VyOS and Mikrotik – VLAN-a-rama
For the novice networker, VLANs are easily one of the most misunderstood concepts. In this post, I'll go over some basics and demonstrate how to make the jump from separate…
Transylvania – A Retrospective and Remake
In the middle of 2021, it's hard to imagine that I'd be writing a blog post about one of the defining games of my youth, Transylvania. But with my recent…
VyOS from Scratch: Routing and VPS Edition
For a while now I've wanted to document a more complex routing setup with VyOS, and here it is. Routing with BGP, WireGuard to a VPS, and Policy Based Routing?…
BBSing Retro-style with a Wimodem232 on a Mac SE
There's a simple reality that most people in 2021 probably don't even have a concept of what a BBS (bulletin board system) is, but with my recent retro-lab musings, I…
VyOS from Scratch – BGP Announcement
Something that comes up quite often is "how do I announce subnets". This is when you own at least a /24 IPv4 or /48 in IPv6 (the minimum subnet sizes…
Scorched Earth with the Retro Lab
Recently, I got into retro labbing. Like everything else, I've probably gone a bit overboard... Introduction It's safe to say that I've gotten extremely nostalgic for some of the computers…
ESXi to Libvirt, now with more Terraform.
Over the years, my homelab has expanded and contracted multiple times. As I am heavy into automation now and downsizing a bit, it was time to fully ditch VMWare. Introduction…
VyOS from Scratch – Edition 1
As a VyOS evangelist, maintainer, and more, I've been meaning to write a simple series of "how-to" guides for VyOS for a while. Sure, there are plenty of guides out…
A Baby WYSE, the 3040
Ever since my successful adventure with the WYSE J5005, I fell in love with these little thin clients. So when the opportunity arose to pick up a baby one for…
The WYSE 5070, a perfect little VyOS device
As a bit of a networking nerd, I'm always on the hunt for cheap and powerful hardware that I can toss VyOS on. The WYSE 5070 thin client is my…
