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iam3rr0r · 6 months ago
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home networking log #1
so i investigated my network cabinet and noticed a few things:
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the ethernet cables are cat5 and labeled by room, then wired up to what looked like a switch. its actually a patch panel! its purely for cable organization, and its where the ethernet jacks in other rooms terminate:
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theres a weird box center right that seems to be powering something. upon closer inspection its RFoG, or radio frequency over glass. its somehow needed for me to get internet…i dont really understand the details, but maybe its a topic for another time:
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feeling confident enough to start getting my hands dirty, i ordered a switch and some patch cables to connect to the panel, and will be grabbing those today.
next up: installing a switch
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iam3rr0r · 6 months ago
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home networking log #0
i realized recently after much research and flashing rpis to prep for setting up pihole, that i actually dont know how my current home network is set up. this could end up causing me problems if the isp has locked down dns and other settings i need configured for that to work
i cant construct a useful homelab environment if i dont understand the basic topology im working with, so the aim of this project is configure a basic network by way of:
configuring a switch to run ethernet to multiple devices, like an rpi or nas. do i need power over ethernet?
learn more about how my gateway dashboard works, what i can change and why i would do so
learn about vlans beyond the creation of a guest network
create a diagram of my network topology: where are my ethernet jacks? do they all meet at the network panel in my closet? what kind of ethernet do i need? should i use patch cables?
optional: separate out my modem and router. what exactly is a router? is it simply a combination of dhcp and dns servers thats also a wireless ap? maybe a small switch built in?
next up: investigating my router and network panel
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iam3rr0r · 6 months ago
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this blog is both a log for my active projects and dumpster for project ideas however unrealized they may ultimately be. but i hope i can say that i realize them, bc thats what i aim to do!
current active projects:
home networking
pihole
projects to come:
homelab
this organization will be updated as i go
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