Tag «Networking»

Site to site OpenVPN: pfSense <-> Mikrotik

In this tutorial we will look at how to set up a site to site VPN between a pfSense server and a Mikrotik client using OpenVPN the proper way. We’ll be taking advantage of pfSenses superb certificate management features to do SSL/TLS instead of just a pre-shared key. Our client will be a Routerboard RB2011 detailed in …

Mikrotik RB2011 introduction & initial configuration

Let’s talk about Mikrotik’s RB2011 routers for a second. They are pretty nifty, even though on the hardware side they are a bit lacking the software makes more than up for it. There are a lot of different sub-models, this one, RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN is the beefiest, featuring an SFP cage, b/g/n Wireless, a micro-USB port and an LCD screen. …

Installing pfSense 2.1.x server

pfSense is in my opinion THE best firewall solution. Besides the usual stuff that all routers can do: Load Balancing (both Inbound an Outbound), can be set up to support hardware failover, has pretty decent OpenVPN integration (but also supports IPsec and PPTP) and best of all? It’s free! We will soon dive into the …

intro to sme server

SME Server (formerly known as e-smith) is a Linux distribution based on CentOS offering an operating system for computers used as web, file, email and database servers. It employs a comprehensive UI for all management-related tasks and is extensible through templates. The letters SME stand for Small to Medium Enterprise, as that is the target …