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Lab

Build logs, diagrams, configs, and notes — documented like a system, not a feed.

STATUS: ACTIVE

Current Build

REV 1.0

Enterprise-Style Homelab Core

L3 core + access switching + segmented VLANs + virtualization stack. Focus: management isolation, clean trunks, routing labs, and security layering.

VLANs LACP Routing Labs Security Docs-first
Build Log → Diagrams → Configs →

Build Log

Newest first

Core refresh: simplify trunks + management isolation

Cleaned VLAN boundaries, tightened management plane assumptions, and updated port roles.

Network MGMT Docs
DATE: 2026-02-22
TYPE: CHANGE
IMPACT: LOW

Virtualization baseline: trunk to hypervisor

Standardized VLAN tagging for VMs and separated infra services from user workloads.

Proxmox VLAN
DATE: 2026-02-18
TYPE: BUILD
IMPACT: MED

Access switch cleanup: edge ports + naming

Standardized port descriptions and tightened access vs trunk expectations.

Switching Hygiene
DATE: 2026-02-12
TYPE: CHANGE
IMPACT: LOW

Diagrams

Placeholders for now

Add PNG/SVG exports here as you document the topology. Keep one “current” diagram and archive the rest.

Topology

CURRENT

Core → firewall → access → virtualization stack.

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VLAN Map

SVIs

Segment breakdown + purpose + gateways.

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WAN Sim

PLANNED

ISP router + BGP/OSPF scenarios and tunnels.

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Configs

Snippets, not dumps

Keep this clean: only the parts that matter. Each snippet should explain intent.

EXAMPLE: trunk intent + native sanity 
! interface example (placeholder)
interface Gi1/0/1
 description UPLINK_TO_CORE
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20,30
 spanning-tree portfast trunk
!
EXAMPLE: management plane posture 
! management posture (placeholder)
ip access-list standard MGMT_ONLY
 permit 10.10.10.0 0.0.0.255
 deny   any
!
line vty 0 4
 access-class MGMT_ONLY in
 transport input ssh
!