The cheapest additions to my home lab paid for themselves in convenience alone ...

Let’s say that you’ve decided to pursue CCVP certification, but you need some extra hands-on. You might want to set up a home lab. Some might suggest turning to an IOS emulator to practice anything ...

Why have I been doing things in hard mode all this time?

So, like a lot of you I’ve got a home lab and a slightly more advanced network configuration than most homes. I’ve been looking at throwing a certificate server on the network to eliminate all (or ...

What if you could transform a corner of your home into a high-tech hub for experimentation, learning, and innovation? Imagine a compact setup where you can manage your own network, experiment with ...

Have you ever wondered if your home network could do more—without guzzling electricity or breaking the bank? Imagine a setup where your devices hum along efficiently, your network is secure and ...

My home and home lab network are a mess. Over the years, connecting my lab's physical and virtual machines (VMs), SAN, NAS, and other projects using various network switches, and routers have become a ...

This blog will cover running CUCM and/or CUCME for a home lab environment. I put together my home lab over seven years ago when Call Manager 3.0 could not be run on a non-Cisco approved platform. The ...