Site-to-Site VPN between on premise network and Azure using DD_WRT and Entware / StrongSwan – part 2 of 5

Introduction This is Part 2 of the series of articles about setting up site-to-site VPN between on premise LAN and Azure. If you missed the Part 1 please check it out here: Site-to-Site VPN between on premise network and Azure using DD_WRT and Entware / StrongSwan – part 1 of 5 In Part you you … Read more

Site-to-Site VPN between on premise network and Azure using DD_WRT and Entware / StrongSwan – part 1 of 5

Introduction This article describes how to set up a site-to-site VPN between a home network and Azure using a consumer-grade wireless router. Once completed this will allow you to access the resources (virtual machines, databases, etc. ) in Azure as if they were part of your  home LAN. You can also access the resources on … Read more

Asus RT-AC68U – Original Firmware Install Procedure

This is the procedure to recover to the original firmware after unsuccessful firmware update (courtesy of dd-wrt.com) Preparation: 1) On a Microsoft windows computer download and install the ASUS recovery tool from:http://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC68U/HelpDesk_Download/ 2) Download the original Asus stock firmware from: http://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC68U/HelpDesk_Download/ 3) Set your windows network settings to a static IP of 192.168.1.5, and subnet 255.255.255.0 … Read more