Before Wi-Fi: Recreating a Linux PPP Dial-up Connection
A hands-on retrospective using pppd, a modem chat script and the sound of the early internet coming to life.
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Infrastructure
Virtualisation, networks and operating complex platforms with intent.
← ALL BLOG ENTRIESTaking Control of Home DNS and DHCP with Pi-hole
How Pi-hole became the DNS and DHCP authority for my home.lan network behind an EE Smart Hub Plus—and the configuration debt I found later.
READ ENTRYBridging the Yard: Point-to-Point Wi-Fi for Stables and Cameras
A practical account of extending a home network to an adjacent stable block with a dedicated wireless bridge.
READ ENTRYThe Router Setting That Broke EE Wi‑Fi Calling
A short networking field note on tracing an iPhone Wi‑Fi Calling failure to IPsec passthrough after a router upgrade.
READ ENTRYAWS to pfSense: Lessons from an Early Site-to-Site VPN
A 2015 field note on connecting an AWS VPC to an old pfSense firewall—and the troubleshooting lessons that still apply.
READ ENTRYCloud Computing in Asia: A 2015 Prediction Revisited
Looking back at an early view of Alibaba Cloud, regional infrastructure and why cloud architecture is never geography-free.
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