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Installing SQUID on a Synology NAS

I’m not going to go into exactly why (it’s a minor networking niggle following on from a change in broadband provider) but I wanted a simple HTTP proxy in my lab so that my lab VMs could get out on to the internet. Mostly for installing updates etc.

How to install IPKG on a Synology NAS

Sometimes you want to install “community” or third party packages on your Synology NAS and they require IPKG (Itsy Package Management System) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipkg] to be present. Instruction about how to go about this seem to vary and are often specific for the CPU inside your

Synology DS1513+ Released

The Synology DS1512 has been a popular choice for many home labs in recent years. I hoped that the company's raft of recent product updates would reach this model eventually. Well my wish was granted as Synology have announced the DS1513+ [http://originwww.synology.com/support/news.php?lang=uk&