Linux

  • Disable the Wi-Fi adapter on RaspberryPi

    Disable the Wi-Fi adapter on RaspberryPi

    Using a RaspberryPi in your home can greatly reduce costs and allow you to tinker around with new and interesting projects, commonly many people use their RaspberryPi wirelessly. But how do you disable the adapter when it is no longer needed? Temporary Disable (Until Reboot) Use the following command to disable Wi-Fi temporarily: sudo…

  • View IPTables blocks

    View IPTables blocks

    To view iptables blocks, you can use the following commands: Below shows an example of using iptables -L -v -n:

  • How to install network wide AdBlock

    How to install network wide AdBlock

    There is two main ways in which PiHole can be installed. The first is barebones, installing PiHole directly onto a unix based system (Ubuntu in my case). The other and my personally preferred way is Docker. We will start with the barebones as it is a bit of a simpler guide: Direct install Following…

  • How to install and set up UFW on Ubuntu

    How to install and set up UFW on Ubuntu

    This is a guide on how to set UFW on a Ubuntu operating system. In this guide I will show how to allow a couple common ports but this can be changed based on your needs. Step One: (If not already installed) Install UFW sudo apt install ufw Step Two: Add common ports (SSH…