Is it a bad buy?

Some weeks ago, I wrote about my first experiences with Proxmox, which I had been playing with to make use of an old, small-size desktop PC. I also considered virtualizing my home router. A few weeks later, a small “firewall appliance” (just a mini PC with an Intel N150 CPU and four 2.5 GbE ports) from the brand Topton arrived, along with a used 16 GB DDR5 memory stick and a 1 TB NVMe, both of which I had ordered separately. This was the setup intended to run my virtualized router.

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Trying Proxmox VE 9 and should I virtualize my router?

I’d heard about Proxmox a few times in online forums and videos about “home labs.” I always wondered why people went through the trouble of a complex VM setup instead of just using Docker containers. While I still don’t fully understand the need for VMs everywhere, my curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to give it a try.

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My never-ending quest for better WiFi

Improving my home WiFi setup often feels like a never-ending story. This year, I’ve already begun quite the journey to upgrade my network.

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My improved 5G setup

Last year, I documented my “perfect” 5G setup. Yesterday, that Quectel modem was sold. So, what prompted the change, and how am I online now?

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It still works!

Two years ago, when my girlfriend and I moved together, I rented a VDSL router, a FRITZ!Box 7590 AX. In my second flat, I still had a FRITZ!Box 7490. But one and a half years later, I replaced the wired Internet connection in the second flat with a cellular based one, and the 7490 had no use anymore.

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I finally found the perfect 5G router setup!

I have written a lot already about my search for the perfect 5G router. It’s time for a new update, as I think I have finally found a great solution.

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Update Tailscale on the GL.iNet Beryl AX (GL-MT3000)

I’ve been toying with my recently received GL.iNet Beryl AX (GL-MT3000) for some days and I have to say, it’s wonderful! It provides all the features I need in combination with my 5G router (like support for IPv6). I was also able to set up a VPN connection using Wireguard to the other home that will keep a wire-based internet connection with a public (but changing) IPv4 address. As it also works perfectly fine with an LTE stick or mobile tethering, I’m quite tempted to buy a second one for travel purposes.

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5G chaos in my head

One of the reasons I like blogging is that it sometimes helps me organize my thoughts. There’s a lot of chaos in my head before I write them down, and after, my head is sometimes calm.

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