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Computers / Networking / Personal / Projects / Technology

January 12, 2013

Websites, Router Updates and Failures Oh My

Today, has been an interesting day to say the least. I dropped off my laundry to get laundered and I went out to lunch with my family at a really good BBQ joint where the food was awesome. Prior to going out and doing my errands and even after that I have been toiling around the computer trying to get one of the websites I manage up and running correctly. About 3 weeks ago I did an upgrade for the forums software I use on the site and the upgrade went a bit wonky. At first I thought it was...

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Computers / Consumer Electronics / Networking / Projects / Technology

December 4, 2012

PFSENSE a DIY Router/Firewall

I have worked with computer networks for 10+ years. I have seen many routers and firewalls for home use. The home networking market is flooded with devices from Linksys, Netgear, Belkin, and Apple. For most users they are fine offering capabilities as wireless access, port forwarding,  Address Translation and basic to intermediate firewalls.  Some of theses devices are good others can be horrible. I have seen many with buggy firmware causing the device to crash, randomly reboot, drop connections, offer poor performance and in fail completely. I am not saying these devices should be looked down upon or thrown out,...

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