https://magnus919.com/tags/networking/Recent content in Networking on Notes from the Rabbit HoleHugoen-US© [Magnus Hedemark](https://github.com/magnus919)Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:55:00 -0500https://magnus919.com/2026/11/your-next-homelab-is-already-out-there/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:55:00 -0500https://magnus919.com/2026/11/your-next-homelab-is-already-out-there/<p>A missing drive caddy is an invitation. So is an empty memory slot, a dusty heatsink, or a compact office desktop whose corporate lease just ran out. On the workbench, the real question is what that hardware can become.</p> <p>A retired small desktop can handle real work on a home network: filtering ad-serving domains for configured devices, coordinating smart-home hardware, hosting lightweight containers, or running disposable virtual machines for experiments you want off your primary workstation. Personal infrastructure often begins with hardware someone else finished using.</p>