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  • A Week With an SSH Tarpit: What Actually Hits My WAN
    I put endlessh on port 22 and moved real SSH somewhere else. A tarpit does not block the bots, it holds them. Setup, the nftables rules, and what a week of logs showed.
    August 2026 - firewall, honeypot
  • IPv6 Tunnels in 2026: What Replaced SixXS and What to Run Instead
    SixXS shut down in 2017, so my old WRT54G tunnel guide no longer works. Here is what actually replaced it: native IPv6, Hurricane Electric, and WireGuard to a VPS for when you are stuck behind CGNAT, plus the v6 firewall everyone forgets.
    August 2026 - firewall, ipv6
  • Essential Firewall Settings for a Home Network
    What firewall settings you should actually be running on a home network. SPI, DD-WRT defaults, port forwarding, and common mistakes.
    May 2008 - firewall, networking
  • Paros Proxy User Agent Configuration
    Configuring Paros proxy to spoof User-Agent strings so your scans don't get blocked by WAFs and reverse proxies.
    28 February 2008 - security tools
  • IPv6 Tunnel from SixXS on WRT54G/DD-WRT
    Getting native-ish IPv6 on your LAN through a SixXS tunnel running on DD-WRT. AICCU setup, routing, and ip6tables rules.
    28 July 2007 - networking, ipv6
  • 1:1 NAT with Dynamic NAPT on a Linksys WRT54G
    Updated 1:1 NAT guide for DD-WRT v24. Full working config with dynamic NAPT fallback and troubleshooting tips.
    18 July 2007 - firewall, dd-wrt
  • Ten Things I Learned Running DD-WRT for a Year
    NVRAM limits, JFFS quirks, VPN overhead, overclocking risks, and other things nobody warns you about.
    18 July 2007 - dd-wrt
  • 1:1 NAT and NAPT with WRT54G and DD-WRT
    Configuring 1:1 NAT on a Linksys WRT54G with DD-WRT. Multiple public IPs, DMZ hosts, full iptables rules.
    June 2006 - firewall, dd-wrt
  • Aberystwyth Wireless Mapping with Google Maps
    Wardriving around Aberystwyth with a GPS and Kismet. Plotting open, WEP, and WPA networks on Google Maps.
    June 2006 - wifi, wardriving
  • Cheap Linux Firewall: iptables on a Spare Box
    Turn a spare PC into a proper network firewall with Debian and iptables. NAT, port forwarding, and basic drop rules.
    June 2006 - firewall, linux
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