UW-Stout Computer Networking and Information Technology Program

UW-Stout Computer Networking and Information Technology Program The Computer Networking and Information Technology program at UW-Stout equips it's students with the

CNIE/Cybersecurity Student Homelab Spotlight:Another great example of “learning by doing” at UW–Stout 👏Shoutout to anoth...
04/16/2026

CNIE/Cybersecurity Student Homelab Spotlight:

Another great example of “learning by doing” at UW–Stout 👏

Shoutout to another CNIE/Cyber freshman student Matthew Urich for building a full-stack enterprise-style home lab, combining networking, systems, and services in one integrated environment.

His setup includes:

Cisco routers (2811, 2921) with CME and IPsec tunneling
IP phones and legacy telephony integration
Dell R730 running Proxmox with services like NGINX, Pi-hole, NextCloud, and more
TrueNAS storage with RAID configuration
Self-hosted services accessible via his own domain

From VoIP to cloud-style services!

👏 Great work, Matthew Urich!

CNIE/Cybersecurity Student Homelab Spotlight:Big shoutout to our freshman student Nick Best for building a production-gr...
04/16/2026

CNIE/Cybersecurity Student Homelab Spotlight:

Big shoutout to our freshman student Nick Best for building a production-grade secure home lab 👏

Instead of just following a textbook, Nick implemented a “Cloud DMZ” using:

• VPS gateway to hide his home IP
• WireGuard for an encrypted tunnel (bypassing CGNAT/double NAT)
• Caddy + Docker for automated HTTPS and service isolation

Great to see a freshman applying real-world, zero trust architecture in practice—no open ports, secure by design, and aligned with how modern infrastructure is built.

Check it out:
🔗 https://post.nickloves.me

👏 Great work, Nick Best!

Happy Homelab Monday!Today we are showcasing Ronald Medvecz's Homelab. He built it for the workstation and server final ...
11/17/2025

Happy Homelab Monday!

Today we are showcasing Ronald Medvecz's Homelab.

He built it for the workstation and server final project, and is now using it to explore new technologies, and learning about administering servers.

Right now he has CasaOS installed so he can quickly spin up projects, some of his more notable projects he used this server for is his media server, which is hosting his own media files, as well as a game server so he and his friends can play Minecraft together!

It does not matter how big or small your Homelab is as long as you are learning its a good Homelab! Cannot wait to see this lab grow! 🥳🥳🥳

We had so many students enroll in CNIT 441, that we had to come up with a new pod. Our classrooms were built with 20 stu...
10/13/2025

We had so many students enroll in CNIT 441, that we had to come up with a new pod. Our classrooms were built with 20 students in mind, but the larger classes we needed to accommodate 24 students. We want to give the students as much hands on experience as possible, so we had to come up with a solution to fit 4 more students.

We added an extra table with a small rack on wheels so if any other classrooms needed another pod we can wheel it over! The new table really fills in the empty space in the middle of 176 as well!

So happy to see how the rack turned out, and the students love it as it gives them more time working with the equipment!

Happy Homelab Monday!!!Today we are showcasing Ethan Coulthard and his friends mini rack homelab! They just finished set...
09/22/2025

Happy Homelab Monday!!!

Today we are showcasing Ethan Coulthard and his friends mini rack homelab! They just finished setting up Jellyfin to host their own media. Its slowly expanding to suite their needs, and may feature a pa-220 sometime in the future. There is only one thing better than homelabbing and its sharing it with a friend!

Super excited to see where this lab will grow! Thanks to Ethan Coulthard for sharing his homelab!

We had a great time during our first CCNA Study Night! 🥳Thank you all who showed up! A couple people trickled in after t...
09/18/2025

We had a great time during our first CCNA Study Night! 🥳

Thank you all who showed up! A couple people trickled in after this photo, rest assured we might be on the lookout for a larger room 😁

If you are a student trying to get your CCNA make sure stop by the study nights every Wednesday from 6pm-7pm in MICH 192

Hey Students, Great news! CNIE/Cybersecurity labs are now open!Feel free to stop in to finish a lab, or get some help on...
09/17/2025

Hey Students, Great news! CNIE/Cybersecurity labs are now open!

Feel free to stop in to finish a lab, or get some help on class work, or even just to say hi. Collin, and Aaron are super eager to help any of your questions you may have 😁

The labs will be open Monday - Thursday from 4:30pm - 8pm and on Sundays from 2pm - 8pm. If you stop by make sure to sign in.

Lastly we also are running CCNA study nights on Wednesdays for 6-7 in 192. Make sure to look out for a future post for that!

🎉 Happy Home Lab Monday! 🎉Today we will be showcasing Andrew Solberg's humble lab. He set up a raspberry pi in his paren...
09/15/2025

🎉 Happy Home Lab Monday! 🎉

Today we will be showcasing Andrew Solberg's humble lab. He set up a raspberry pi in his parents basement and ran pihole on it to give his family network wide ad blocking!

Andrew's lab showcases CNIE/Cybersec Students creativity by working with the tools he has been provided and even making a wonderful little chair out of two paint cans and a carpet square!

If you are thinking about starting a home lab you don't need much, a raspberry pi or even a old laptop would suffice.

Only 10 days left until the UW-Stout Career Fair! 🎉Students, are you ready?The career fair is an amazing opportunity to ...
09/12/2025

Only 10 days left until the UW-Stout Career Fair! 🎉
Students, are you ready?

The career fair is an amazing opportunity to network with industry professionals and connect with Stout alumni, like Riley Kangas at the Acuity booth and Tanner Vaas at the Verkada booth.

💼 Tips for success:

- Come prepared with a few questions to get conversations started

- Dress professionally

- Bring several printed copies of your updated resume

- Keep a digital copy on your phone, just in case

I’m looking forward to seeing all the CNIE and Cybersecurity students there — along with our awesome Stout alumni!

🎉 Welcome, Incoming CNIE & Cybersecurity Freshmen! 🎉We’re thrilled to welcome the Fall 2025 class to the CNIE and Cybers...
09/08/2025

🎉 Welcome, Incoming CNIE & Cybersecurity Freshmen! 🎉

We’re thrilled to welcome the Fall 2025 class to the CNIE and Cybersecurity programs! With how fast these programs are growing, next year we might need a bigger room… and maybe a bigger camera 😂

We’re also excited to celebrate a huge milestone – our Cybersecurity program has been ranked Top 25 in the nation! 🏆
Check out the full article here:
https://www.uwstout.edu/about-us/news-center/top-25-us-uw-stouts-cybersecurity-program-listed-among-nations-best

And finally, students mark your calendars 🗓️:
On Monday, September 22, join us in Micheel Hall 188 from 5:30PM - 6:00PM to hear from UW-Stout alumni as they share their experiences and career journeys over at HBS. Better yet they will be pizza for those attending!

Here’s to another amazing year of innovation, growth, and success! 🚀

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