[How To] Set up AdGuard Home on OPNsense

In this post, we’ll walk through how to install, setup, and configure AdGuard Home on OPNsense for DNS-level ad blocking.

December 9, 2022 · 17 min · 3426 words · Matt Schmitz

CCIE: Strategy & What's Next

The key to the CCIE is having a good strategy. Let’s take a look at what helped me

January 25, 2020 · 5 min · 1016 words · Matt Schmitz

CCIE: Lab Day

Let’s talk about my experiences with taking the CCIE Routing & Switching lab!

January 25, 2020 · 10 min · 2069 words · Matt Schmitz

CCIE: Written Exam & Lab Prep

A short look at my experiences studying & taking the Cisco CCIE written exam

January 25, 2020 · 8 min · 1542 words · Matt Schmitz

Story Time! How I Started Working Toward the CCIE

Why & how I started studying for the CCIE a few years ago

January 25, 2020 · 6 min · 1188 words · Matt Schmitz

How to: Migrating to a New Synology NAS

Just bought an upgraded Synology NAS? Here’s how to migrate to the new unit

October 24, 2017 · 4 min · 810 words · Matt Schmitz

How to: Synology Backups with CrashPlan

In this post, we’ll walk through a tutorial on setting up Crashplan to back up a Synology NAS via NFS

May 16, 2017 · 6 min · 1217 words · Matt Schmitz

Why Have a Home Lab?

Ever wonder if running a lab at home is worth it? This post explores why I think it’s an important investment

March 21, 2017 · 5 min · 916 words · Matt Schmitz