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

March 15, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

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 focus on the Mini-ITX form factor and parts suitable for it. I will also give you links to the sources for each part. Contents Introduction, Hardware The build Motherboard BIOS settings, Installing IPFire … [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

Budget 6TB RAID-5 Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Under $600 DIY Guide

February 25, 2017 By Richie 2 Comments

Introduction Today I'll show you how to build your own budget 6TB RAID-5 Network-Attached Storage (NAS) System for your home or small business for under USD$600. We'll be using a second-hand desktop PC and a dedicated hardware RAID controller card, but purchasing new hard drives. We'll also be installing OpenMediaVault as the NAS operating system. Nowadays, used computers are cheap-as-chips on websites like eBay and Amazon if you know how to search. I am very good at getting bargains so I will … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Builds, FreeBSD, Hard Drives & SSD's, Hardware, Linux, Motherboards, NAS Storage, Networking, Other OS, RAID Controller Cards, Routers & Switches, Solaris Tagged With: 802.3ad, Budget, DIY, Guide, Hard Drive, Link Aggregation, Linux Bonding, NAS, Network, Network-Attached Storage, Networking, RAID, RAID-5, SAS, SATA, Storage, Tutorial

Connect VPN using L2TP/IPSec on Windows (all versions)

February 15, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Connect VPN using L2TP/IPSec on Windows (all versions)

In this guide I will show you how to connect your Windows (all versions) PC/laptop to any VPN service that's using the L2TP/IPsec protocol. L2TP over IPsec is a relatively common and secure protocol and most VPN service providers and workplaces will support it. Before we start the connection setup process, you will need to find out the following details (best have them written or printed). If you are connecting to a paid VPN service, just login and your details and settings will be there. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Networking, VPN, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: Encryption, IPsec, L2TP, L2TP/IPSec, Pre Shared Key, PSK, Virtual Private Network, VPN

Connect VPN using SSTP on Windows (all versions)

February 15, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Connect VPN using SSTP on Windows (all versions)

In this guide I will show you how to connect your Windows (all versions) PC/laptop to any VPN service that's using the SSTP protocol. Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol is very secure and stable but only works on Windows computers. It can avoid firewalls because it runs over port 443 (SSL) which is rarely blocked because it's used by all web browsers for secure browsing. Before we start the connection setup process, you will need to find out the following details (best have them written or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Networking, VPN, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: MS-SSTP, port 443, SSL, SSL-VPN, SSTP, TLS, Virtual Private Network, VPN

Connect VPN using OpenVPN on Windows (all versions)

February 14, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Connect VPN using OpenVPN on Windows (all versions)

In this guide I will show you how to connect your Windows (all versions) PC/laptop to any VPN service that's using the OpenVPN protocol. The OpenVPN Protocol is a fast, secure and very stable protocol and most VPN service providers will support it. Before we start the connection setup process, you will need to find out the following details (best have them written or printed). If you are connecting to a paid VPN service, just login and your details and settings will be there. If you are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Networking, VPN, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: .ovpn, OpenVPN, Virtual Private Network, VPN

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