Next year I'm planning on leaving my current career as a web developer and moving into systems/network administration. I know computers and networking pretty well for an amatuer, but I'm trying to ...

A: It’s always good when people are aware that their Internet connection is a two-way street. This means that queries and requests can come from outside your network to specific devices, including ...

I am planning on building a firewall & router for a 100/7 Mbit/s connection (hence gigabit Ethernet) and need some advice on hardware. OpenBSD will be put on it. The gear that will be in the network ...

Most readers here have likely heard or read various prognostications about the impending doom from the proliferation of poorly-secured “Internet of Things” or IoT devices. Loosely defined as any ...

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A VPN firewall router acts as the cornerstone of your business's network, providing connectivity, security and remote access to both local and remote clients. Identifying a single "best" firewall ...

Security sells, and many small businesses get pushed by consultants and resellers to move up to a more “professional” router/firewall/VPN device. I’ve been testing the WatchGuard Firebox X Edge 50w, ...

Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

The new μGUARD acts as a multi-purpose firewall, router and access point and comes with long-term availability. The design is optimised for ultra-low power consumption, small size (SwaP-C) and with ...

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