R&D Techlead and Dev Manager / e-Commerce / Java- & JEE specialist / gadgeteer / consumer-, privacy- & security activist
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...
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...
Apple in it’s infinite wisdom decided years back that no-one uses SNMP and then removed the SNMP configuration settings from their AirPort Utility. This is problematic for people needing to change their SNMP settings or for others who want to...
My Ubiquiti network gear is an awesome “prosumer” device and it supports a number of enterprise features for gadgeteers to use. Over the years I tried various methods of monitoring devices and network throughput – either via RRD, SmokePing or custom scripts. With...
The UniFi kits is truly amazing and I classify it a “prosumer” device – simply as it has near enterprise networking features at fairly reasonable consumer level pricing. Although the learning curve is initially steep, the capabilities are seemingly endless....
It all started off with the installation of fibre and the expectation that a 50mbps connection over the previous 20mbps VDSL connection would show a significant improvement with lower latency and faster download speed. During my ADSL/VDSL days my home-network...
Let’s Encrypt is great as it is free, but it also has downsides: (1)certificates need to be renewed every 90 days and (2) your internal servers need to be accessible. I was reluctant to use Let’s Encrypt for my internal...
During the installation of my new Ubiquiti UniFi home-network I noticed that the Cloud Key management console uses a self-signed certificate which annoyed me for days: There is no support for Let’s Encrypt nor does Ubiquiti have a knowledge base article explaining...
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...
With my 50Mbps fibre installation I received a Calix Gigahub 813G FTTH ONT (ONT = Optical Network Terminal) or in short a fibre router: As the end-consumer you do not really have much choice as ISPs prescribe what client devices...
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