Network Engineering is not just a job. It is a lifestyle
I have been using WireGuard VPN and recently I want my folks to browse the Internet safely via the OPNsense firewall. What this means is I will be implementing a full-tunnel VPN and not a split-tunnel VPN. I really don’t want to generate a WireGuard key for each user because it is not scalable. I […]
OPNsense – OpenVPN with LDAP Authentication Read More »
For five years, I have been using Ubiquiti Unifi access points. I got tired of issues with upgrading the APs, and random disconnects. Also, the controller is now showing some promotions. I thought of switching to Omada by TP-Link, but their WiFi6 is huge and ugly. After looking around, I found the Grandstream brand which
Grandstream GWN Manager and GWN APs Read More »
I really like the Grandstream access points. However, their documentation is not very informative. I tried to upgrade my GWN7660 AP and it kept failing. If you have your Manager/Controller on a different network, it is not as easy as the vendor shows it in their demo. I am using OPNsense as my firewall and
Upgrading Grandstream Access Point Read More »
Several months ago I posted setting up TorGuard’s WireGuard and the following post adding a policy base routing. You can view the posts here: VyOS and Torguard VyOS and Torguard – part 2 TorGuard has phased out the WireGuard Network and got moved under Tools > Config Generator. To generate a new WireGuard config, you
VyOS and TorGuard (update) Read More »
If you are looking for traffic engineering your traffic into Torguard’s WireGuard server, I hope this post will be some kind of help or at least help point you to what you are looking for. What we have done from the previous post, we have enabled WireGuard and configured VyOS WireGuard to establish a secure
VyOS and Torguard – part 2 Read More »
I have been struggling trying to get the Torguard’s OpenVPN to work with my VyOS. Fortunately, Torguard supports WireGuard. WireGuard is probably the easiest VPN to setup. If you are using Torguard as your VPN provider, you are in luck. WireGuard is probably the best option. This post is how to connect VyOS to Torguard’s
Have you encountered an issue with your VyOS instance where after upgrading the system, the interfaces either missing or got mixed around? I have been dealing with this issue with my Supermicro MBD-A1SRi-2758F-O board with Intel x520-DA2. It is a hit and miss issue. The symptoms are the hardware MAC address of each interface got
VyOS missing interfaces after an system upgrade Read More »
From the previous post, we chatted about upgrading the VyOS system using different methods. However, what if something went sideways and did not go according to the system upgrade plan then what now? This is going to be a short post and we are going to explore the options based on two different scenarios: After
VyOS system rollback Read More »
I just want to say this and this is also has mentioned in the VyOS wiki that despite VyOS is based off Debian Linux, do not use apt upgrade or apt dist-upgrade; otherwise, you will break your VyOS instance. There are several ways of upgrading the system. The first one is to use the direct
I just want to say that my affiliation with VyOS project and Sentrium has nothing to do with this post. This post is completely my own opinion and work; any mistakes made in this post is not related to VyOS projects and Sentrium. Since VyOS 1.2.0, VyOS LTS releases can only be downloaded via the
VyOS build from source Read More »