Month: February 2024

Ruckus One: Provisioning ICX Switches

Ruckus One: Provisioning ICX Switches

February 23, 2024

This post covers how to provision a factory fresh Ruckus ICX network switch with FastIron 10.01.x to their new Ruckus One cloud controller. Ruckus sells a number of network switches which can be easily integrated with their Wi-Fi APs. For this post we will be using a Ruckus ICX 8200-C08ZP, which...

Goodbye NextDNS, Hello Control D : My New DNS Service

Goodbye NextDNS, Hello Control D : My New DNS Service

February 10, 2024

This article discusses my recent migration from NextDNS, a popular ad and malware filtering DNS service, to Control D. Several years ago, I transitioned from Pi-hole, a local network-based ad and malware tracker, to NextDNS due to its enhanced functionality. However, NextDNS failed to keep pace with the industry. Its...