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…cash (since eBay is the only place to get them) At the time, these were fantastic network switches, and they're still pretty good a decade later. I get 96 Gbps backplane…
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…cash (since eBay is the only place to get them) At the time, these were fantastic network switches, and they're still pretty good a decade later. I get 96 Gbps backplane…
…to Home Assistant in some way. The same goes for an army of Zigbee devices, all controlled via an integration for network management within the platform itself. It's a fantastic piece…
…home lab cheat code, everyone would be using them, but the driver situation and physical compatibility issues are just too much to bear for most enthusiasts, including myself. Related Cheap enterprise networking…
…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…
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…
Hey everyone, first-time poster here. I just set up a new router today and was configuring IP Passthrough on my AT&T fiber gateway at 192.168.1.254. While checking the device list at /cgi-bin/devices.ha, I noticed an unf…
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 …
…60 on a dual-pack home plug AV2 kit, and let your home's copper wiring do the heavy lifting. It might not be a fantastic, completely elegant solution, but it's…
…When switching to an ESP32 paired with ESPHome and Home Assistant , you're using a local rather than the cloud to rule your home. This means that you'll get faster response…
…But unlike typical surveillance cameras, modern smartphones support SIM cards, allowing me to use cellular networks instead of relying solely on my home LAN. In other words, I can use this makeshift…
…although networking is limited to 4G Computing The Samsung HW-Q990H is yet another awesome entry in Samsung's flagship soundbar lineage, delivering a full Dolby Atmos experience at home. Soundbars The…
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…You can still stream their content, however, by using a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software can make your devices appear to be back in your home country regardless of where you…