Category Archives: Lab Infrastructure

Emulating a Wide Area Network with Latency and Packet Loss

Posted on May 31, 2023 by brian.wuchner

Have you ever found yourself needing to simulate network latency or packet loss? I recently wanted to test a replication scenario but needed to have at least 15ms or so of latency between the source and destination. Years ago I … Continue reading →

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Horizon Linux Virtual Desktop – Non Persistent Ubuntu 22.04

Posted on March 24, 2023 by brian.wuchner

I recently wanted to apply some updates (OS updates and Horizon Agent) to my Ubuntu 20.04 desktop. It had been several months since I had last updated the desktop and realized the Ubuntu 22.04 had since been released. This is … Continue reading →

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Homelab Power Outage & Recovery – Lessons Learned

Posted on March 17, 2023 by brian.wuchner

My homelab has a small UPS to help carry through short power ‘blips’ that occur from time to time — it is not sized for prolonged outages. As such, I don’t have any automation to detect/respond to these on battery … Continue reading →

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Keep it secure: Automate Skyline Collector admin password changes

Posted on March 2, 2023 by brian.wuchner

Too frequently I login to my Skyline Collector and am immediately required to change the password. Follow along with me as I explain how I figured out how to use automation to reduce the frustration of this process. The Skyline … Continue reading →

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Helpful Docker Container Images for a Homelab

Posted on February 12, 2023 by brian.wuchner

In a previous post, I described setting up a docker host for some containers that I need to run in a lab. This post will focus on a couple of those containers and how I use them. One service that … Continue reading →

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