Configure FreeNAS To Be Your Subversion Repository
Recently I had the pleasure of building a Network Attached Storage (“NAS”) server based on FreeNAS. Since then, this device has more than fulfilled my initial requirements for reliable file storage and media server in my network. In a previous post, I described how I configured FreeNAS to store web files and serve as a […] Read More →
Configure FreeNAS To Store Your Apache Web Files
(20140208 – This post has been amended to provided an updated version of the Apache directive — iceflatline) Over this past summer I had the pleasure of cobbling together a few spare parts in order to build a Network Attached Storage (“NAS”) box based on FreeNAS. This device has more than fulfilled my initial requirements […] Read More →
Secure Remote Access To Your Home Network Using pfSense and OpenVPN
(20180430 – The steps in this post were amended to address changes in recent versions of software. Minor editorial corrections were also made — iceflatline) In my previous post, I described how to install and setup pfSense in a home network and offered some configuration recommendations based on my own experiences. In this post, I […] Read More →
Install and Configure pfSense in Your Home Network
(20180226 – This post has been amended to reflect changes in pfSense version 2.4.2 — iceflatline) This post will describe how to install and perform initial configuration of pfSense for use in a home network. pfSense (i.e., “making sense of packet filtering”) is a customized version of FreeBSD tailored specifically for use as a perimeter […] Read More →
Using The dd Command to Create Files of a Specific Size
Occasionally, the need arises for files of a specific size. Transferring said files between hosts, for example, can provide a quick indication of your network throughput. One easy way to build a file of a specific size is with the Data Description or dd command. The dd command is one of the original Unix utilities, […] Read More →