Computer Networks Student — Building in Public

Building realintelligencein an artificialworld.

Follow my studies in infrastructure, networking, and the real world of IT. Unfiltered.

2+ Years studying
1 Home lab
0 Shortcuts taken

The
Journey

Not a straight line. A map of where I've been, where I am, and where I'm going. Every mistake documented. No filters.

2024

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Done
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AWS
The story continues...

The Lab & The Work

Done

Home Lab v2

Full network redesign. VLAN segmentation, proper DMZ, IDS/IPS. Documenting every topology decision and why.

In Progress

Docker Stack

Self-hosted infrastructure: Pi-hole + Unbound, Portainer, Uptime Kuma, Wireguard VPN, Nginx Proxy Manager.

In Progress

CCNA Lab Journal

Every Packet Tracer scenario I build for the CCNA. Diagrams, configs, what broke and how I fixed it.

Planned

Network Monitoring

Grafana + Prometheus + SNMP traps. Making the invisible visible — seeing my network breathe.

Planned

NetDevOps Scripts

Python scripts for network automation. Netmiko, NAPALM, parsing show commands, building config generators.

AI is my tool.
Not my brain.
Not my substitute.

Everyone is outsourcing their brain to AI. Letting it write the code, solve the problem, explain the concept. Fast? Yes. Understanding? None.

I use AI as a tool — to check my work, explore what I already understand, move faster on things I have mastered. But the fundamentals? Those I earn.

01const learning = {
02  approach: "old-school/root",
03  aiRole: "tool, not teacher",
04  shortcuts: false,
05  failureLog: "public",
06  goal: "real understanding"
07}

Let's talk networks.

I'm always open to connect with other networking students, professionals, and anyone who believes the hard way is the right way.

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