Networking Projects

Hands-on labs and deployments focused on routing, switching, access, and self-hosting.

Mini-ISP Simulation with MikroTik & EVE-NG

2025 · MikroTik RouterOS 7, EVE-NG, Linux

End-to-end ISP lab: PPPoE server, CGNAT, VLAN segmentation, QoS, and customer CPEs.

  • BGP/OSPF lab
  • Rate-limits per PPPoE profile
  • Bridged vs routed segments
Case study

OpenWrt Edge Router — VLAN-aware Wi-Fi 6

2025 · OpenWrt, 802.1Q, Wi-Fi 6

Asus router on OpenWrt acting as the core edge: SQM, VLAN SSIDs.

  • SQM (cake)
  • Guest & IoT VLANs
  • Cloudflare Tunnel

Proxmox Homelab: Jellyfin, Immich & OMV

2025 · Proxmox, Docker, OpenMediaVault

Virtualization stack with Proxmox VMs and containers for media and storage services.

  • Intel iGPU VAAPI
  • Docker Compose
  • Backups & snapshots

Pawnagotchi — Wi-Fi Handshake Capture & Hashcat Analysis

2024 · Raspberry Pi Zero W, Pawnagotchi, Hashcat, WPA2, Linux

A portable Wi-Fi security device based on a Raspberry Pi Zero W that captures WPA/WPA2 handshakes and analyzes them with Hashcat for educational pentesting.

  • Configured Pawnagotchi for autonomous handshake collection
  • Understood WPA2 4-way handshake protocol flow
  • Used Hashcat for offline password cracking and hash analysis
  • Learned ethical guidelines for wireless security testing
Case study

Customer Support WhatsApp Bot — FastAPI on AWS

2024 · Python, FastAPI, AWS (API Gateway, Lambda/EC2, SQS), Docker, WhatsApp Cloud API

Customer support bot for WhatsApp built with FastAPI — featuring webhooks, session management, message queues, and AWS deployment.

  • Designed and managed REST APIs using Python and FastAPI
  • Implemented secure webhook validation and conversation state management
  • Deployed on AWS (API Gateway + Lambda/EC2) with Docker containers
  • Integrated with the WhatsApp Cloud API for messaging, templates, and media handling
Case study

Campus-style Layer-2/Layer-3 Lab

2024 · Cisco/EVE-NG, Linux

Switching lab with 802.1Q trunks, STP, LACP, Inter-VLAN routing and ACLs.

  • DHCP relay
  • STP tuning
  • OSPF inter-VLAN