VyOS and Mikrotik – VLAN-a-rama
For the novice networker, VLANs are easily one of the most misunderstood concepts. In this post, I ll go over some basics and demonstrate how to make the jump from separate
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Transylvania – A Retrospective and Remake
In the middle of 2021, it s hard to imagine that I d be writing a blog post about one of the defining games of my youth, Transylvania. But with my recent
VyOS from Scratch: Routing and VPS Edition
For a while now I ve wanted to document a more complex routing setup with VyOS, and here it is. Routing with BGP, WireGuard to a VPS, and Policy Based Routing?
BBSing Retro-style with a Wimodem232 on a Mac SE
There s a simple reality that most people in 2021 probably don t even have a concept of what a BBS (bulletin board system) is, but with my recent retro-lab musings, I
VyOS from Scratch – BGP Announcement
Something that comes up quite often is how do I announce subnets . This is when you own at least a /24 IPv4 or /48 in IPv6 (the minimum subnet sizes
Scorched Earth with the Retro Lab
Recently, I got into retro labbing. Like everything else, I ve probably gone a bit overboard Introduction It s safe to say that I ve gotten extremely nostalgic for some of the computers
ESXi to Libvirt, now with more Terraform.
Over the years, my homelab has expanded and contracted multiple times. As I am heavy into automation now and downsizing a bit, it was time to fully ditch VMWare. Introduction
VyOS from Scratch – Edition 1
As a VyOS evangelist, maintainer, and more, I ve been meaning to write a simple series of how-to guides for VyOS for a while. Sure, there are plenty of guides out
A Baby WYSE, the 3040
Ever since my successful adventure with the WYSE J5005, I fell in love with these little thin clients. So when the opportunity arose to pick up a baby one for
The WYSE 5070, a perfect little VyOS device
As a bit of a networking nerd, I m always on the hunt for cheap and powerful hardware that I can toss VyOS on. The WYSE 5070 thin client is my