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Plug in solar: An experiment

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:45:21 +0100

As of today - 27/08/2026, plug in solar is legal in the UK.

And I intend to run an experiment...

A cheatcode for Proxmox: Community Scripts

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:46:28 +0100

There is a good chance that if you use Proxmox, you've heard of the fantastic collection of community scripts that are available to make your life easier when it comes to administering your node(s).

A real contender for a homelab switch: Ruckus icx7150

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:45:52 +0100

The Ruckus icx7150, namely the icx7150-24p makes for a fantastic homelab network switch in my opinion. It has 24x1gb poe ethernet ports combined with 4xSFP+ 10gb ports and can operate in a silent 'fanless' mode (albeit at a reduced 150w of poe power, as opposed to 370w with fans enabled).

DoH with a dual stack setup on RouterOS 7.23.3+

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:25:47 +0100

The problem

I run dual stack throughout my network; IPv4 and IPv6. When using DNS over HTTPS (DoH) on Routeros, I would regularly receive DNS DoH timeout errors in my log, even when running ROS 7.23+ where the DoH implementation has been greatly improved.

RFC 1925: The Twelve Networking Truths

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:34:32 +0100

When you're knee deep into solving a problem in your homelab, or you're simply disillusioned with everything - give this a read..

"This memo documents the fundamental truths of networking for the Internet community. This memo does not specify a standard, except in the sense that all standards must implicitly follow the fundamental truths."