Pi-hole is still the best free upgrade you can make to your home network
…just about any device on your network. As a self-hosted service, it can run in Docker, so you can set it up on any computer in the house and just leave…
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Your router's MAC address filter is security theater, and here's what actually protects your Wi-Fi
…and computer science for a few years, Jeff launched his writing career . He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Sign…
Pi-hole showed me 65,000 DNS queries in hours, and I didn't like where they were going
…Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their tech. Sign in to your XDA account Like most…
3 myths about RJ45 Ethernet cables that I get tired of hearing
…Sign in to your XDA account Ethernet connections are the veteran workhorse of networking and connectivity. A beautiful web of copper and high-density polyethylene runs through the walls of our homes…
Your home network is only as fast as its slowest cable, and most people have at least one bad one
…computing and networking. He also competed in semi-pro Counter-Strike for 8 years, making him intimately familiar with everything to do with peripherals. Sign in to your XDA account Home networking…
I switched my whole house to a single VLAN and stopped pretending I needed segmentation
…Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their tech. Sign in to your XDA account For a…
Mini PC clusters are silently replacing rack servers in home labs, and I finally understand why
…to fill the need for low-power, high-compute boxes for development use. I've currently got two Asus Ascent GX10 boxes networked together with a 200 GbE cable, giving me access…
After 20 years on macOS alone, Little Snitch just landed on Linux, and Windows still doesn't have it
…functions, and the first one you'll see is the ability to monitor your computer's network traffic to see what IP addresses you're communicating with. Traffic is broken down by…
I thought a VPS would replace my home server, but the real costs caught me off guard
…Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their tech. Sign in to your XDA account Initially, I…
The best networking upgrade in your house costs $20 and only needs to be connected for a few seconds
…cloud computing and networking. He also competed in semi-pro Counter-Strike for 8 years, making him intimately familiar with everything to do with peripherals. Sign in to your XDA account A…