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home lab
Best Home Lab Networking Architecture in 2025
One of the core aspects of any IT infrastructure is the network. The network is the center of how everything communicates, works, and it also forms the core of your security posture and how well…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Containers Basic Setup
If you would like to lab and play around with containers, there is a really great setup script and a…
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Virtualization
VMware vSphere 6 available memory resources in the parent resource pool are insufficient
Recently, I ran into an odd issue with a VM that was configured in a three node VMware vSphere 6…
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Networking
Sophos UTM allow Internet access additional vlans
Sophos UTM has plenty of features to protect your network, home network, or lab. Most likely if you are like…
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Networking
Change an existing Windows static route to persistent
So this is not something that you will find yourself doing terribly often – having to change an existing Windows…
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Networking
Mikrotik Setup Multiple Virtual APs and VLANs
Recently, I picked up a Mikrotik RB951G-2hnd for an additional AP to play around with in the lab and to…
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Software
Fix Office 2016 won’t launch
I decided to finally take the plunge and update my Office installation to Office 2016 Professional Plus. I have been…
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Virtualization
How to enable thinprint VMware Workstation 12
Since VMware Workstation 12 has all but eliminated the problems I was having with the VMware workstation console interfacing with…
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ActiveDirectory
Monitor Account Lockouts Active Directory
One of the time wasters of a system administrator can be chasing down account lockouts and why they happen. Many…
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Virtualization
How to Upgrade to VMware Workstation 12 Pro
I use VMware workstation daily in my work environment for segmenting administrative traffic from Internet browsing, as well as to…
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Virtualization
Equallogic SAN basic initial iSCSI setup
Recently, I configured a couple of Dell Equallogic SANs for two different VMware environments and I wanted to pass along…
