Recent content by j3tz

@glens thanks for sharing your wisdom. There's been a little whining now that I'm actually trying to understand linux. When I think about it more, I've used Linux more than I let on. I remember using Solaris machines at work in 2000's. I used to know awk and sed pretty well and the thrill of...

@L&LD Sorry, the router is an Asus GT-AX11000 Pro I bricked my Linksys WRT3200ACM router and bought this Asus contraption in a panic. I do not know how I feel about my purchase yet. I'm still trying to figure out how it works. I don't understand why these linux based routers have busybox on...

@Michael3421 I will say this router (Asus GT-AX11000 Pro) looks like in just runs linux firmware and I believe there is a way to place bash scripts in the /jffs/ partition and the router will run them at boot. I am not a whiz at networking, but recently dusted off an early 90's copy of Red Hat...

I really appreciate the feedback @Michael3421 I've heard of Peplink routers before, but not before I already purchased a new router in a hurry. I acquired the Asus GT-AX11000 Pro. @L&LD It's good advice, I tend to overengineer things. I believe the router I got can do all kinds of stuff...

Fair enough, you are probably right. Most people just want to buy a thing and plug it in and the internet works. FTP servers are fairly technical. They might like the router text file. If the GUI leaves out options that are only available by editing a config file, then the GUI is useless. A...

I like @ml70's approach - the scripts are a good teaching resource too. I don't understand why "they" made networking so complicated and obscure. I can write computer code and I cannot figure out how to read my router's GUI firewall rules. For all I know all 65535 ports are open and actively...

I can see both sides. Some companies have very aggressive security applications deployed that will crawl the network beyond company equipment and start getting into personal phones and IoT devices. Established companies aren't immune to mistakes or hacks etc. Misplaced equipment etc. They...

@drinkingbird I have an Asus GT-AX11000 Pro but feel like I need a Ph.D. to configure it. I feel I would do better working with a script than the GUI, but not sure where to begin. I'm in a similar position as OP. I'm a remote employee and would like to make home network more secure. I remote...

Unfortunately, I'm a remote employee and there is no office aside from my home office. So just trying to do the best I can with the situation. It would be nice not to have the smart TV connected to the home computer connected to phones connected to neighbor's treadmill connected to random...

Just trying to keep work computer and home computer segregated for security and privacy reasons and read that VLANs can be good for isolating devices you'd like to keep separate. I only RDC to work computer from home computer to avoid needing a KVM switch - both devices are connected to home router.

I was hoping they could only be linked through Remote Desktop Connection and not sitting on the same network. In fact, I would like to restrict the communication between the devices solely to Remote Desktop Connection.

Greetings, Am new to routers, but trying to isolate two computers connected to router via ethernet. Router gives me option to create VLAN's so I was thinking to create two VLANs for home and work computer. Both would be plugged into router in specific ethernet ports. Separate VLANs would be...