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My primary scripting language is PowerShell. While I’m comfortable writing scripts from scratch, it can be time-consuming to take an idea all the way to a production-ready tool. Recently, I came across Warp IDE an AI powered editor and decided to give it a try to see how far I could push it, and how…
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Microsoft has a tool called pktmon that give you a stripped-down version of NPCAP that can be used to get Packet Captures from Windows machines without having to install a third-party piece of software. It’s not horrible to configure from the command line and you can go that route if you wish but for most…
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LLDP does one thing very well, it will tell you the port on a switch that device is connected to and some information around the switch configuration. Where this comes in handy is if you need to move a port to another VLAN or be able to trace a cable during switch upgrades etc… I…
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This has been tested on the new Dishy Cable in 2025 I was doing some testing on the new Dishy Cable at my house, once testing was done, I was left with a Starlink cable that sent for testing and since I didn’t feel like fishing it back through conduit for reuse I decided to…
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PowerShell (My) Best Practices PowerShell is one of my favorite scripting languages, there are many reasons for this. The first is that it’s the language I know the best, it gets points for that. I like the modules that you can import, how it works with Task Scheduler for automated runs, and the fact that…
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Quickstart Unifi released the Zone Based Firewall a while back and at first it was a little confusing. I have gotten much better with it since its release and wanted to give some tips and tricks as well as some information how to use it. What is a Zone? A Zone is basically a collection…
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Enhancing your Network Starting with Unifi can be overwhelming and while I won’t cover all the advanced settings I will cover the ones that I have found helpful for maintaining a robust stable network. Networks Creating Port Profiles I love Port Profiles, they make configuring multiple ports much easier and allow you to keep consistency…
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Basic Settings The Unifi line of products are amazing, the relatively low cost, the features, the stability…. the list goes on. I have spent over a decade using Ubiquiti products and have deployed many of them for small businesses, home users and even some more complicated installs using fiber optics to cover a million square…
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AI for the rest of us! When people think about using AI it gets daunting, what can I use it for, how can it help me? What if you thought about AI as being a mentor instead of a technology? I think most people start the journey on the path to AI with a use…