Category Archives: Lab Infrastructure

Home Lab Networking

When building a lab network, it is helpful to put in a little time upfront and consider your learning objectives versus the complexity you can add into the system.  If we are looking to gain a bit of experience with … Continue reading

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Home Lab Design Considerations

I’ve recently had several discussions with a friend about building a home lab. We covered various aspects including defining requirements, creating networks, and figuring out DNS domain names to use.  In the next few blog posts, we will document lessons … Continue reading

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My completed (for now) Home Office improvements

I’ve recently made several improvements to my home office / desk setup. Several people have asked for details on the parts/pieces I used to complete this, so I wanted to take a moment and document them here. I started with … Continue reading

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Skyline Health Diagnostics custom SSL certificates

I recently read about the new Skyline Health Diagnostics tool. Here is a short quote that captures what this tool is all about. VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics for vSphere is a self-service tool to detect issues using log bundles and … Continue reading

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Setting up Pi-hole DNS

At home I attempt to maintain two networks — a reliable home network with WiFi and internet access and a separate home lab where services may not be as reliable. These networks overlap at times (for example, the home lab … Continue reading

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