Recent content by burgarwulf

Seems excessive for the max two weeks in Spring we get it though? From the loose reading I've done over the past few days, a surge protector isn't going to do much to stop a lightning based surge? Its not like the house was hit directly (I've seen no evidence) but the lines coming into the...

So we had a pretty major lightning storm Monday night, right outside the house (those see the bolt immediately hear high decibel crackling) and before I could think about it the lights were flicking. This happened about the same time last year, and it wiped out an ASUS RT-N66U and little 4...

Nah I meant more for any remote access, sftp, http, etc Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

So with that in mind, would it be better to channel my remote access through the VPN exclusively? Versus having specific ports open? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Mostly just to try it, as I've got other means of connecting.

Thanks for the reply :) Yeah I had read that TUN will provide better performance but there seems to be some disagreement on the internet over that topic. I've followed a simple guide to get WINS via the Samba daemon on the debian box, but tbh I have no idea if its working (I suppose not as I...

So I setup the OpenVPN server on the router the other day and was immediately able to connect no issues. It seems I can even use the SFTP/SSH settings on my phone to connect "locally" without any changes. But it's hung up on samba. No amount of discovery or manual addresses can find them...

Hi all, long time browser, first time poster. So recently I got fed up with our DSL as it would drop randomly and frequently (especially when receiving a phone call, 56k style). After having dealt with the ISP numerous times, rewiring everything, and endlessly toying with settings I switched...