Home network lab
A home network I operate, measure, and improve. Private DNS resolution, remote access, and performance collection—with the debugging notes to go with them.
Explore the lab↘ APPLICATION ENGINEERPERSONAL PORTFOLIO / 2026
Brock
Burchett
I build useful things.
Then I figure out why they work.
Applications, networks, and the details in between. Learning by building. Getting better by measuring.
Explore my work ↓01 — A WORK IN PROGRESS, BY DESIGN.SCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
01 / SELECTED WORK
Ideas into
working things.
Infrastructure I run. Products I’m building. A few good problems worth solving.
Wonderfully Made
A pregnancy companion built around the moments that matter: weekly milestones, appointments, memories, and a shared space for family. Continuing to improve the web experience, with an App Store release as a future goal.
Visit the website ↗FLT DocFlow
Exploring how freight businesses can reduce document entry and paper handling. Building toward a workflow for uploading bills, reviewing extracted shipment data, and keeping records organized.
View the prototype ↗02 / THE HOME LAB
Less guessing.
More packets.
Real infrastructure, used every day. These are reported lab results and configuration notes, not a live dashboard.
325kDomains on the blocklist
938 / 941Measured Mbps · down / up
30 minSpeedtest collection interval
01
Pi-hole
DNS filtering + DHCP
RUNNINGWhole-house filtering with 325k domains on the blocklist.
02
Unbound
Recursive DNS + DNSSEC
RUNNINGA local validating resolver that removes dependence on a third-party recursive DNS provider.
03
WireGuard
Two tunnels + dynamic DNS
RUNNINGRemote access with DNS filtering that follows my devices onto cellular.
04
Speedtest collector
A measurement every 30 minutes
RUNNINGA continuous record of connection performance to investigate changes over time.
FIELD NOTES
Found by
measuring.
The interesting part wasn’t installing the services. It was finding what the first explanation missed.
OBSERVATION
Devices were still reaching unfiltered DNS despite the DHCP configuration.
FINDING
Hosts were taking DNS from IPv6 router advertisements rather than DHCP. Closing that path brought filtering back into the intended flow.
Check every address family, not just the configuration you changed.
NEXT ON THE BENCH
UniFi U6 Pro
Planned AP upgrade. Purchase and installation not yet confirmed.
Packet Tracer + CCNA
Simulation practice for topics the physical lab doesn’t cover.
Three deeper writeups
README complete; portfolio case studies outlined and still in progress.
03 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PROJECTS
Curious by default.
Consistent by choice.
I’m Brock, an Application Engineer at Clip Automation.
I like the space where software meets the real world: understanding a system, finding the friction, and making it more useful for the people relying on it.
Outside the screen, I’m into fitness and getting outdoors. The mindset carries over: learn the fundamentals, put in the reps, and keep improving.
WORKING TOOLKIT
Linux · Raspberry Pi · SSH · Tailscale · Datadog · Postman · AWS · Figma
CURRENT FOCUS
Networking / CCNA · Infrastructure · Useful web applications
HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND?
Let’s buildsomething useful.↗