Today I've set up two OPNsense 26.1 Firewalls in a HA configuration on a single DSL internet connection.

Failover is working, the backup OPNsense does connect the PPPoE session, and requests a IPv6 prefix via DHCPv6, but it doesn't disconnected the PPP session after the main OPNsense comes back online.

Not sure why, I've set up CARP on the igb0_vlan interface, but it's not working. I probably forgot something, needs more troubleshooting.

Still, pretty nice not needing a router in front of the OPNsense Firewalls. :)

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I'm a software developer and sysadmin who could really use being #fedihired.

What I'd really like to do is Rust, but once you ignore the dubious crypto and AI stuff, there seems to be nothing out there. Prove me wrong with a counterexample!

I've spent decades fixing Enterprise mudballs mostly written in #Perl. If you've got a crufty legacy system that everybody else is too scared to touch, I'm your man. I love fixing stuff like that.

I've also done commercial #Scala, #Python, #C/#C++, and although I don't usually admit it on my CV but these are now Trying Times when everything is on the table, even #PHP (the longest six months of my life).

Perl naturally leads into Unix system administration and infrastructure. I've built and maintained mail clusters, VoIP systems, network monitoring, DNS management platforms, that sort of thing. If it's non-sexy but something which needs to be done, I'm there.

Available immediately, for contract or permie, onsite in Amsterdam/Randstad or remote to anywhere.

Drop me a private mention or mail [email protected] if you have or know of something.

Do I know anyone who has played with #SailfishOS and #PostmarketOS ... and can share their experiences with them as a daily driver?

Also, am I understanding that I could potentially still use apps from #FDroid even if I'm not running a flavor of Android at all?

It's Long Covid Awareness Day, so here once again is my own post on a Long Covid experience - from November 2025, about 3 years after being infected.

"This is to reflect on the illness, the slow journey of mostly-recovering, and the nature of that time."

Love to everyone still dealing with their own version!

https://www.uncharted-worlds.org/blog/2025/11/marking-an-anniversary/

#LongCovid

Alright, I need fedis help here

My OpenWRT for my servers router decided to die, which made me realize that I really need to fix something that is redudant.

Preferably something rack-mounted, something that can run OPNsense - and not something that costs to much.

Ideas?

#askfedi #opnsense #firewall

Whenever I see a video on YouTube talking about how bad social media is, I always write a post that says "Corporate social media is bad. Public social media is different. Come find out for yourself by searching for "the Fediverse"."

(I don't give a link because of algorithms.)

I don't know if it's ever lead anyone here. I just hope it makes them curious and more familiar with the word.