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Continue reading →: Picking the right Ethernet cables aka getting to cat 6a and cat8
The short story is that the world is moving from unshielded to unshielded twisted pair also known as cat 8. This is more difficult to layout etc and expensive but with bandwidth up to 40gbps it’s really got way more upside to it. So great for new home builds. It…
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Continue reading →: Alternative networking over cable and power line
Well I installed both of these to test them. The first is an actiontec moca 2.5 adapter set that provides 2.5Gbps over cable to 16 devices. This network we cut off from the main cable internet connection. That’s because we have docsis 3.1 and moca 2.5 frequencies conflict so rather…
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Continue reading →: Debugging Ethernet Wiring
(More election news avoidance posting, man I had a lot of mystery cables running around the house and it has been a good distraction from paying too much attention to the results. But here are some quick notes if you find that there are just wires hanging around your house.…
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Continue reading →: Waiting for Ubiquiti Early Access Products
One of the cool features of Ubiquiti is that you can see what the early access products are just by signing up. Because there is conversion to Wifi6 and also lots of new products, it’s a great way to see what is coming. Here are the things to look for:…
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Continue reading →: Buying a security system in 2020
(More ignore the election posting). Ok, in the old days, a security system meant calling someone, paying them to tear up the house and install little wires everywhere and then paying $30 a month for monitoring over the phone line. But if you want something today and nothing is installed…
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Continue reading →: Deftech BP3000TL speakers and UPS don’t get along
(More in the way of ignore the election by posting random stuff). Well I have a 20 year old pari of Def Tech BP3000TL speakers. Back then they were monsters weighing 150 pounds plus each and standing over five feet tall. They also have 1,000 watt amplifiers in them for…
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Continue reading →: Taking care of that tangle of cables behind your server rack
(More posts in this day to keep the Election 2020 out of my mind 🙂 Well, now that we’ve gotten two server cages done, while it works, it is an absolute mess in the rear. While it might be OK just to cable tie everything, there are of course lots…
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Continue reading →: Is it time to get into 8K with the Sony Z8H or Samsung? Probably not.
(More distractions from electionitis)! Well we’ve reached the point where 4K displays are main stream. When you can buy a great 43” television for $530 in 4K, you know that we’ve reached a great point. Some sets like the LG CX show the quality you can get at 65” with…
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Continue reading →: More tips on using Ubuntu 20.04 on Windows
(I know, I know, I’m trying to stay distracted on this big Election day!) Here are some notes on getting Ubuntu to work well with Windows for Linux. The first thing to note is that the user system is completely separate between Windows and Ubuntu. And that while you can…
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Continue reading →: Yeastar S412 IP-PBX for noobs
I’m not anywhere close to a phone expert, although about 1.5M years ago, I worked in a phone company, so at least I know what a Ring Group is and Ingress, etc. So with an old Panasonic Keyphone system at work (which is a baby Private Branch Exchange or PBX),…