Retired Techie
Getting older, not necessarily wiser!
Getting older, not necessarily wiser!
In this series of posts I am going to walk through the previous, current, and possible future states of my home network in Tagaytay. I want to review how it became what it is today, and what I hope it becomes in the future. (more…)
There are a variety of reasons you might want to have static or dynamic Internet Protocol (IP) addresses on your Local Area Network (LAN). In this post I will be considering some of the reasons why to set either static or dynamic IP address. (more…)
IntroductionIn this series I embark on the challenge of building a PFSense based router/firewall for load balancing between two ISP’s. It is something I have been putting off for a while, but at this point the need is outweighing other projects that I am working on. Besides my other big project involves some minor construction, which is impractical at the moment. (more…)
In this post we will discuss converting an old router into a Wireless Access Point. In this case I used a NETGEAR WNDR3700v3 Wireless Dual Band N600 Router I picked up at a thrift shop for a buck US (literally). (more…)
One of the first components you are probably going to acquire for your LAN is a router. Most likely this will be an all in one device encompassing the functions of a router, switch and wireless access point. If it comes form your ISP, it may also include a modem. (more…)