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Set custom DNS servers on MAC OS X

March 22, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Set custom DNS servers on Windows MAC OS X

Setting custom DNS servers on MAC OS X can improve network performance, increase security and even thwart some websites using Geo-blocking, and I'll show you how to do it in this guide. It's pretty easy too. Before changing DNS servers you'll need to find a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, MAC OS X, Miscellaneous, Networking, Other OS Tagged With: DNS, Domain Name Server, IP address, MAC, MAC OS X, Networking, Privacy, security

Set custom DNS servers on Linux with Network Manager or resolv.conf

March 21, 2017 By Richie 4 Comments

How to set custom DNS servers on Linux (Ubuntu Debian and derivatives)

Setting custom DNS servers on Linux can increase performance, security and even thwart some websites using Geo-blocking via DNS. There are two ways to do this: via Network Manager GUI that's included in many Linux distros like Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives, or via … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, Linux, Miscellaneous, Networking, Other OS, Raspbian, Software, System Tools Tagged With: Debian, DNS, DNS Server, Free DNS, IP address, Linux, Network Manager, Public DNS, Ubuntu

Set custom DNS servers on Windows (all versions)

March 20, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Set custom DNS servers on Windows (all versions)

Setting custom DNS servers on your Windows PC can improve performance, increase your privacy and thwart Geo-blocking for some websites and services, and I will show you how to do it in this guide. Normally your ISP sets your DNS servers via your modem or upstream … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, Networking, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: Custom, DNS, DNS Codes, Domain Name System, OpenDNS, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Build Your Own Mini-ITX Firewall with IPFire – Complete DIY Guide

March 15, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Build Your Own Mini-ITX Firewall with IPFire - Complete DIY Guide

Introduction Today I will show you how to build your very own compact Mini-ITX Firewall using easily sourced parts with the excellent (and Open Source) IPFire firewall operating system. You can also use any old PC with an extra Ethernet card, but this guide does … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Builds, Firewalls & Security, Hardware, Linux, Motherboards, Network Adapters, Networking, Other OS, Power Supplies Tagged With: antivirus, clamav, DNS, firewall, GEOBlock, IDS, infosec, Intrusion Detection, IPFire, Mini-ITX, MiniITX, Oinkcode, Online Security, P2P, Privacy, security, Sourcefire VRT, squidclamav

Smoothwall maintenance

August 16, 2015 By Richie Leave a Comment

Doing some maintenance on my Smoothwall Homebrew

Just doing some maintenance to my Smoothwall Homebrew build I built about 12 months ago, few issues with the operating system so I decided to do an entire reinstall of Smoothwall version 3.1. Check out the original build video here: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Builds, Cases, Firewalls & Security, Hard Drives & SSD's, Hardware, Latest News, Linux, Miscellaneous, Motherboards, Networking Tagged With: Custom Build, Home Brew Smoothy, Homebrew, Smoothwall, Smoothwall Express, Smoothy

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