Posts tagged: opnsense

Using OPNsense with Tailscale · Tailscale Docs Set up a Tailscale VPN on OPNsense. Get secure communication across your devices without the need for complex configuration. Tailscale · tailscale.com [1] On reboot of my opnsense router it did not tailscale up. I’m not sure if a key expired or what happened. The fix was to first enable ssh, then ssh in and run tailscale up. enable ssh # [2] In opnsense System > Settings > Administration > Secure Shell > Enable Secure Shell tailscale up # [3] ssh <opnsense ip> 8 # to select shell tailscale up Follow the link to log in. disable ssh # [4] now uncheck secure shell to lock down the opnsense machine. In opnsense System > Settings > Administration > Secure Shell > Enable Secure Shell Note This post is a thought [5]. It’s a short note that I make about someone else’s content online #thoughts References: [1]: https://tailscale.com/kb/1097/install-opnsense [2]: #enable-ssh [3]: #tailscale-up [4]: #disable-ssh [5]: /thoughts/

How to Configure DNS over TLS (DoT) Using Unbound DNS in OPNsense Going beyond the basics of home networking homenetworkguy.com [1] Setting up DNS overTLS in opnsense has made my dns just a bit more secure and reliable. I recently had an outage of half the internet within my house. This also hit some of my friends and not some. It did not hit my mobile network. What seems to have happened is a dns issue with my isp not resolving some domains. This setup corrected my issue and I was back online more securely. Note I did try to setup the family resolver and found it was blocking some sites I am ok with. I decided to drop back to the vanilla resolver and let other services within opnsense control blocking where I can caontrol the whitelist myself. Note This post is a thought [2]. It’s a short note that I make about someone else’s content online #thoughts References: [1]: https://homenetworkguy.com/how-to/configure-dns-over-tls-unbound-opnsense/ [2]: /thoughts/