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… Related 6 things you need to know before setting up VLANs on your home network VLANs are super handy for organizing your network, but you need to do some prep work first Smart devices aren’t built with a network in mind That $10 bulb can see everything You can easily get drawn in and install a coup… …
… Related 6 things you need to know before setting up VLANs on your home network VLANs are super handy for organizing your network, but you need to do some prep work first No need to overcomplicate home network segments If I had to start afresh, I’d still isolate smart devices in their own VLAN. …
… Related 4 common networking mistakes and how to avoid them Take control of your home network Mistakes are a part of the learning process Setting up a home network can be a complicated and arduous process, and making mistakes when purchasing or deploying equipment can be frustrating, but like with a… …
… Related 5 reasons you might want to upgrade to 2.5GbE for your home network With more devices supporting 2.5GbE, upgrading your home network is worth thinking about Your network is only as fast as the slowest link A fundamental truth of networking To understand why a single cable matters so much, i… …
Home is having a full renovation and, for the first time, I’m able to run cat6 everywhere it’s needed easily. Wanted a PoE doorbell, probably going to go with a Unifi one as that will be the rest of the network. But for …
Hey Everyone - 32M, ~10 years in IT (5–6 in networking/network engineering specifically). Recently started a network deployment contract through TEKsystems and honestly realizing this type of work fits me WAY better than…
Hello all, I want to ask some questions about particular career progression paths for me, but before I do that I would like to give some context by listing my current situation career wise and personality wise so that I …
… IoT VLAN for all things relating to the smart home. Security VLAN for cameras and sensors. Homelab VLAN for servers and network infrastructure. Finally, one more VLAN for guests. It didn't seem too convoluted at first, and it looked like I had all bases covered on paper. …
… Related 6 things you need to know before setting up VLANs on your home network VLANs are super handy for organizing your network, but you need to do some prep work first Separate network appliances All-in-one devices are jacks-of-all-trades, masters of none The router your ISP supplies is often ter… …
… Treat the router as a part of your smart home Restarting the app, smart device, or the integration — usually the first troubleshooting step, albeit a wrong one. The error logs are rarely specific enough to point at the real cause. That’s why checking the network is the last step. …
… Sign in to your XDA account When I first configured VLANs on my home network, it was to completely sort out the local area network LAN . …
… Related Buying a network cabinet is the best and most pointless addition to my home lab Upgrading the home lab and LAN with a network cabinet, which I didn't need. Take the opportunity to do it right the first time The window a renovation gives you is rare, and it closes fast. …
… Sign in to your XDA account As bandwidth climbs and the number of devices in a home balloons further, it has never been more obvious that getting your home network right is important. And yet, some surprisingly stubborn myths continue to shape the way people set up and troubleshoot their networks . …