The majority of my homelab consists of two servers: A Proxmox hypervisor and a TrueNAS file server. The bulk of my LAN traffic is between these two servers. At the moment, both servers are on my “main” VLAN. I have separate VLANs for guests and IoT devices, but everything else lives on VLAN2....
So I was recently gifted some Mellanox 40gig network cards that I installed in my NAS and my desktop and connected with AOC fiber. I gave them both static IP addresses on their own dedicated subnet that’s not used anywhere else in my network. I was able to run iperf3 between both computers, and that worked exactly as expected....
Yeah, she got pain killers and some tranquilizers to keep her calm. She had three masses removed, one on her face, one on her chest, and one on her hind leg. She also had a teeth cleaning.
We’re renovating a house and I’m looking to add some smart home devices in the home. This gives me a perfect excuse to renew my current home network setup. I currently have a simple setup: my ISP router + an unmanaged 16port switch with 2 Unifi AC Pro APs (feed using PoE injectors). I want to give the 2 Unifi APs to friends...
I agree. The Unifi firewall leaves a lot to be desired, but their switches and access points are great!
I’m currently running pfSense on one of these, and I have that connected to Unifi PoE switch with two Unifi APs connected to it, as well as several PoE IP cameras. It runs great, and I have no complaints.
If I were redoing it today, I would grab a more modern version of my firewall hardware, preferably with 2.5g nics, but pretty much everything else is great!
I do worry that if I do get them I might hammer my router since the traffic streams will have to be routed between VLANs.
The key here is to not route traffic across VLANs. Choose one VLAN to host all your network video content (IP cameras and NVR). This way, since all traffic is on the same subnet, all the network traversal can happen on the switch (even layer 2 switches) and not need to ever touch the router.
Also, if you suspect there will be a decent amount of network traffic that needs to cross VLANs, it’s usually best to add an additional network interface that’s connected to the correct subnet. That way traffic can avoid the router.
I actually just learned this lesson recently (in the last week). I have a NAS that I use for my PCs, and it also stores my media collection for Plex, it was natively sitting on the same network as my PCs, as that’s where I was most concerned about network speed. I was having it cross VLANs for the Plex stuff, and it was only when I got a Ubiquiti switch that I noticed that traffic was hitting the router when crossing the VLANs but not when the two subnets were the same.
I’m happy that my hard knock lesson can help someone avoid that same mistake.
I currently pay 70$ a month for residential 50/50 Ziply fiber internet in Oregon. On the ziply website it says it would be 50$ a month for 100/100 small business fiber. Would that let me get a static IP, port 25 unblocked and reverse dns? Are there any strings attached as it seems strange for small business internet to be...
Just as a heads up, running your own email server is rife with pitfalls. Even if you set everything up perfectly (which is unlikely for a first timer), you will still run into issues with your mail not being delivered because the big email providers will assume your stuff is spam.
There are guides for doing that, but it really isn’t worth the hassle.
Also, getting a domain name and using dynamic DNS has worked fine for me for years, and I’ve had no reason to pay extra for a static IP.
EDIT: I’ve attached a rough map of the situation. The laundry room is the little room in the middle. The red dot is where the dryer vents into the garage....
When is a storage VLAN or SAN necessary?
The majority of my homelab consists of two servers: A Proxmox hypervisor and a TrueNAS file server. The bulk of my LAN traffic is between these two servers. At the moment, both servers are on my “main” VLAN. I have separate VLANs for guests and IoT devices, but everything else lives on VLAN2....
Proposed Wage Theft Legislation Would Strip Violators of Ability to Do Business ( documentedny.com )
To combat pervasive wage theft in New York, three new bills were introduced in the legislature that would punish violators.
Can't figure out why my computer defaults to the 1gig lan, rather than 40gig for connection to nas
So I was recently gifted some Mellanox 40gig network cards that I installed in my NAS and my desktop and connected with AOC fiber. I gave them both static IP addresses on their own dedicated subnet that’s not used anywhere else in my network. I was able to run iperf3 between both computers, and that worked exactly as expected....
My little princess had surgery yesterday and has been whimpering since 😭 ( sh.itjust.works )
Advice on new home network
We’re renovating a house and I’m looking to add some smart home devices in the home. This gives me a perfect excuse to renew my current home network setup. I currently have a simple setup: my ISP router + an unmanaged 16port switch with 2 Unifi AC Pro APs (feed using PoE injectors). I want to give the 2 Unifi APs to friends...
Getting a static IP at home?
I currently pay 70$ a month for residential 50/50 Ziply fiber internet in Oregon. On the ziply website it says it would be 50$ a month for 100/100 small business fiber. Would that let me get a static IP, port 25 unblocked and reverse dns? Are there any strings attached as it seems strange for small business internet to be...
Ideas for electric clothes dryer that vents into attached garage
EDIT: I’ve attached a rough map of the situation. The laundry room is the little room in the middle. The red dot is where the dryer vents into the garage....