Building my Home Lab part 4: deploying the domain controller and endpoints

In the previous section, we looked at deploying the hypervisor, firewall and router. This part focuses on emulating a realistic office network consisting of multiple endpoint OSs. The aim is to deploy one system each as a template that we can then clone to their respective networks as needed. We will setup an active directory … Continue reading Building my Home Lab part 4: deploying the domain controller and endpoints →

Building my Home Lab part 3: deploying the core infrastructure (hypervisor,firewall and router)

Let's continue with our lab upgrade project. So far, we've assembled the hardware and hopefully come up with a good enough architectural network design to get us started. Our next step will be to deploy the core infrastructure which will be made up of the hypervisor, firewall and router. For those new to the term, … Continue reading Building my Home Lab part 3: deploying the core infrastructure (hypervisor,firewall and router) →

Building my Home Lab part 2: Architecture

In the first part of my homelab upgrade series, we assembled the hardware for the homelab. Our next step is to design the network topology and come up with an appropriate network addressing scheme. We also need to have a rough idea of what we intend to do with the different network segments. The lab … Continue reading Building my Home Lab part 2: Architecture →

Building my Home Lab part 1: Hardware

I finally decided it was time to setup a proper home lab for threat research / hunting and tool exploration instead of using virtual options on my computer or in AWS that I have to tear down ever so often due to cost. I must say that I'm not an expert when it comes to … Continue reading Building my Home Lab part 1: Hardware →

Setting up a 2-in-1 VM for Labs using Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL)

I am currently preparing a Network Fundamentals training that I'll be presenting in June and as part of that, I need a VM that I can share with the participants as I'll be incorporating some hands-on exercises in my presentation. Instead of setting up two different machines, I opted to use a Windows 10 VM … Continue reading Setting up a 2-in-1 VM for Labs using Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL) →

Setting up an IPSec VPN using Cisco Packet Tracer

This week was a rather intense one. I offered to be a volunteer trainer for a Network Security Bootcamp whose aim was to provide practical experience to new graduates and prepare them for a job in the Network Security field. At the end of the course, the students are expected to pass several exams among … Continue reading Setting up an IPSec VPN using Cisco Packet Tracer →