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#Networking Articles


Investigating Hungarian internet censorship

Table of contents Table of contents Intro Abbreviations First idea: DNS Tracerouting Weird IP So how does it work? Checking their precision Conclusion Links Intro My colleagues mentioned they need a VPN to order e‑liquids because the stores are blocked in Hungary. That prompted an investigation into how the …

Blocking websites on schedule using pfSense

Intro I would like to block certain websites in the evening inside my home network for certain reasons. I also don't want to modify any settings on the client side (access may be limited - we have to use our epic networking skillz). In this example I will take a look …