SSH Tunnel Magic: Your SSH Already Is Tailscale

SSH punching for everyone who only knows ssh user@host — how -D replaces a corporate VPN, -R replaces a mesh VPN for NAT’d boxes, and -L forwards Unix sockets. 3 flags, 3 bonuses, 1 man page.

April 24, 2026 · 5 min

10G at Home: $15 M.2 Expander Turns an Old HP Mini Into a 10GbE Test Rig

My ISP started upselling 10gbit XGS-PON — but how to test it without buying a 10G-capable machine? A $15 noname M.2 → PCIe expander + AQC107 NIC on an old HP G2 mini did the job. Plus the pcie_aspm=off gotcha.

December 16, 2025 · 1 min