Technical field notes covering infrastructure, retro computing, cloud, DevSecOps and cycling technology.https://blog.dancave.dev/en-gbhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/before-wifi-ppp/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/before-wifi-ppp/A hands-on retrospective using pppd, a modem chat script and the sound of the early internet coming to life.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRETRO COMPUTINGLINUXNETWORKINGhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/building-routes-for-training/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/building-routes-for-training/How the lack of a route builder that understood structured training led me to build one—and what AI changed about the process.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAPPLICATION DEVELOPMENTAICYCLINGPYTHONPROJECTShttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/pihole-dhcp-ee-home-network/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/pihole-dhcp-ee-home-network/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.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHOME LABPI-HOLEDNSDHCPNETWORKINGhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/point-to-point-wifi-stables-cameras/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/point-to-point-wifi-stables-cameras/A practical account of extending a home network to an adjacent stable block with a dedicated wireless bridge.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNETWORKINGWIFIHOME LABOBSERVABILITYhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/zwift-hub-vs-assioma-duo/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/zwift-hub-vs-assioma-duo/Comparing trainer and pedal power across the same indoor workout—and separating a useful agreement check from laboratory accuracy.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCYCLING TECHPOWER METERSDATATROUBLESHOOTINGhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/peugeot-reynolds-708-renovation/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/peugeot-reynolds-708-renovation/A sentimental 1990s steel frame, professionally realigned and refinished, then rebuilt as a modern and genuinely rideable classic.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTBICYCLE ENGINEERINGRESTORATIONSTEELPROJECTShttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/stages-power-meter-battery-door/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/stages-power-meter-battery-door/How an intermittent Stages power meter led from firmware suspicion to a mechanical contact problem in the battery cap and seal.Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMTHARDWAREANT+CYCLING TECHTROUBLESHOOTINGhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/ee-wifi-calling-ipsec-passthrough/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/ee-wifi-calling-ipsec-passthrough/A short networking field note on tracing an iPhone Wi‑Fi Calling failure to IPsec passthrough after a router upgrade.Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMTNETWORKINGWIFI CALLINGIPSECTROUBLESHOOTINGhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/aws-pfsense-ipsec-vpn/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/aws-pfsense-ipsec-vpn/A 2015 field note on connecting an AWS VPC to an old pfSense firewall—and the troubleshooting lessons that still apply.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTAWSPFSENSEIPSECNETWORKINGhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/cloud-computing-asia-retrospective/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/cloud-computing-asia-retrospective/Looking back at an early view of Alibaba Cloud, regional infrastructure and why cloud architecture is never geography-free.Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTCLOUDASIANETWORKINGRETROSPECTIVEhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/wd-my-cloud-s3-troubleshooting/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/wd-my-cloud-s3-troubleshooting/A practical troubleshooting retrospective: separating credentials, S3 access and appliance firmware when a home NAS backup failed without useful logs.Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTSTORAGEAWSS3TROUBLESHOOTINGhttps://blog.dancave.dev/blog/wahoo-tickr-dual-protocol-review/https://blog.dancave.dev/blog/wahoo-tickr-dual-protocol-review/A 2015 look at an ANT+ and Bluetooth heart-rate sensor, refocused on interoperability, app behaviour and protocol boundaries.Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTHARDWAREANT+BLUETOOTHCYCLING TECH