Networking
Vilfo VPN router review: Conclusions – Part 4:4
The final part and conclusions in my four-part review series of the Vilfo VPN router. Is it worth its premium price tag?
Networking
Privacy
Vilfo review: Not designed for security or privacy – Part 3:4
I found several privacy and security issues with the Vilfo VPN router during my week-long review.
Networking
Vilfo VPN router review: Vilfo as a Wi-Fi access point – Part 2:4
The Vilfo VPN/security router has support for Wi-Fi, but it’s too under-powered to serve as your household’s Wi-Fi router.
Networking
Vilfo VPN router review: Overview and hardware – Part 1:4
The Vilfo router uses off-the-shelve hardware components but it isn’t top-grade stuff. It’s Wi-Fi is underwealming and isn’t designed for privacy and security.
DNS
How to take back control of /etc/resolv.conf on Linux
Take manual control of your Linux system’s DNS resolution and keep programs from interfering with and overwriting your resolv.conf file.
Networking
Two steps backwards on IPv6 adoption in 2017
Ctrl blog lost IPv6 support after migrating to BunnyCDN. I lost IPv6 at home when migrating to Lynet Internett. I look back on other IPv6 issues in 2017.
TP-Link
Latest TP-Link updates resolve NTP data squandering firmware issue
TP-Link has issued firmware updates fixing its data-squandering NTP bug after my investigation. Devices won’t auto-update, however.
TP-Link
TP-Link repeater firmware squanders 715 MB/month
A design flaw in TP-Link Wi-Fi repeater firmware causes it to waste an excessive amount of bandwidth on NTP timekeeping. DDoS’ed public NTP servers in the process.
TP-Link
TP-Link serves outdated firmware on ⅓ of its European websites
Whether TP-Link provides you with security and firmware updates for your TP-Link product or not depends on what country you’re checking for updates from.
TP-Link
Difference between TP-Link RE650 and RE500? Firmware limits.
The TP-Link RE650 and RE500 are rated for different network speeds, but they’re really the same device featuring the same hardware; firmware-locked speeds.
Microsoft Windows
Why ‘IPv6 Control Message’ uses so much data in Windows 10
In some situations, a background network auto-configuration protocol can show as your Windows 10 device’s number one bandwidth hog.
Networking
What’s new in SSHGuard 2.1
Here are the new features and services in SSH brute-force protection utility SSHGuard version 2.1 including subnet blocking and remote log parsing.