networking
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Networking
Unifi Network Application 8: New Features and Enhancements
The latest release of the Unifi Network Application, version 8 has improved a lot of things for managing Unifi environments in the application for Unifi OS, especially those with many devices and clients, etc. Table of contentsAdmin settings change activityNewly…
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Networking
Alta Labs AP6 Pro Wireless Access Point Review
I have seen Alta Labs information, YouTube videos, and blog posts increasing in visibility over the past year or so. After contacting Alta Labs, they sent over a couple of Alta Labs AP-6 access points for me to try out.…
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Networking
pfSense Force Safe Search Configuration
Safe search is a feature on firewalls that allows you to filter out search results that might not be appropriate for young ones or in certain environments. Let’s look at pfSense force safe search and how to implement it. Table…
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Networking
pfSense VLAN Cannot Access Internet – A Troubleshooting Guide
If you are new to setting up pfSense or setting up VLANs inside of pfSense, you may have issues getting traffic on your VLAN out to the Internet. Let’s see why your pfSense VLAN cannot access the Internet. Table of…
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VMware
ESXi Change Hostname with GUI and Command Line
When it comes to the day-to-day management of VMware ESXi hosts, there are many activities a VI admin may need to carry out with ESXi hosts in the environment. While changing the hostname of an ESXi host in the environment…
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Networking
Segment your VMware Network with pfSense
There are many firewall solutions out on the market that are great. I am a huge fan of many of the enterprise solutions out there that provide excellent features, powerful robust networking, advanced threat protection, and many others. However, there…
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Networking
Palo Alto VM Series Basic Interface and Routes configuration in ESXi
It is now easier than ever to try out a Palo Alto VM series firewall in your home lab environment if you are running VMware vSphere or KVM. Palo Alto now offers a 30-day trial of the VM series firewall…
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Networking
Weatherproof PoE Switch Enclosure for Cameras
I have been working over the past few months at building out my outdoor security camera network. I have gone with a combination of Ubiquiti cameras which I will detail. However, in a couple of mount locations outdoors, I needed…
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Networking
What is the vSphere Distributed Switch Health Check?
VMware vSphere networking can often be plagued by misconfigurations and other settings that can cause issues in your vSphere environment. Even though the vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) helps to eliminate many of the issues that can come about with the…
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Networking
Enable VMware Virtual Machine 802.1X Authentication
As I eluded to in a previous post about NIOC and consolidating my networking in the home lab using vSphere Distributed Switches and Network I/O Control, I had a few projects and testing in mind. One thing I wanted to…
