Pragmatic IT Solutions
In this video, I will show you how to block TikTok completely on your whole network. I do it from a security and privacy perspective but the same principles apply if you want to block other social networks or online services.
In this video, I will show how I approach and execute an upgrade of pfSense+. Now, the main focus for me is the methodology I use on how to prepare for an update of a very critical component of my network. So even if you don’t have pfSense, you might benefit from watching me explain how I prepare an upgrade, so you can use the same methodology for any kind of software or hardware in your own infrastructure, and have a piece of mind during the upgrade process.
Check the IPTV configuration video here.
Check how to keep the pfBlockerNG setting even when the package is removed.
Do you have a lot (and I mean a lot!) Zigbee devices and are you experiencing slow-downs in your Zigbee network? Then you are going to want to see this video. I replaced my Sonoff Zigbee USB dongle, connected to Home Assistant, with this amazing SMLIGHT SLZB-06 POE Zigbee adapter. Not only did I replace it, but I did it without re-pairing my 120+ devices :). And it worked on the first try
In this video, I’ll show you how to load-balance multiple WAN and/or VPN connections using a Load Balancing Gateway Group in pfSense. Very powerful if you are using multiple outlets to the internet and you need maximum uptime or even privacy protection.
I am a big fan and advocate for self-hosted solutions running in your own private cloud. This is exactly where Joplin comes in. The perfect note-taking opensource solution using my own Nextcloud back-end and giving me the ability to fulfill my note-taking needs across all my devices.
It is very nice to have options, and regarding powerful firewalls and routers, I believe that OPNsense is one of them. In this video I show you how to have this running in a virtual machine on top of VMware, and also the basics you need to have in place and get you going.