R&D Techlead and Dev Manager / e-Commerce / Java- & JEE specialist / gadgeteer / consumer-, privacy- & security activist
In this tutorial we will setup a RaspberryPi as the ultimate adblocking and DHCP server on your network. We will round this up with adding automatic Let’s Encrypt SSL via dns-01 challenge authorisation. My full tutorial is available on GitHub...
A few weeks after I reported Afrihost and Mybroadband to ISPA for violating ISPA’s code of conduct, I noticed the following on my Twitter timeline: Initially I thought that the unavailable Tweets are a result of Afrihost deleting them. But it...
To get the full back-story leading up to this event, you need to read Mybroadband.co.za censors consumer activism about Afrihost SMS- & email-spam first. The short story is: As an Afrihost customer I responded to Afrihost’s support forum to raise my issues...
Update 8th June 2017: MyBroadBand has banned me because I reported them to ISPA and issued a PAIA request. It all started off with receiving unsolicited SMS from Afrihost towards the end of May 2017 when Afrihost wanted to do a...
Since my recent banning on MyBroadband where the main reason for the ban seems to have originated from providing consumer advice as an Afrihost customer in an Afrihost support thread, I think it is valuable for anyone affected by unsolicited messages...
In this tutorial we will setup OpenVPN SSL authentication on your Ubiquiti USG which will then allow you to access your home-network remotely and securely via TLS certificate authentication which then can be used on any client platform to remotely...
I previously blogged about my issues with the Calix 813-G FTTH router being complete rubbish. Despite having moved from a 20Mbps VDSL connection to a 50Mbps fibre connection, my throughput and latency with the Calix were actually worse and I even...
Network response and ping-time are the most important factors when it comes to gaming. In South Africa (and perhaps other countries) the so called “unshaped ADSL access” is extremely expensive (twice as much as normal, shaped access). Axxess DSL has...
My trusty gigabit Belkin N1 Vision router decided to croak two days ago. At the time of purchase (Aug’ 08) this was one of the first N-draft gigabit routers on the market and accordingly came in at a hefty price...
Well, not quite, but close enough. If you happen to have a Netgear DG834XX ADSL modem router, I strongly suggest that you have a look at the DGTeam custom firmware: All the features are listed after the break, but to...
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