Tag: IT Troubleshooting

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  • Home Lab Failure Recovery & CISSP Lessons from a VLAN Misconfiguration

    Home Lab Failure Recovery & CISSP Lessons from a VLAN Misconfiguration

    A single VLAN misconfiguration triggered a full network blackout in my home lab—no router, no hypervisor, no recovery. Even Kali Linux couldn’t save me. But this wasn’t just a technical failure—it was a masterclass in resilience, disaster recovery, and applying CISSP principles in real time. As I prepare for my CISSP exam (Winter 2025), I’m…