Home server

In this post I will hopefully detail my entire home network. Some of this has been in separate posts explaining single items, but nowhere do I have all of the network in one post with all the changes since last year. Here is a full shot of the rack in my house. Its in a centrally located closet which happens to have a 2ft x 2ft chase into the attic, which is very handy for running network cables. The rack itself is the 25u adjustable StarTech Rack which I've been quite pleased with. Starting…

Building a DIY NAS is the cheap option to get setup with a home server, here's how I did it and everything you need to know to get started.

Simple guides for routing ethernet along a wall.

I run two Dell Optiplex 3060 mini micro PC's for my Home Lab.I wanted something compact to consolidate desk space and at the same time help to co

Until recently, and for well over the past decade, my wife and I have been nomads. Moving from the Caribbean to Miami, New York, Las Vegas, Vancouver, and

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Build your own virtual private network.

I've used the Peplink Balance 20x as my home-office router for the past 3 months. Read my review on the Balance 20x CAT-7 model.

There have been a lot of small updates to our network since the last photo I posted. The most recent addition is of the PIX firewall. The Cisco ASA I was using previously was just too crippled when it came to licensing. I bought the PIX used, and it has an unrestricted license, so it will take anything we can throw at it. From the top moving down: • The patch panel leading out in the cluster of wires at the top of the photo to Ethernet ports throughout the house. • NetGear 24 port Gigabit…