Scripting certbot renewals through a UPnP+NAT router
Here is a quick tip for self-hosting enthusiasts who host their own services services behind a NAT router for temporary allowing redirection/forwarding of ports required for…
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How to allow UPnP port mapping of 80 or 443 on MikroTik RouterOS
Here is a quick tip for MikroTik router owners on how to configure RouterOS to allow UPnP to map local devices to privileged ports including TCP/80…
Vilfo VPN router review: Conclusions – Part 4/4
Who needs a VPN router for their homes anyway?
Vilfo VPN router review: Not designed for security or privacy – Part 3/4
The Vilfo VPN router is built by a Swedish company and is going on the market just a month before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…
Vilfo VPN router review: Vilfo as a Wi-Fi access point – Part 2/4
The Vilfo VPN router has some support for WiFi, but is it any good as a WiFi router?
Vilfo VPN router review: Overview and hardware – Part 1/4
Vilfo is an upcoming VPN client gateway intended for home users to shield their activities from their internet service provider. It’s much more powerful (and expensive)…
How to take back control of /etc/resolv.conf on Linux
There are a number of programs that wants to automatically manage and handle the DNS name server and resolution configuration file at /etc/resolv.conf. In some situations…
Two steps backwards on IPv6 adoption in 2017
The web as a whole might be steadily progressing towards greater IPv6 adoption, but my own journey has hit some rough patches in the last year.…
Latest TP-Link updates resolve NTP data squandering firmware issue
The latest firmware update for TP-Link repeaters/range extenders saves their customers approximately 715 MB every month in unwanted internet traffic.
TP-Link repeater firmware squanders 715 MB/month
You should probably avoid TP-Link products if you’re on a tight bandwidth budget. By design, TP-Link firmware sends six DNS requests and one NTP query every…