Dns over Https with Mikrotik, DNS filtering with Pi-hole
2024-04-13When I was using Opnsense I've set up Unbound DNS to reduce number of ads and tracking. DNS filtering is not as effective as it was few years ago, but I still find it worthwhile doing and wanted to implement it in my new setup.
Upgrading my homelab network. From Opnsense to Mikrotik
/ 2024-01-18In my last post I was complaining a little bit about OPNsense and it’s true that I am not happy with it. However problems with Opnsense were just last straw that broke camels back. In practice, there…
Preparing to migrate from OPNsense
/ 2023-12-03In this blog post I write some on my thoughts about opnsense and what alternative am I preparing to migrate to (mikrotik).
Opnsense upgrade from 23.1.11 to 23.7.4 -> OpenVPN stops working
/ 2023-11-01Updating from Opnsense 23.1.11 to 23.7 broke my OpenVPN configuration. Creating new Instance did not fix the issue, but changing subnet mask strangely did.
Why am I migrating from wordpress.com
/ 2023-08-14I've been using wordpress.com for 3 years and I was fairly happy with their offer, but in the last few months my experience got so much worse, that it finally encouraged me to migrate. This post is…
Adding FriendlyName to .pfx file
/ 2023-07-05Recently I stumbled upon the issue, where I needed to upload certificate in .pfx format, but could not do it, because it required Friendly Name. I was using Let’s encrypt certificates for testing, which does not come…
In search of a new Knowledge Base
/ 2023-05-15In this blog post I show my new Sharepoint Online Wiki, why I made the change, my requirements for new knowledge management tool and how to set it up.
Some design considerations when setting up Nextcloud accessible from the Internet [Part 1]
/ 2023-04-15Honestly this post will be all over the place. I wanted to focus on some design choices when deploying Nexcloud, which is accessible from the Internet, but while I was writing this and checking various assumptions that…
Synology DS920+ and Cisco CBS350 link aggregation
/ 2023-01-28For home use, link aggregation does not have many benefits. With my current network topology (2 VLANs), it would probably make more sense to connect one link to VLAN 10 and second link to VLAN 20, as…
MTU causing problems with OpenVPN and accessing websites
/ 2022-12-24I’ve been fighting with network „sluggishness” for some time now. Most of the websites would open fine, watching 4k content wasn’t problem and generally it would affect me mostly when opening random websites. The most noticeable website…
Manjaro no GUI and network connection on fresh install
/ 2022-12-03Solving my two problems with Manjaro Budgie fresh installation.