…The center of my home network is OPNsense and a few switches, including an almost-decade-old EnGenius ECS2512FP. This eight-port multi-gig network switch helps make the magic happen, taking…
…The problem was congestion from too many smart devices holding open connections on the same network. I spent months looking into common smart home problems and how to solve them before I…
…All you do is plug things in, connect the smart plug to the network, and that's it. It's a simple way to upgrade the simpler things in your smart home…
…Mealie Self-hosted recipe manager While a lot of my home lab setup revolves around networking and infrastructure, I also want my workstation to solve real-world, everyday problems. That is where…
Since i'm on a week off from work i had 4 goals in mind. replace my old router, buy a bigger switch and run more ethernet cable in my house.And spend as little money as possible to accomplish all of this . I decided to u…
Hi everyone. I upgraded to gigabit fiber through T-Mobile fiber. My cable internet bill became outrageous, so it was time. ($20 less per month for double the download and real upload speeds.) I'm moving my office down to…
Started as a high school project. I bought a cheap switch and a small rack, and at the time I only had a couple of TP-Link routers. Then I started watching YouTube home networking videos and decided to get a UCG Ultra. A…
No one at home or social circles are interested in networking and this was vaguely interesting enough to tell someone. I recently upgraded my home router from a Ubiquiti USG to a UCG. This was a much bigger improvement t…
Right! I know I posted this homelab a few days ago but a few people were asking about the hardware and the photos were bad... so the photos are a bit better and here is all of the information!!! so im running two labrax …
…Security was considered during design by incorporating HomeShield into the system. The free version of HomeShield includes basic network security, tools for scanning your network and identifying IoT devices, basic parental controls…
…memory, an upgraded PCIe Gen 3 x4 slot, dual 2.5GbE networking, and the same passively cooled all-aluminium chassis concept that made the first board so appealing to homelab builders. Two…
…some impressive upgrades to its server infrastructure over the last year. Alongside new locations, IPVanish has improved speeds, added extra servers, and built out its RAM-only server network. 150+ locations worldwide…
…Sign in to your XDA account As bandwidth climbs and the number of devices in a home balloons further, it has never been more obvious that getting your home network right is…
…networking more than faster storage or memory Attack the biggest bottleneck of your home lab before upgrading your hardware Your motherboard's networking chops are no longer secondary Whether your home network…
Ethernet cables can be the weakest link in your home network, but it is ludicrously cheap just to upgrade them to a point where you never need think of them again.
