VLAN
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Security
OpenWRT vs pfSense: Best Open Source Firewall Solution
OpenWRT console in a virtual machine
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Workstation
VMware Workstation VLAN Tagging Configuration
If you use VMware Workstation for your home lab or daily DevOps and other purposes, you may want to have the ability to have different VMware Workstation VMs reside on different VLANs. This functionality allows placing different VMs on different…
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Windows 10
VLAN Tagging Software for Windows 10 without Proset drivers
If you are like me, you may interact with multiple network segments and VLANS configured for different purposes. However, what if you have a workstation that is not configured with an Intel ProSet card with enterprise software that allows tagging…
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Security
Safe Internet Surfing for Kids
When it comes to setting up a safe way for your kids to access the Internet, it is becoming more difficult. Especially if you have small children, you want to set up many safeguards to be able to protect them…
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NSX
Secure Home Lab DMZ network with VMware NSX firewall
With the recent announcement from VMUG that Advantage subscribers now have access to VMware NSX, it opens up a lot of possibilities for the VMware home lab environments out there. VMware NSX has a ton of network security benefits that…
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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 eventually replace an aging Netgear SOHO router/AP that currently only handles wireless access traffic and doesn’t do any routing. I…
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Networking
Configure Inter VLAN Routing with Multiple Switches
The question comes up often when talking about inter vlan routing and how this is done with multiple switches in a production environment. Many examples only show inter vlan routing with a single switch. The concept for multiple switches really…
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Networking
Good VMware Home Lab Switch
Recently, I was looking to snag a really good VMware home lab switch for a couple of hosts and shared storage to replace an aging run of the mill HP switch I had been using for years. I wanted something that…
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Networking
Untangle 10 slow to apply network changes
I wanted to put this question out to you fellow admins out in the field who have experience with using both Untangle 9 and the new Untangle version 10. Do you find Untangle 10 slow to apply network changes? In…
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Networking
Basic Initial Enterasys Switch Configuration
For those of you who may be replacing your old switches with new switches from Enterasys, you may be wondering as to how you go about accomplishing basic switch setup such as setting an IP address, setting the admin password,…
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