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Mar/20

Filtering Websites With Ubiquiti Security Gateway And OpenDNS

Filed Under Networking at 2nd March 2020 0:01 by

Overview The Unifi Security Gateway (USG) can be setup to assign a custom DNS server. The DNS server itself will perform the blocking based on the sites people/devices access. Pre-Requisites In order for everything to work beyond a working Unifi … Continue reading →

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Dec/19

Pi-hole DNS Filtering

Filed Under Container, Infrastructure, Linux at 2nd December 2019 0:01 by

Overview Pi-hole is a very light weight, DNS filtering server. It’s so light that there are reports it can even run on a Raspberry Pi 1! Example reasons for filtering DNS include blocking ads to filtering out harmful sites (content … Continue reading →

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Sep/19

Low Signal After Ubiquiti Access Point Firmware 4.0.42.10433

Filed Under Networking at 2nd September 2019 0:01 by

Upgrading from 4.0.21.9965 to 4.0.42.10433 (and beyond) on UAP AC Lite the signal was very poor and kept getting failed to obtain IP address error on multiple devices. It turns out the “Auto-Optimize Network” setting was having the opposite effect … Continue reading →

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Jul/19

Home Networking Overview

Filed Under Networking at 1st July 2019 0:01 by

Overview My goal was to have the ability to manage and control devices connected to my network but also make it as seamless as possible for the users. These goals can be broken down into 3 areas: Securing devices Network … Continue reading →

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Mar/19

Cloud Desktop

Filed Under Linux at 4th March 2019 0:01 by

Overview Having a persistent cloud environment means no more standby or shutting when you’re moving or leaving the computer. Leveraging cloud computing, it could be as cheap to run or as powerful as you want configure it. Install Gnome Install … Continue reading →

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Oct/16

Install UniFi Controller On Ubuntu 16.04

Filed Under Networking at 3rd October 2016 0:01 by

Overview The Ubiquiti networking gear comes with a Java controller software to provision the hardware. It’s called the Unfi controller. Because it’s a Java application it can run on any Java compatible system so in my case I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Feb/16

Migrating From Ubuntu 14.04 To 16.04

Filed Under Container, Database, Infrastructure, Linux at 22nd February 2016 0:01 by

Overview I have written migration plans for Ubuntu upgrades before. What makes it different this time is the hybrid Docker containers that I have used in places and the support for virtual IP (VIP) in Digital Ocean, my current hosting … Continue reading →

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Mar/10

Megabit To Gigabit Network

Filed Under Networking at 26th March 2010 7:50 by

Overview I have finally made the switch to Gigabit networking! Thanks to an Amazon deal I bought some switches to kit my network out. Because I do move large files about such as video files as well as streaming from … Continue reading →