Parker C. Stephens

What is NTP?NTP, or Network Time Protocol is a UDP-based protocol on port 123 that allows computers to sync their time over the internet. NTP servers have different levels on a hierarchy based system, or stratums, with the highest at 0 being the reference clock sources that are not

Luma is one of those Mesh WiFi companies that didn't last very long. The last firmware pushed out for these access points was in January 2018. Over two years ago. Their website, https://lumahome.com, isn't even available anymore. However, the app still works, but don't expect to get any

UPDATE JULY 2020: It would appear as the FreeBSD Package website has gone down, and has been for several weeks. This guide will not work as of July 2020. ntopng is software that can monitor network traffic and is essentially Deep Packet Inspection. ntopng is available on pfSense’s package

IPv6, the newest Internet Protocol. It’s meant to replace IPv4, and was even made in the 90s. However, not all ISPs have adopted it. Whether it be because of outdated equipment, a large investment is needed, or the ISP just isn’t ready, not everyone has native IPv6. Luckily

Recently, I got a 2012 Volvo XC90. Within the first few weeks of driving it, I came out to it and the battery was dead. A quick jump start later, and I was fine. The battery didn’t die for several more weeks. Note that this was also with me

I know, I know, it sounds like a ThioJoe video. I assure you this is not. Recently, I switched cable modems with my ISP. Let’s say this ISP was AS12083. In fact, I switched my cable modem over today! When I called customer service to transfer over my modem,

If you have ever used prosumer or enterprise networking equipment, you have probably run across a switch with “smart” capabilities or VLAN capabilities. VLANs by definition is “a virtual LAN is any broadcast domain that is partitioned and isolated in a computer network at the data link layer.” VLANs allow

802.11r, also known as Fast Roaming/Transition on OpenWRT allows clients to seamlessly switch between several access points depending on which one is closer to the client. This is great for locations with more than one access point as a client does not have to drop a connection to

I recently picked up 11 Meraki MR16’s off of eBay for a good price. I decided to buy these because I knew that they would be reliable access points for the price. Things you will need: A computer (mine is running Windows)A couple of ethernet cablesA Meraki