diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 30eb135..057b94e 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # flake for blakes nixos config
 # define new devices in outputs
-# generation: 123 current  2025-10-08 20:12:21  25.05.20251006.20c4598  6.12.50                          *
+# generation: 124 current  2025-10-08 20:35:43  25.05.20251006.20c4598  6.12.50                          *
 {
   description = "blakes nix config";
   inputs = {
diff --git a/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix b/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
index ecce7b9..5fcc6c7 100644
--- a/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       docker.enable = true;
       syncthing.enable = true;
       tailscale.enable = true;
-      vpns.enable = true;
+      vpns.enable = false;
       vpns.wg_mex = false;
       vpn-confinement.enable = false;
       nvidia.enable = true;
@@ -45,25 +45,26 @@
   # enable users
   users = {
     blake.enable = true;
+    groups.media = { gid = 700; };
   };
 
-  users.groups.media = { gid = 700; };
-
-  # testing!
-  #boot.kernelParams = [ "quiet" ];  # remove splash
-  #boot.plymouth.enable = true;
-  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;  # optional, for nicer initrd logs
 
 
   # use the systemd-boot EFI boot loader.
-  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
+  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;   # systemd your pretty cool ya know
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;  # better logging
 
   # setup hostname and networking stack
-  networking.hostName = "snowbelle"; # Define your hostname.
-  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;  # Easiest to use and most distros use this by default.
-  networking.hostId = "3e6e7055";
+  services.resolved.enable = true;
+  networking = {
+    hostName = "snowbelle"; # hostname
+    hostId = "3e6e7055";    # zfs wants this
+    networkmanager.enable = true;  # the goat
+    networkmanager.dns = "systemd-resolved"; # the backup dancer!
+  };
 
+  
   # set timezone
   time.timeZone = "America/Chicago";