…IoT and smart home devices, which are notorious for calling home, are now prevented from doing so. Everything is adequately logged and displayed for troubleshooting and auditing the network to check for…
…Home Assistant with device passthrough Smart home hubs dislike clever containment tricks Home Assistant can run in several ways, and some are more container-friendly than others. The problem starts when your…
…That matters even more in homes where streaming is not the only network-heavy activity. Game downloads, cloud backups, video calls, smart cameras, tablets, laptops, and phones all compete for wireless airtime…
…a network. Most smart home guides skip straight to the smart home hub and the device. Meanwhile, your consumer router quietly struggles to handle computers, 4K streams, consoles, printers, and a score…
…Sign in to your XDA account Network-attached storage (NAS) becomes the central part of most home labs and smart homes. Even if you're not running stacks of used enterprise gear…
…for controlling containers spread across multiple home lab nodes – and it’s the reason I’ve moved on from a Termux + SSH setup when troubleshooting my self-hosted apps from my smartphone…
…home lab where adding hardware stops feeling like progress and starts feeling like avoidance. I’ve been there, staring at mini PCs, Raspberry Pi boards, NAS bays, spare SSDs, and network adapters…
…So I went down the rabbit hole to troubleshoot my network more deeply and learned that the quality of the DNS server affects internet connection performance. Tweaking that changed everything. Related 5…
…Going through the usual suspects Troubleshooting poor connection performance can be tricky I started by doing the usual troubleshooting steps most people try: a quick router reboot, a firmware update check, and…
…Related 5 simple network tests that fix most smart home issues These network tests can solve common smart home problems—improve connectivity, fix delays, and keep your devices running smoothly. Cables and…