--- title: I ditched network segmentation for a flat homelab, and a... description: A homelab enthusiast shares their experience abandoning VLAN segmentation in favor of a flat single-VLAN network, then deploying NetAlertX to gain visibility... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-network-segmentation-for-a-flat-homelab-and-a-tool-showed-me-why-that-actually-works-imr6p4hwc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I ditched network segmentation for a flat homelab, and a tool showed me why that actually works | daily.dev og:description: A homelab enthusiast shares their experience abandoning VLAN segmentation in favor of a flat single-VLAN network, then deploying NetAlertX to gain visibility... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-network-segmentation-for-a-flat-homelab-and-a-tool-showed-me-why-that-actually-works-imr6p4hwc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IMR6P4hwc.png og:image:alt: I ditched network segmentation for a flat homelab, and a tool showed me why that actually works og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I ditched network segmentation for a flat homelab, and a tool showed me why that actually works **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A homelab enthusiast shares their experience abandoning VLAN segmentation in favor of a flat single-VLAN network, then deploying NetAlertX to gain visibility into all connected devices. The post covers the practical setup challenges of running NetAlertX in Docker (host networking mode, UFW firewall rules, a stuck UI bug), and the surprising discovery that the scanner surfaced 23 devices — roughly half being Docker virtual interfaces rather than physical devices. The author concludes that network visibility tools can compensate for the lack of segmentation in a home environment. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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