[olug] Connecting to a home network as a Cox customer.

[Dan Linder]

+1 on using a VPN for any connection to my home network.

I suggest WireGuard on a RPi - very simple to setup and doesn't try to
support every permutation of protocols and encryption standards known to
the Internet.

Dan

On Sun, Mar 6, 2022 at 11:22 AM Jeff Hinrichs <dundeemt at gmail.com> wrote:

> It may be beyond the scope of what you are attempting, but I would
> recommend a VPN as a requirement.
> In today's hostile world, I'd never recommend just punching a hole in a
> firewall.  However my paranoia of "secure by default" may not be in
> alignment with your goal for this presentation.
>
> On Sun, Mar 6, 2022 at 9:44 AM Dave Thacker <dthacker9 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm working on a OLUG presentation and I'd like to be able to connect to
> my
> > home network to demo things.    AFAIK,  I need
> >
> >    1. My dynamic DNS address
> >    2. An entry in my firewall enabling traffic to a specific
> port/protocol
> >    above port 1024
> >    3. Something in network that is listening.
> >
> > Bonus: set up a dynamic dns entry using a service like
> freedns.afraid.org
> > to track changes to my Cox IP.
> >
> > Am I missing anything?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
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> Best,
>
> Jeff Hinrichs
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