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Travelrouter from GL.inet in everyday use

On 5. March 2023 By Falk Jeromin In Netz, Router

Travel routers are convenient devices that allow travelers to establish a reliable Internet connection no matter where they are. One of the most popular manufacturers of travel routers is GL.inet, a company known for its reliable and user-friendly devices that ...

TrueNAS: Easily set up ZFS replication over Wireguard VPN

On 6. January 2021 By Falk Jeromin In Server

Wireguard has also found its way into TrueNAS (previously FreeNAS) via FreeBSD. Although there is no interface to configure it directly, a suitable configuration file can be loaded via a post-init script and then provides ...

FreeNAS: ZFS Replication via Wireguard

On 17. March 2019 By Falk Jeromin In Server

So far I have used OpenVPN to synchronize my two FreeNAS boxes. Wireguard is a fast alternative, but a bit more complicated to set up. ZFS Replication is a handy tool to synchronize data between two FreeNAS installations.

Wireguard: Peer IP check

On 16. March 2019 By Falk Jeromin In Server

If you use Wireguard with peers whose IP address changes (e.g. because they are on a private DSL connection), you have to check the IP address regularly. Wireguard itself only does a DNS resolution when starting the interface to get the current ...

Netflix makes access via VPN difficult

On 24. January 2016 By Falk Jeromin In Netz

Netflix used to be a popular choice if you wanted to watch US series legally as soon as possible after they were released - using a proxy or VPN, you could fool the service into thinking you were a US user. Under pressure from the film industry ...

Raspberry Pi as VPN gateway

On 15. December 2013 By Falk Jeromin In Netz

After using it as a proxy and TV client, here is another possible use for a Raspberry Pi: as a VPN gateway, in this case to provide a VPN connection for several devices. Practical, if not every device supports VPN directly. Update ...