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Computer networking covers IP networks, routers, switches, firewalls, and home/SOHO network design and troubleshooting.
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…It can easily support 10Gbps bandwidth for network-intensive use cases like competitive gaming setups, NAS, multi-room audio, and running a home lab. For shorter runs in existing setups, Cat6 cables…
…In my setup, that’s a Frigate server running on a mini-PC. If I connect my smartphone to the same network as my Frigate system, this setup works really well as…
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…Zigbee-only setups help devices from crowding up your Wi-Fi network. For that, Zigbee2MQTT with Mosquitto broker is the cleaner, lighter, and leaner approach for a Home Assistant-first smart home…
I finally got around to getting all the equipment out of my attic and into my office for the most part. Some of the kit is 3d printed while the rest was ordered on Amazon.com. The Dell PC is my Proxmox host for HAOS. The…
Hey all. Just taken on an IT manager role and inherited infrastructure that needs some work. gonna propose a hardware refresh and want some outside input before the quotes come through. The setup: 10 sites, head office p…
Hi everyone, I’m running OpenWrt with dnsmasq on my router and AdGuard Home on separate hardware. My current setup is: Clients → OpenWrt/dnsmasq → AdGuard Home → Upstream DNS In LuCI (under DHCP and DNS), I’ve set the AG…
On the new home that I am building, I have this type of conduit setup. Not sure of the exact material, but it looks like some type of plastic. I could step on it, and it wouldn’t break. There might be some cases where th…
Hi everyone I’m hoping to get some insights from the experts here on how to troubleshoot and improve the local network speed between two devices in my home. To give you a clear picture of my setup, I’ve attached a diagra…
…A weak backup plan, a sloppy network layout, or a storage pool you barely understand can all look fine right up until they don’t. That is when the home lab stops…
…Unlike a traditional single-router setup, a mesh network uses multiple units placed throughout the home. These units communicate with each other to create a unified network, distributing a consistent signal across…
…Many assume a homelab requires enterprise-grade hardware. I had the same assumption, but the experiment of running my whole homelab setup on an old laptop changed that perspective. Hardware is the…
…setup. Not forgetting about mDNS and multicast discovery was important to consider too, especially when using technologies like HomeKit and Chromecast. The goal should be to create a better flat network, not…
…homelab server , I implemented Pi-hole to get a complete privacy solution. My main focus was on fewer ads, trackers, and better control over my network. A clean Pi-hole setup solved…
…That feels increasingly out of place on devices that are supposed to sit at the center of a modern entertainment setup . This is especially frustrating because wired networking should be the boring…