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Subscribe via RSS- A developer somehow ends up running hotel IT. Part 3: Moving the hotel’s guest Wi-Fi to a separate VLAN
Moving guest Wi-Fi to VLAN 50: Proxmox, a Linux gateway, DHCP, firewall rules, and a path through every switch to the access points.
10/15/2026
- Hang gliding with thegriglat
I played my friend Grisha's Deltaplan: real mountains, flights over the Altai, and a bit of air physics.
9/29/2026
- Ten years with VS Code
A documentary about VS Code, my experience writing an extension, and some gratitude for the editor I've spent almost a third of my life with.
9/10/2026
- A developer somehow ends up running hotel IT. Part 2: Replacing the core switches and trying not to break anything
Replacing the core switches with Eltex, mapping the network, unexpected BPDUs, and an old HPE temporarily serving as an adapter.
9/7/2026
- A developer somehow ends up running hotel IT. Part 1: Replacing a server CPU
A late-night SuperMicro server upgrade: a Xeon Gold 6138, going from 4 cores to 20, and a nervous wait for the first boot.
9/4/2026
- Remote connection to local network without public gateway
Raspberry Pi and Tailscale to the rescue!
4/13/2026