Ed Bradley’s Web: Weaving Networks, Security, Cloud, and Code. Introduction Now that the switch fabric is in place, the next step is to integrate and configure the firewalls to provide secure internet access for the new lab network. In enterprise and SMB environments, two popular firewall platforms are Fortinet…
Ed Bradley’s Web: Weaving Networks, Security, Cloud, and Code. Introduction With the high-level vision of my home lab complete, the next step is to build the network foundation. Everything else in this environment — servers, virtualization, security, monitoring — relies on a reliable and well-structured network. To avoid the chaos of…
Ed Bradley’s Web: Weaving Networks, Security, Cloud, and Code. Why Build a Home Lab? For me, technology has always been about curiosity and connection. As an IT Generalist, I thrive on learning a bit of everything: from plugging in cables and spinning up servers to writing code, deploying cloud…