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Evan O'Brien

@FullMetalLarryTXJoined December 2024

Showcasing Innovation: Homelabs, Projects, and Practical Tech Solutions

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Evan O'Brien's blogs

Homelabs and Projectslabsandprojects.hashnode.dev5 posts

AI Document Analysis

Enter Logan In my previous post Ansible meets CML, I presented a rudimentary log analysis tool. Since then its features have evolved significantly, with the addition of retrieval augmented generation (RAG), a better GUI, and multi-format support. Aft...

May 25, 2025 · 5 min readlabsandprojects.hashnode.dev

Ansible meets CML: Exploring Automation and Simulation

In this lab I explore the use of Ansible on a networked topology simulated within Cisco Modeling Labs. By automating certain tasks we improve efficiency and reduce risk of error. Taking this approach also saves time and money by protecting against co...

Mar 29, 2025 · 4 min readlabsandprojects.hashnode.dev

Building a Smarter Network Part 2: pfSense On a Small Office Network

The goal of this project was to implement network segmentation in my office. This was done to increase network security. By adding a wireless access point and router/firewall to my topology, I have been able to achieve this through the separation of ...

Feb 1, 2025 · 6 min readlabsandprojects.hashnode.dev

Enhancing Edge Performance with a Raspberry Pi-powered DNS Sinkhole

What is Pi-Hole? Pi-hole is a free and open-source project that anyone can run on a Raspberry Pi SBC. It is extremely lightweight and has many powerful features. I opted for this solution because I wanted to improve network performance by blocking un...

Dec 28, 2024 · 2 min readlabsandprojects.hashnode.dev

Camera SSH Server

This project is a combination of multiple camera and computer-vision technologies to form a cohesive demonstration. It is possible to connect via either a CLI shell or Web-based GUI to command an SSH server. This allows for the interaction with a con...

Dec 3, 2024 · 3 min readlabsandprojects.hashnode.dev

Evan O'Brien

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Evan O'Brien's blogs

AI Document Analysis

Ansible meets CML: Exploring Automation and Simulation

Building a Smarter Network Part 2: pfSense On a Small Office Network

Enhancing Edge Performance with a Raspberry Pi-powered DNS Sinkhole

Camera SSH Server

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Evan O'Brien

About

Available for

Evan O'Brien's blogs

AI Document Analysis

Ansible meets CML: Exploring Automation and Simulation

Building a Smarter Network Part 2: pfSense On a Small Office Network

Enhancing Edge Performance with a Raspberry Pi-powered DNS Sinkhole

Camera SSH Server