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A red-team inspired infrastructure lab focused on networking, firewalls, virtualization, systems administration, documentation, and practical security operations.

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# Current lab state
[ONLINE] pfSense firewall deployed
[ONLINE] static public IP active
[ONLINE] DHCP / DNS foundation active
[ONLINE] Cloudflare Pages deployed
[PENDING] Cisco Catalyst 3750G baseline
[PLANNED] Proxmox virtualization
[PLANNED] VLAN segmentation

Current Lab

The current foundation is focused on stable edge routing, internal DHCP/DNS, public site deployment, and preparing for managed switching and virtualization.

Edge Firewall

pfSense is deployed as the primary firewall and routing platform for the lab network.

Deployed pfSense Firewall

WAN / Internet

Fiber internet is active with a DHCP-delivered static public IP assigned to the firewall.

Online Fiber Static IP

Public Site

InfraSynth Labs is hosted through Cloudflare Pages with DNS managed through Cloudflare.

Online Cloudflare GitHub

Core Switching

Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24TS-S is acquired and pending baseline configuration.

Pending Cisco 3750G

Virtualization

Proxmox is planned as the next major platform for Linux servers, Docker services, and lab VMs.

Planned Proxmox Linux

Documentation

The lab is being documented as a public portfolio showing design, deployment, and troubleshooting work.

Active Docs Portfolio

Projects

Practical infrastructure work documented as real deployment milestones, not just theory or placeholders.

pfSense Edge Firewall Deployment

Deployed pfSense as the primary firewall, replacing ISP gateway routing and creating the foundation for DHCP, DNS, NAT, firewall policy, and future segmentation.

Complete Firewall Routing DHCP DNS
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WAN Troubleshooting

Documenting the ISP handoff, DHCP-delivered static IP behavior, gateway issues, and the troubleshooting process used to restore connectivity.

Documenting WAN Troubleshooting

Cisco Core Switching

Preparing the Cisco Catalyst 3750G for management access, SSH, baseline configuration, and future VLAN trunking.

Pending Cisco Switching

Proxmox Virtualization

Planned virtualization host for Ubuntu Server, Docker services, monitoring, internal tools, and future security projects.

Next Phase Proxmox Virtualization

Architecture

The network is intentionally simple while the firewall foundation is stabilized. More structure will be added in controlled phases.

Current Topology

Internet
   │
Fiber ONT
   │
pfSense Firewall
   │
Lab Network
   │
Clients / Server Hardware

Next Network Milestone

Core Switch Pending
Management IP Pending
SSH Access Pending
VLAN Design Planned

Planned Topology

Internet
   │
Fiber ONT
   │
pfSense Firewall
   │
Cisco Catalyst 3750G
   │
├── Admin Workstation
├── Proxmox Host
├── Lab Clients
├── Future Wi-Fi AP
└── Future Server / Services

Lab Journal

A running timeline of build progress, troubleshooting, and infrastructure milestones.

July 2026 — Public Site Rebuild

Rebuilt the InfraSynth Labs website from scratch with a dedicated red/black theme, shared CSS, and a cleaner GitHub structure.

July 2026 — pfSense Deployment

Deployed pfSense as the primary edge firewall and established the base network foundation.

July 2026 — WAN Troubleshooting

Troubleshot DHCP-delivered static IP behavior, gateway status, WAN assignment, and ISP handoff during firewall replacement.

Next — Cisco Catalyst 3750G

Configure baseline switch management, local login, SSH access, hostname, and saved configuration.

Current Focus

Security+ In Progress
CCNA Next Goal
Portfolio Building
Homelab Expanding

Contact

InfraSynth Labs is the public hub for lab projects, documentation, and infrastructure work.

Documentation

Read the current lab notes, build status, and planned infrastructure phases.

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Status

Currently building the foundation: firewall, DNS, documentation, switching, and virtualization planning.