Author Archives: Alex

pfsense on a WatchGuard Firebox X550e (on a Mac)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Alex

Since there was broadband internet (here in Germany most-likely ADSL) I used some kind of router to connect all my devices in my home network with the internet. But after a short period of time using the so called router from … Continue reading →

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USB to serial on a MacBook

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Alex

Everyone who is dealing with network-equipment knows about the pain, that almost every notebook / laptop is missing a serial-port today. My laptop at work and my private MacBook Pro suffers the same problem. So I am using a USB … Continue reading →

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