boost Part 2; Wi-Fi
If you’ve read Part 1 of this series you’ll know that I don’t advocate for investing in upgrading your Wi-Fi … More
Pfsense OpenVPN Server and Mobile Client Setup Guide; Mobile Data Protection and Remote Access in One
In today’s data centric world, everybody wants to know what you’re doing on-line. What’s a private person supposed to do? One solution is to route all your mobile traffic through your home network over a VPN.
Network Speed Boost Part 1; Upgrade your Router
Today’s high-speed internet has become a utility that needs to be distributed throughout your home to countless devices. Not so … More