Most networking equipment isn't exactly designed to be user-serviceable, but the Unifi Dream Machine Pro Max was a little easier to disassemble than most. Honestly, I feared the worst when I looked down the hard drive bays and saw the cooling fans buried at the bottom, but they were attached to a plastic vent that came out after four screws were undone, so that was a pleasant surprise. The worst part was routing the Noctua fan cables back to the headers, as the sleeve around the cables made it a little tricky, so I had to go inside the venting area instead. And the plug needed a little trimmin
I silenced my network stack, and all it cost me was my sanity…This is achieved through a virtual private mesh network between your device and your home network. While traditional VPNs are designed to hide your location or let you browse the web anonymously…
…Virtual Private Network). The software makes your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. Ideal for soccer fans away on vacation…
…Once it is in Apple Home, you never have to open the manufacturer’s app again. You can control fan speed, power state, and check the status directly from the Home app…
…That made it a better home for certain services than a desktop, spare laptop, or Raspberry Pi I might repurpose next week. Instead of asking another device to reach across the network…
Hey there, Just finished assembling these cute 3d printed shrouds for the Mellanox qfp28 cards that came for my homelab. I had my doubts but it works great with these 40mm noctua fans. Cards now reach 40 celsius max. If…
Ended up doing some plumbing, high and low voltage work, over 10 Cat 6 runs for APs, switches, cameras, and doorbell. Been very happy with my UDM pro SE and U7 pros. I moved all my hubs above the server cabinet and mostl…
I'm pretty new to homelabbing and this is my first mini rack! Started with the Beelink ME Mini and then just kinda grew from there (it's always the way hey haha). It idles at 70 watts (not too shabby for how much is goin…
I decided to straighten things up a little and put my stack in a cabinet, plus implement a few upgrades like switching the original router (TP-Link Archer BE800) for a Firewalla Gold Pro and a TP-Link Omada EAP783 AP. I …
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…Instead, it’s a mobile hotspot that can also work as a home or travel router. The little device can host a traditional broadband connection via its 2.5Gbps network port and…
…Most homes don't have networks that can handle 2.5 Gbps speeds, so having those ports on the NAS is largely pointless unless a LAN upgrade is already on the cards…
…With a love of books, entertainment, travel, tabletop games and, yes, even fandom, they can often be found at concerts, RenFest, Dragon Con or at home binge-watching everything from new hits…
…With a love of books, entertainment, travel, tabletop games and, yes, even fandom, they can often be found at concerts, RenFest, Dragon Con or at home binge-watching everything from new hits…
…Home Master, etc.). Robust web user interface and helpful optional mobile app; easy-to-blend-in design Comparatively compact with no internal fan; runs cool and quiet Cons Only three network ports…
…For now, I can work around this problem by installing a fan/heatsink combo like the EDAtec's Active Cooler for CM5 . The Cruiser includes multiple case fan (3 pin) headers, so…
