Action1 bug report
As a software tester, I enjoy improving software quality even outside my direct responsibility. When I encounter an issue in third-party software, I don’t just work around it. I document it. Recently, I shared a…
Fred Stiens
When Linux teaches you the hard way: Secure Boot, DKMS, and a vanishing Network interface
After a routine kernel update and reboot, my Ubuntu system came back without any network connectivity. No Ethernet. No fallback. No warning. Just silence. What followed was not a quick fix, but deep troubleshooting. And…
WireGuard VPN
Why I Chose WireGuard VPN and Why It Actually Makes Sense Since I work remotely I needed a solution so that I could use my Belgian IP address to identify myself towards the VPN of…
ISTQB Foundation Level
I am excited to announce that I passed the ISTQB Foundation Level exam. It represents a recognised standard for software testing and software test management that employers across the software industry actively value. You can…
Measuring Real LAN Transfer Speed With a Self Hosted LibreSpeed Server
When you want to understand how fast your local network really is, internet speed tests are almost useless. They measure the connection to the outside world, not the performance between your own machines. To get…
Building My Own Enterprise Style NAS with a NetApp DS4246 and a SuperMicro Storage Server
I wanted a storage solution that is easily extendible. Not a small consumer NAS but a JBOD. The result is a complete storage build around a NetApp DS4246 JBOD disk shelf, a SuperMicro 815 controller…
Building My Own REST Server: From Curiosity to Automation Practice
Because REST APIs are often tested with Postman, I decided to make a complete setup in my home lab. I wanted to understand how a REST server actually works, how the data flows, and what…
Kea DHCP4 Server on Debian 11 (Bullseye)
Instead of buying a standard router, I decided to build my own DHCP service from scratch so that every network function runs on its own dedicated machine. It was both a technical challenge and an…
Reverse Proxy
Why I Built My Own Reverse Proxy and Why It Matters At some point every developer, tester, or engineer who deploys several web application runs into the same question. How do I expose multiple services…
Mini PC N305 Firewall Hardware
This review examines a compact Intel Core i3 N305 mini PC deployed as a dedicated OPNsense firewall. Rather than focusing only on traditional CPU, GPU, memory and storage benchmarks, it evaluates the system in its…