…this setup works really well over a fast Ethernet connection. I’ve tried using SMB for this project in the past, but some games outright refused to boot on a network drive…
…It’s not a typical “remote access” setup for my home network. Using Tailscale, I access network monitoring dashboards directly. I have a two-node setup with one node running Pi 4…
…Meanwhile, native Mosquitto support chained with Zigbee2MQTT gives me a stable setup. Zigbee-only setups help devices from crowding up your Wi-Fi network. For that, Zigbee2MQTT with Mosquitto broker is the…
…Or even any Wi-Fi network, for that matter. My theory is that OMV’s packages automatically remove the wireless tools, as I'd used the same setup (minus OpenMediaVault) for my…
…It made my setup feel more deliberate and less chaotic Clear network boundaries are useful even in small labs What surprised me most was that turning on the firewall didn't make…
…Sometimes, your router may not be old, but it can still be too weak to support your home network. Most modern home setups have multiple computers, TVs, smartphones, smart devices, and home…
…Remote access is another area where a dedicated PC setup helps. Since the machine stays online all the time, you can configure Jellyfin to access outside your local network and stream your…
…02 / 8 NAS Basics What does NAS stand for in the context of home networking and storage? A Network Attached Storage B Networked Audio System C Network Access Server D Node Aggregation…
…Identifying problems with graphs and numbers So what if there's no pictorial visualization App setup and baseline testing When troubleshooting low-level networking issues, I need something functional, reliable, and bereft…
…it's a self-healing mesh network, which only gets stronger with more devices. How does including too many repeaters in your smart home setup actually destabilize Zigbee? To start off with…