My experience has been different. Either people would not answer at all, or if they did, they would give fairly descriptive answers (that answered a lot of my questions but would also give way to more questions in my head). Glad to see you're using Lemmy more. Cheers
Thank you, I did consider OpenWRT (thanks for the mention, I'll add it to the post). Since OpenWRT is mostly considered a "router-first" OS, I didn't think it would suit a switching-only landscape: but now that you mention it, OpenWRT should be able to run very well as a switch with plenty of L3 features. And it's linux!
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll go read up on it a bit
Hi, I'm not looking for L2 features - I'm specifically looking for software that is L3 or above. I would like to run said software on dedicated switching hardware. Unfortunately, OpenWRT does not seem to have builds for the newer Mikrotik devices.
Thanks for the answer! I am not looking for something too complicated (just some security features in my LAN like ACLs, sticky ports etc). The main focus is to be able to do it with FOSS software. I love your answer, but would I accomplish what you mention in your post? I need to be able to run Linux on a switch: and I have yet to find an affordable switch which will operate with a custom OS.
I am even considering purchasing a Qotom box and bridging the ports together through software, although I really don't like that approach (I want a switch with dedicated switching hardware in my homelab, not another router). Haven't found any solutions yet
Hi there, I was looking for combinations of switching hardware and open source switching software. Stratum and Cumulus Linux caught my attention, but these seem to be focussed towards the industry and would likely be very difficult to run in a homelab. I'm not going to touch the likes of Ubiquity, but as of now the only choice...
Hi, I have been looking at OpenWRT compatibility with Mikrotik devices and unfortunately there do not seem to be builds for the newer devices. I will look into VyOS and if it is compatible with any dedicated switching hardware that is available to the general public. Thanks
Hi, I do not know much about GPUs and ML. My apologies for not being able to answer your question, but I'd like to know what you're trying to achieve running said models. Is ML a hobby of yours?
I think this will be useful if someone has a Zeroscale setup amongst friends/only chats in LAN. So yes would be great for LAN parties. I would personally use Session to talk to other people, but this is nice
It would be my own personal link aggregation space that's not just my profile. I am one of those neckbearded Reddit refugees who sometimes doesn't play well with others. Am I just being bitchy?
No. I'll use RSS to lurk on subs that don't move, but this more and fragmentation has pushed me to finally try and curb my endless scrolling habits (by utilising IRC, I now only go through small bytes of content, and if I don't feel like it is important, I don't waste any more time).
This is the internet lad, nobody is laughing behind your back on how awkward you look trying to say hello.
In terms of engagement, I agree. The userbase has basically resigned themselves to the fate that reddit will subject them too. I have switched to lurking Reddit subs instead of posting (I do/will do, but in a limited capacity).
That doesn't look too bad, but figuring out which cable goes to which appliance is a bit difficult. With that said, I don't see that many devices in your rack, what do you need that many cables for?
It's a pity no one is participating here. So many posts I see that are going unanswered. People really have let Reddit into their arsehole without appropriate rubber. Your rack is looking great, would love to know the plans for the future. I am personally going to stick with a MicroATX computer and a 6U standing rack, both on my table (when I get there, it's a long way off). Cheers!
Hello all, as the title says I'm looking for some advice / equipment recommendations or options. Little bit of a read to give some background and future information to hopefully get a good conversation going and learn some things along the way....
Storage space to run OPNsense? I think 128GB-256GB should be enough, might even be overkill (SSD/M.2 drives, don't use it on an HDD). However, this question can become more nuanced if you want your hardware to be somewhat resilient to failures, like RAID. Also, if you're going to run additional software like a reverse-proxy on your router + CA, I'd suggest more storage. I would personally use 512GB for a vanilla OPNSense install but as you can imagine that is extremely overkill and you can go years on a decent M.2 with good MBTF.
No. Not on OPNSense, AFAIK. If there is a way to create a mesh with third-party appliances, then maybe. Usually mesh WiFi comes under the topics of SDN, and I doubt OPNSense supports that (it might technically support parts of SDN since the definition is very broad, but YMMV). Usually people running Homelabs run UniFi/ASUS for Mesh Wifi (but I don't trust companies for my privacy, don't take my word for it).
Moving away from RHEL based distros, whats good ?
Hi, mostly i use REHL based distros like Centos/Rocky/Oracle for the solutions i develop but it seems its time to leave…...
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[Question] Open Source operating systems to run on compatible switches for homelab?
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Open Source operating systems to run on compatible switches for homelab?
Hi there, I was looking for combinations of switching hardware and open source switching software. Stratum and Cumulus Linux caught my attention, but these seem to be focussed towards the industry and would likely be very difficult to run in a homelab. I'm not going to touch the likes of Ubiquity, but as of now the only choice...
Using an AMD GPU for NN training/inference?
I'm looking to buy a new GPU. My main use case will be training and running neural nets (tensorflow+pytorch); gaming isn't really a priority....
Extension recommendations for privacy
Ahoy!...
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Is it ok to create a personal community?
It would be my own personal link aggregation space that's not just my profile. I am one of those neckbearded Reddit refugees who sometimes doesn't play well with others. Am I just being bitchy?
Switches doing Firewalls, NAT and even encryption (lol) (www.youtube.com)
Take what you will from this. I think this is a horrible move from the POV of security but who knows, it's Aruba working on it
Self Hosted Lemmy instance comments terribly out of sync?
Is anybody else running into this problem?...
Hypothetically speaking, if Reddit back tracks on their API plan and meets all of the communities expeditions- would you go back to Reddit?
I myself am really on the fence about this....
Wired up the rack, but you get what you pay for (lemmy.ca)
Rack is wired (patch cables ordered). Unfortunately the second hand patch panel is a bad idea, less than half the ports are functional......
Why do pentesting in your homelab if the objective is not to learn?
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In need of router / home network advice
Hello all, as the title says I'm looking for some advice / equipment recommendations or options. Little bit of a read to give some background and future information to hopefully get a good conversation going and learn some things along the way....