After twenty years of reading about smart homes I decided to finally make mine smart(-ish) as well. I’m working to reuse as much of existing infrastructure, so I can spend as little as possible. At the moment my system consist of: * hub * four google assistant speakers * hive thermostat * cctv camera *… Continue reading Smart Home DIY on a tight budget
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[solved] Mac OS X PPTP VPN connects, but not forward traffic goes through
Most hotel wifis are open, so to secure my connections I’ve set up myself a PPTP VPN using QNAS TS-453A box (btw. great machine, get one!) to tunnel all my traffic via encrypted connection. Windows 10 and Android are connecting to the VPN and the traffic goes smoothly, but my Mac OS X El Captain caused… Continue reading [solved] Mac OS X PPTP VPN connects, but not forward traffic goes through