006 - Implementing Network
Part 1 - The Network and Compute From The Ashes
I'm beginning this endeavor as RAM and other computer hardware has skyrocketed in price (December, 2025). This means some of my plans for new hardware (004 - Network Proposal V2) will need to wait until prices come down. This mainly applies to the new servers which I would like to use in my new implementation. So, for part 1 of this project I will be laying the foundational network and other work for part 2. I will start with installing my current hardware into my Mini Rack, configuring my new FortiGate 60F and my edge OPNSense router/firewall, and restructuring my PowerEdge R710 for use with network monitoring, security, and visibility tools as well as various lab environments (RHEL, AD stack, honeypots, threat emulation, etc.)
Edge Routing
Internal DNS and Certificates
Adding The FortiGate
Rebirthing the R710
Part 2 - One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure
This section is incomplete, due to rising RAM prices it has become prohibitively expensive for me to buy new hardware that uses DDR4 RAM. I will update this once that is no longer the case.