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TestLab: Network Design

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

When creating a test environment, one needs to spend some time pondering the design in order to avoid potential problems. One past networking issue I had was getting the internet into my labs without bleeding DHCP from my servers into … Continue reading →

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TestLab: Setting up the hardware

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

So far in my TestLab I’ve purchased a HP N40L MicroServer and installed VMWare hypervisor ESXi 5. The purpose of this is to continue my IT training from my home Office at a low budget. This what my setup looks … Continue reading →

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Testlab: Getting Started

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

I’ve been meaning to blog about creating a test/training environment for a while and as I’m in the process of rebuilding one, now’s a good a time as ever. I’m going to demonstrate how to cheaply and quickly knock up a … Continue reading →

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