Travis Bevan Design

Dive into the world of butterflies with these stunning captures from The Leaf in Winnipeg! 🦋✨ This incredible indoor biome is a tropical paradise right in the heart of the city, where vibrant species flutter freely among lush plants and waterfalls—perfect for nature lovers escaping the Canadian chill.
Which one would you love to spot in the wild? Tag a nature-loving friend and share your favorite below! 🌿📸

I broke my home lab with one VLAN misconfiguration—total blackout. No rollback, no access, no mercy. But it became a real-world CISSP lesson in disaster recovery and resilience. Here's how I rebuilt from scratch and what it taught me about infrastructure that actually survives failure.

Home Lab Failure Recovery & CISSP Lessons from a VLAN Misconfiguration - Travisbevan.com 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....

Ever had a VM ghost half your users while working fine for others? Turns out, asymmetric routing was the culprit — and Policy-Based Routing (PBR) saved the day.
Learn how I fixed it without compromising security — with command-level clarity, clean diagrams, and CISSP-aligned practices.

5 Reasons Policy-Based Routing in Multi-NIC VMs Solves Asymmetric Routing Issues - Travisbevan.com A multi-NIC VM in my home lab became unreachable from some VLANs due to asymmetric routing—replying via the wrong interface and triggering security drops. Implementing policy-based routing fixed this by ensuring responses use the same path they arrived on, maintaining strict security without disab...

Troubleshooting complex network issues on a home NAS can be frustrating, especially when VLANs, firewall rules, and SMB services all interplay. In this post, I walk through diagnosing connectivity problems between VLANs and a TrueNAS server, fixing permission errors with Samba, and configuring firewall rules to allow seamless SMB access — all without exposing sensitive network details. If you’ve struggled with VLAN isolation or SMB share access, this detailed guide breaks down the problem and solutions step-by-step....

How I Fixed SMB Access Issues to My Home NAS Behind a VLAN-Enabled Router - Travisbevan.com Troubleshooting complex network issues on a home NAS can be frustrating, especially when VLANs, firewall rules, and SMB services all interplay. In this post, I walk through diagnosing connectivity problems between VLANs and a TrueNAS server, fixing permission errors with Samba, and configuring firew...

Little Limestone Lake — the Maldives of the 53rd parallel. Shifting shades of turquoise in the middle of nowhere, like nature accidentally dropped a tropical dream into the Canadian north.”

Northern lights dance over the Lake Winnipeg marshlands — where Manitoba’s skies put on a show few ever witness.

Lessons learned the hard way! 🤦‍♂️ Setting up VLANs was smooth, but neglecting DHCP snooping led to unexpected IP issues. After tweaking the settings, my network’s more secure than ever. Never skip the small steps!

Why DHCP Snooping Could Save Your Network: A Networking Mistake Learned the Hard Way - Travisbevan.com After setting up VLANs for a segmented network, I learned the hard way how neglecting DHCP snooping can lead to unexpected IP allocation issues. By properly configuring DHCP snooping, I ensured the network's security and stability. This experience reinforced the importance of validating every config...

Rebuilding the network in the new apartment, finally after three months. Thanks, AI, for giving me the scenic route for small business switch CLI commands.

Just another night under the lights. No crowds, no noise—just how I like it.