This was supposed to be a post about how much better my new hard drive case performs than my old case but I couldn't get the new case to work.  So, like any curious geek I poked around to see if I could find out what was wrong even though I have very little knowledge of electronics engineering.  What I came to find was the shoddiest craftsmanship I've seen in a modern electronic gadget.  The reseller (not manufacturer) who sold the device through Amazon UK promptly issued a full refund so there's no hard feelings toward them.  The reseller told me not to send the defective unit back so I decided to prod a bit more and blog about it.

Building a home firewall router is a right of passage for any geek. We all start out with a retail device from one of the major vendors like Linksys or Netgear but soon outgrow the limited capabilities.

For many geeks the next level is flashing their router with a custom firmware such as the popular DD-WRT. This unlocks the full potential of the router's hardware but still don't offer the features and flexibility of an enterprise class firewall.