FreeBSD package building pt. 2: Basic Synth

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/freebsd_package_building_pt2.gmi The previous article was an introduction into package building on FreeBSD in general. It also included references to various other articles about package management and working with ports. Familiarity with those …

FreeBSD package building pt. 1: Introduction and test system

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/freebsd_package_building_pt1.gmi In 2017 I started to post a series of well-received articles that was meant to culminate in a tutorial on building packages on FreeBSD. I wrote about the history of package …

FreeBSD router take 2 (pt. 4): Demoting my ISP’s router

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/bsd_router_take_2_pt4.gmi Since I built my first OPNsense-based router, it had been a secondary router only. Its "WAN" port was connected to my ISP's modem/router box which dealt with establishing the actual Internet …

FreeBSD router take 2 (pt. 3): Excursion – De-hardening OPNsense for 2022?

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/bsd_router_take_2_pt3.gmi After OPNsense announced that they would rebase on vanilla FreeBSD instead of going on with HardenedBSD, I wrote the previous article on what "security" means when it comes to networked devices …