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Updated 路 An agent with Proxmox MCP tools vs the same agent with SSH: what each exposes, what it can break, how partial failures are handled, and when MCP earns its keep.
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Updated 路 How Firewalla's router, AP7 and switches simplify wired and wireless segmentation, and where configuration, topology and Zero Trust claims still need scrutiny.
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