Network Upgrades 2025

It’s been just over a year since I last posted my 2024 Network Upgrade post. In that time, my network has undergone several changes. Here are the major updates:

  • Swapped from a UDM Pro to a UCG Fiber.

  • Upgraded my FTTH link from 2Gb to 5Gb! (Hence the upgrade from the UDM Pro)

  • Added a UNAS Pro to the network for extra storage. It has 7x8TB drives in RAID 6, providing roughly 40TB of usable space (excluding the usual overhead).

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day 45 of #100daysofhomelab

Day 45 (little late) of #100daysofhomelab, and still quite busy with $DayJob stuff. Mostly monitoring of the network and the like. Some links are below:

  • How to Set Up a 24/7 Livestream Powered by Starlink – Speedify
  • How To Boost Starlink Internet with Two Additional Connections – Speedify
  • Microsoft to support Windows 11 on Apple M1 and M2 Macs through Parallels partnership – The Verge
  • Announcing pricing updates and more flexible payment options for Google Workspace | Google Workspace Blog – price increases if you pay monthly…
  • Frebniis: New Malware Abuses Microsoft IIS Feature to Establish Backdoor | Symantec Enterprise Blogs (security.com)
  • Reducing Tailscale’s binary size on macOS · Tailscale
  • 4.0.0 — Homebrew

Day 38 and 39 of #100daysofhomelab

this post is for day 38 and 39 of #100daysofhomelab. and i have finally moved over to my #RB5009. and, well, it has not gone so well. It has rebooted a few times due to memory issues (too many BGP tables being held, so I shut a few down to start with. some cleanup needed there), then the internet connections are a little unstable, and, well, in the last 48 hours, I have spent more time on LTE than on proper internet. It does seem to be working (ish.) now, but not as fast as it was. I am just using the #Zerotier link, so the #Wireguard links are currently off. Anyway, below are some links. I hope to make things work better tomorrow. And i also hope to have a better write up soon too…

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