To enable Geo-IP Blocking on Debian 9 Stretch, assuming you already have a running Apache web server: apt install libmaxminddb0 libmaxminddb-dev apt install apache2-dev Download and extract the latest MaxMind Apache mod version from: https://github.com/maxmind/mod_maxminddb/releases Follow the instructions to configure and install from the source code Download and install the GeoIP Update program to automate … Continue reading Configure Geo-blocking with Apache on Debian
Category Archives: Networking
OpenVPN on MikroTik Router
The steps below show how to configure OpenVPN connections to a MikroTik router. Note that at the time of writing MikroTik’s RouterOS only supports TCP connections to OpenVPN, not UDP. Before proceeding, a Certificate Authority should be available to manage certificates – see our previous post for using the MikroTik for this. Configure the IP … Continue reading OpenVPN on MikroTik Router
Managing Certificates on Mikrotik Router with Winbox
Certificates on Mikrotik’s RouterOS can be managed through the web interface or the Winbox software. Below are basic guidelines for configuring a CA to get you started. Configure the CA Firstly, create a certificate to be used for the CA (Certificate Authority) signing, then self sign it: System -> Certificates -> Add New -> Name … Continue reading Managing Certificates on Mikrotik Router with Winbox
Draytek 2700G DNS suffix
On Draytek 2700G ADSL router to add a DNS suffix to the DHCP server use the following command in a telnet session to the router: >sys domainname mydomain.local You can also define a hostname for the router, e.g.: >sys name gw.mydomain.local The changes save automatically.