So, this is a pretty niche solution, but I found it to be an interesting project to do. I thought it would be cool if my outdoor Hikvision PoE cameras displayed the current temperature on the on-screen display. Currently, it…Continue Reading →
This is a short one, but I wanted to document this since I figured it out once before and forgot how to do it and had to re-figure it out. I wanted to capture packets directly from my Edgerouter Lite….Continue Reading →
Are you ever annoyed that you have certain devices or self hosted servers that like to use HTTPS but always make you add an exception when connecting for the first time? Don’t you wish you knew you had a secure…Continue Reading →
I was browsing through /r/homenetworking and came across this post: My internet has been acting up for my ps4 and I’m trying to fix it. So I opened up cmd and typed ipconfig to see what the addresses were since…Continue Reading →
So why even bother with IP addresses since it seems all they need in order to talk to each other is their MAC address? If all we had were small networks that were never connected to each each other, then…Continue Reading →
Yesterday I was browsing Reddit and came about this post where someone was asking about the differences between a router and a switch. I wasn’t very happy with the answers being given, mostly because they weren’t really going deep enough…Continue Reading →
It’s a good idea to run your torrent downloads through an anonymous VPN. Unlike Usenet, which runs over SSL, torrents just use regular unencrypted traffic. Your ISP can see what you’re downloading. The MPAA and other officials can see all…Continue Reading →
At this point, you’ll want to log into your server. Enter in the username you chose before, hit enter, then put in the password. You’ll notice when you are entering the password that the cursor does not move. That’s just…Continue Reading →
I’ve always downloaded my content, whether it was TV shows or movies. Heck, even e-books. While there are always ways to get this media in a legitimate fashion, accessibility and value always drove me to consume this content in the…Continue Reading →