LokesTech Lab Status

Current gear, rebuild targets, and the systems keeping the lab alive.

A working inventory of lab hardware, virtual machines, network devices, operating systems, services, and rebuild targets. This page is meant to be the source of truth when future-me forgets what is active, what is planned, and what was retired for good reason.

Lab Summary

Quick scan before diving into the inventory table.

4+ Core devices tracked
1 Primary lab network
3+ Planned rebuild targets
∞ Lessons learned the hard way

OS Breakdown

Breakdown of OS usage

7+ Total Devices
4.5+ Linux
1 Windows
1+ Other

Equipment Inventory

Hardware, role, platform, status, and why it exists.

Status legend: Active = currently used, Planned = not built yet, Rebuild Target = intended future system, Retired = no longer in use.
Device Type Status Role OS / Platform Network / IP Notes
NET-RT01 Router Active Primary lab router TP-Link firmware 192.168.30.1/24 TP-Link Archer AX21. Handles the main lab LAN.
NET-DNS01 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Active DNS / Ad blocking (PI)Debian 13.5 192.168.30.2 Local DNS and filtering service for the lab network.
CL-LT01 Laptop Active Admin workstation / daily laptop Windows 11 / Debian 12 192.168.30.21 MSI laptop used for admin work, testing, documentation, and site building.
lab-hv01 Beelink Mini PC Active Virtualization host Proxmox VE 9.2.3 192.168.30.10 Primary Proxmox host for VM rebuilds, templates, and lab services.
Util01-Test Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Active Utility server (PI)Linux Debian 13.5 Planned: 192.168.30.25 Future Util device for testing, monitoring, or anything I want.
SRV-DC01 Virtual Machine Rebuild Target Domain controller / DNS. (Deleted)Windows Server 22 Planned: 192.168.30.30 Planned Active Directory rebuild target for core.lokestech.com.
Win11-01 Virtual Machine Rebuild Target Domain-joined Windows client (Deleted)Windows 11 Planned: 192.168.30.22 Planned test workstation for GPO, domain join, Intune, and endpoint experiments.
debian-temp Virtual Machine On-Demand Debian Template VM Linux Debian 12 Planned: DHCP Template for fast VM creation

Core Services

What the lab depends on, and what still needs to be rebuilt.

Service Status Hosted On Purpose Notes
Routing Active NET-RT01 Main LAN routing Current network is centered around the 192.168.30.0/24 lab subnet.
DNS Filtering Active NET-DNS01 Pi-hole DNS and blocking Useful for local name resolution experiments and cleaner browsing.
Virtualization Testing lab-hv01 VM hosting Proxmox is the base for rebuilding lab servers and clients.
Active Directory Rebuild Target SRV-DC01 Domain identity services Planned rebuild for core.lokestech.com.
Endpoint Management Planned Microsoft 365 / future MECM Lab Intune, SCCM/MECM, hybrid management testing Long-term learning goal for cloud and on-prem endpoint administration
Backups Planned Not assigned Recovery and rebuild support Needs a real plan before the lab gets too complicated.

Status Notes

The stuff that saves future-me from guessing.

  • You should use DEBIAN 12 instead of 13.5 Trixie. Note so self rebuild all VM's to use Debian 12
  • The current lab should treat old VM names such as SRV-DC01, Win11-01, and util01 as rebuild targets unless they are confirmed active.
  • The lab network currently centers around the 192.168.30.0/24 subnet.
  • The homepage should stay as a snapshot. This page should become the deeper source of truth.
  • Future improvements should include VLAN planning, backup strategy, OPNsense testing, monitoring, and documented rebuild steps.