Category Archives: WPPC Networking Project

Configure SNMPv3 on Netgear GS728TP

Intro The documentation provided by Netgear about SNMPv3 is fairly incomplete.  The GS728TP is only supposed to be managed using its web interface.  In one of my previous posts, I showed that there is actually a decently powerful CLI hidden … Continue reading

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Part 2: Updating DDNS on EdgeRouter Lite Using Crontab

Since my first post on this subject, I found a better way of doing it. There is a feature called task-scheduler, which seems to be a wrapper for cron. The benefit to using it, however, is that your commands get saved in … Continue reading

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Updating DDNS on EdgeRouter Lite Using Crontab

Backstory Earlier this summer when I was working more on the new church networking equipment, I decided that they needed a hostname for external access. Since their website is hosted somewhere else, there’d been no need for a real domain … Continue reading

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Enable SSH on Netgear GS728TP

When I got the GS728TP I was fairly surprised that Netgear claimed the only way to configure it was through their web management interface.  While the web interface is fine for basic configuration, it is slow and freezes if you don’t … Continue reading

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Upgrading Church Network

Overview Recently I’ve been spending a lot of time upgrading the network at the church I attend. Our existing network consists of a simple router and a few access points.  Anyone who has access to the WiFi has access to our wired … Continue reading

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