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HP LaserJet Pro multifunction printer beside a subtle Windows Server Core SConfig panel on a dark blue background.

Introduction Windows Server without a desktop environment? Why would anyone want to manage Windows Server with PowerShell only? Well, there is definitely some PowerShell involved and a little GUI involved as well. In my career working on small to medium-sized business Windows environments, I have NEVER seen a single instance of Windows Server Core in […]

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Dec 8 2022

Designing A Storage Solution

Home Lab / By Nicholas Pineiro

As a brand new System Administrator I have a few technical gaps and one of them is my knowledge of storage. I embarked on an adventure learning about storage and I’ve only scratched the surface I am sure of it. In my home lab I have a Dell Precision T7600 Workstation and it has 8

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Jun 27 2022

Building My pfSense Firewall Appliance

Home Lab / By Nicholas Pineiro

This pfsense box will be the heart of my network. Currently Im using a TP-Link Archer AX50 as my router, switch, and access point. My plan is to make this pfsense box the edge of my network and connect 2 layer 3 switches to it. One switch will manage my home network and the other

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