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Making a Linux-managed network switch
Sometimes the custom 5-port gigabit switch _is_ the solution.
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Sometimes the custom 5-port gigabit switch _is_ the solution.
How would the current internet function when you're on a native IPv6 host without any IPv4 instead of using any of the IPv4 workarounds? Find out with a few firewall rules!
Don't pick random subnets to avoid IP address conflicts on foreign networks, use VRFs!