Networking
Routing, switching, Wi-Fi, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, cabling, diagrams, and practical network troubleshooting for homes, labs, and small sites.
Proxmox Networking Without TearsNew!!
A practical Proxmox networking guide for bridges, VLAN-aware ports, management IPs, bonds, NAT, SDN, and safe change validation.
Can Fiber Internet Be Wiretapped? What the 2026 GPON Research ProvesNew!!
A detailed, evidence-backed explanation of the 2026 gpwn research: how shared GPON downstreams work, what the researchers demonstrated, what remains unproven, and what subscribers and ISPs should do.
Philippine 3G Shutdown Audit For Every Branch DeviceNew!!
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for Philippine 3G Shutdown Audit For Every Branch Device, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
Build a Private RAG Box for Network Docs
A private RAG guide for network documentation, configs, diagrams, NetBox exports, runbooks, embeddings, vector search, citations, and evals.
OpenWrt 24.10.8 and 25.12 Migration Runbook: Patch, Backup, Sysupgrade, and Recovery
An OpenWrt router upgrade runbook for patching exposed services, preserving config, checking device support, testing DHCP, Wi-Fi, DNS, and keeping recovery ready.
October 2026 DNSSEC Root Key Rollover: Test Your Resolver Now
A documentation-backed, testable runbook for October 2026 DNSSEC Root Key Rollover: Test Your Resolver Now, with safe defaults, validation evidence, failure modes, rollback, and publication-day checks.
DNS Drift: Why Your Router, Browser, VPN, and Phone Use Different Resolvers
A detailed DNS audit for home networks and homelabs where router DHCP, browser Secure DNS, VPN clients, IPv6, and mobile Private DNS do not agree.
Plex vs Jellyfin Remote Streaming: The Tradeoffs That Matter at Home
Compare Plex and Jellyfin remote streaming by account friction, real client playback, network path, privacy, transcoding, and recovery burden.
The 2026 Self-Hosted Starter Stack: What People Actually Run
A pragmatic 2026 self-hosted starter stack: host OS, Docker Compose, DNS, remote access, reverse proxy, backups, monitoring, and daily-driver apps.
Bufferbloat for Gamers: Why More Mbps Does Not Fix Ping Spikes
A gamer-friendly bufferbloat guide explaining latency under load, SQM, CAKE/FQ-CoDel, and why more bandwidth does not always fix ping spikes.