Tutorials
15 Router Security Settings to Audit Before Something Breaks
A practical home-router audit checklist for admin access, firmware, Wi-Fi security, guest networks, UPnP, WPS, and firewall validation.
What Should Happen to Your Homelab During a Power Outage?
A homelab should fail in a predictable order: keep the network alive first, shut down storage cleanly, stop compute before batteries are exhausted, and restart services only after power is stable.
Fix DNS Once: Router vs PC vs Browser, and How to Stop Settings Fighting
DNS problems get messy when the router, operating system, browser, VPN, and IPv6 all disagree. This guide shows where to change DNS once and how to prove it worked.
How Do You Document a Homelab So Someone Else Can Recover It?
Document the minimum facts needed to keep the house working: what runs where, how to log in, what must be paid, what can be turned off, and who to call. The goal.
Designing ThousandEyes Visibility Across Branch, Cloud, and SaaS
ThousandEyes visibility is most useful when tests are designed around user journeys, branch paths, DNS, SaaS dependencies, cloud regions, and actionable alert thresholds.
Malware-Blocking DNS for the Whole House: Set It Once, Prove It Works
Use router-level DNS filtering to block known malware and phishing domains for every device, then handle IPv6, browser DoH, VPNs, and false positives.
NAS vs DAS vs Mini PC: Which Storage Setup Should You Actually Buy?
A practical storage decision guide for choosing a NAS, DAS, or mini PC based on sharing, speed, apps, backup, and upkeep.
The 2026 Travel Router Kit: Safer Hotel Wi-Fi Without Rebuilding Your Network
A field-tested travel-router kit for hotels, rentals, conferences, and family trips: router, VPN plan, captive portal workflow, power, cables, and validation checks.
How Much Does a Homelab Really Cost in Electricity?
Electricity cost is simple to estimate: watts x 24 x 365 / 1000 x your kWh rate. The surprise is not one server; it is the combined idle load of router, switches.