Building My Home Lab - Part 3: Firewall Integration & Internet Connectivity

By Edward Bradley on 06 Oct 2025

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…

Building My Home Lab – Why, What, and How

By Edward Bradley on 22 Sep 2025

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…