Split-horizon DNS made my home lab easier to use, easier to document, and much easier to trust, whether at home or away.

Your NAS is already running 24/7, so put it to work as your private DNS server ...

What if you could harness the power of innovative technology in your home without breaking the bank, or the environment? Picture this: a sleek, energy-efficient setup running AI workloads, automating ...

So, like a lot of you I’ve got a home lab and a slightly more advanced network configuration than most homes. I’ve been looking at throwing a certificate server on the network to eliminate all (or ...

What if you could transform a corner of your home into a high-tech hub for experimentation, learning, and innovation? Imagine a compact setup where you can manage your own network, experiment with ...

My home and home lab network are a mess. Over the years, connecting my lab's physical and virtual machines (VMs), SAN, NAS, and other projects using various network switches, and routers have become a ...

This blog will cover running CUCM and/or CUCME for a home lab environment. I put together my home lab over seven years ago when Call Manager 3.0 could not be run on a non-Cisco approved platform. The ...

Over 7 years ago, I started teaching classes at Global Knowledge. Many of you reading this blog, would like to have your own test environment to play with so you don’t blow up the production network.