Core network
Microsoft infrastructure uses the core lab network while OpenVPN provides administrative access from the non-domain-joined laptop.
Preserved portfolio context
Network Segmentation
pfSense, OpenVPN, firewall scoping, and management-path validation.
Network segmentation
Routing and firewall rules that support the lab without obscuring troubleshooting.
pfSense separates lab networks and remote-access paths. Connectivity tests are used to prove which layer is failing before configuration changes are made.
Scoped management rules
WinRM, RDP, WMI, and other management paths are opened only where needed and validated with direct tests.