- Complete the task of setting up a Certificate Authority in the HomeLab=
- Add VLANs to the FLINT2 router
- Arrange the power so that the FLINT2 router can remain on if I shutdown the Rack
- Alter the way that I connect my laptop to the network so that it remains connected at all times on the correct VLAN
- Implement the PiHole to give out DNS and DHCP IPs within the HomeLab
- Work up some 3D printed components to stage the remaining Raspberry Pis external to the Rack, but still be present within the HomeLab
- Work up the use of my STREAM deck to issue MQTT messages for HomeLab control
- Spin up a file server on the HomeLab
- Finish setting up the Raspberry Pi display/controller; connected via Tailscale
This is a blog mostly about techie things, what I am doing to my apartment network on the cheap, IOT, 3D Printing, Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, ESP32, ESP8266, Home Automation, Personal Weather Stations, Things That Go Bump in the Night, and some side issues that need discussing. Remember, sometimes the journey to an end is as much fun as the goal achieved!
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
State of the Network in June 2025
I just recently changed my connections between the living room and the back bedroom. Now I have a flat cable going between the FLINT 1 router in the living room to a switch in the back bedroom where I have connected both the PiHole Raspberry Pi and the switch originally in the living room to my rack. In this way, I now do not have any vlans accessible in the living room. I basically decided that all of my activities should be done in the back bedroom where I have my rack equipment. I also now have the TCL TV connected directly to the FLINT 1 router. I may still try to do a BGP from the FLINT 2 router in the back bedroom to the FLINT 1 router in the living room, but I have plenty of time to tinker before that happens. I do have some thoughts about how I might change things in the future:
