…How does powerline communication work? It's not entirely elegant The basic concept of powerline communication, otherwise known as PLC, is the piggyback principle. It introduces data packets into your home's…
…It’s a small upgrade, but it changes what your network actually exposes. Pi-hole Pi-hole is a network-wide ad blocker that acts as a DNS sinkhole, preventing unwanted ads…
…By using an old router to segment your network, you're actually creating a safer home network and ensuring that no matter what happens, all your information stays private. Another great benefit…
…So, I’d be in a world of hurt if I misconfigured the network settings when working on a network project involving LXCs on my NAS and brought down the SMB and…
…Sign in to your XDA account Building a Network-Attached Storage server from old hardware is the best way to repurpose systems that would otherwise gather dust into reliable backup solutions. While…
…Spend enough time hanging out in homelab communities and networking forums, and you must’ve spotted a very familiar topic. Every week, someone asks for a “Best Ethernet Cable,” and the thread…
…community, and the knowledge base is specifically oriented toward the things home lab users want to do, whether that's GPU passthrough, container templates, backup scheduling, ZFS tuning, or configuring tricky network…
…What Snapcast is and why it fits perfectly here Turns out the community was right What sold me on Snapcast was its ability to sync audio across multiple rooms on my network…
…devices join the network. As a result, you end up with Thread islands. Your door sensors might be communicating with your Apple TV, while your Nanoleaf bulbs are communicating with your Google…
…Many homes still suffer from split networks. Your Apple TV and your Amazon Echo might both be border routers, but they often fail to share credentials properly, creating two invisible competing mesh…