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Just updated some information on the Virtualization page adding some information about virtualbox which I have spent some time with lately. I've also had a big vpn/dd-wrt project going which I've tea…

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Updated for 2026 relevance: This is a classic tech tip from the original averyjparker.com blog. Tools and UIs may have changed. Prefer modern built-in security (Windows Security / current Linux distro tools), tested backups, and least privilege. For deeper admin tooling see Network Ninja and the classic archive index. New maker content lives under Projects.

Just updated some information on the Virtualization page adding some information about virtualbox which I have spent some time with lately.

I've also had a big vpn/dd-wrt project going which I've teased out a bit of information on my dd-wrt and openvpn pages. I haven't given our "recipe" for it yet, but it's a vpn that can bridge between any two networks (regardless of network address collision issues.... well there is a small subset of cases where we could still find network address collision, but it's much more robust than anything else I've done in that area.

I've also added a bit to my Online Virtual Servers page. I've been trying out gigenetcloud as an alternative to slicehost/vps.net - not for any particular reason, just to have options. Their billing is a slightly different model which may be of interest to many. By the way, I am still a HUGE fan of VPS.net. I can't recommend them ENOUGH as a cloud VPS provider. It seems as though they are always rolling out great new features and they have great pricing and data centers in so many locations to boot. Their setup is soooooo resilient and their support is superb.

I think I'll have to hold off on any of the other stray thoughts that I've had the last few weeks to post here as it's looking like another busy stretch... here's wishing everyone a good start to summer and a good 4th of July coming up!

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