and guess what right after I got rid of it ironically I needed cables then I find out that cable is irreplaceable so my advice is DONT THROW THEM OUT LOL keep[ the junk drawer alive peeps lol
Yesterday I threw out all my cables that I've dragged to every apartment in the last 10 years.
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Aside from the cable that runs into my house to the main box, the rest of my place is cable free. It is completely wireless for all devices, including the TV.
I do have boosters plugged into outlets to ensure a strong signal throughout.
Years ago I had cables running all through the house. Nice to be rid of that crap as now I can place a TV anywhere without having to run a cable to it.
I do have boosters plugged into outlets to ensure a strong signal throughout.
Years ago I had cables running all through the house. Nice to be rid of that crap as now I can place a TV anywhere without having to run a cable to it.
As an IT professional I have a box of cables and adapters I simply refuse to get rid of. You never know when someone will need to connect a Nokia 3310 to a fax machine.
As for the home network I run a combination of wired and wireless. Multiple access points around the house ensure no poor signal areas on my property. Access points are all hard wired back to my core switch. I also have a small 5 port switch by each TV in the house for wired connection of smart TVs, consoles etc. All my 'smart' devices are on their own isolated network with no access to my internal network where my computers, network attached storage etc. are.
As for the home network I run a combination of wired and wireless. Multiple access points around the house ensure no poor signal areas on my property. Access points are all hard wired back to my core switch. I also have a small 5 port switch by each TV in the house for wired connection of smart TVs, consoles etc. All my 'smart' devices are on their own isolated network with no access to my internal network where my computers, network attached storage etc. are.
Lol same here. My office is a graveyard of old computer/phone/TV equipment going back 30+ years. I have old SCSI and IDE cables, hard drives, CD/DVD burners, Pentium motherboards, coax-analog cable adapters, and like 200ft of telephone cables plus some splitters of course.
Cripes this was a word for word Facebook meme from a few days ago passed around my friends feed.
Ubiquity AP's is what im using, never going back to mesh, routers or boosters
Same here, the whole Ubiquiti lineup is pretty good. Particularly Protect, all the features of a cloud based camera system but without having to pay a subscription and you keep your data in your own infrastructure not on someone else's computer.
I run a UDM Pro with 10GB uplink to 24 port switches on each floor. From those switches I link APs, 5 port switches and cameras as required, all powered by PoE, plus other network drops. A bit overkill but there are no connectivity or bandwidth restraints anywhere in the house.
Technology is amazing but also worrisome. I sometimes wonder the amount of radiation running through my home
Yes, that is why I try to hardwire as much as I can. Also, hard to hack a hardwired unit.
Example, I try to use the cellphone at home as little as possible, preferring my landline phones.
Yes I too have a 'few Junque Boxes' of old comm cables and power supply cords
And a whole box or two of neatly cable coiled 'wall warts' power bricks.
I sell used amateur radio gear at select flea markets, and you would be surprised the number of customers I have for that stuff after they have bought something elsewhere that is missing said key bit.
And yes, at home we have a slew of Ethernet related devices.
I am just in the process of swapping ISP's and the new comm switch uses an app on the phone to authorize connections.
So far we have found 20, and every second day we realise there are a few we have missed.
Cel phones, lap tops, game consoles, media streamers and smart TV's , printers, security cameras and dvr, hell even the hot tub.
So we have about 16 hard wired lines, though not all are activated at once.
4 people in our house using devices at the same time, so there are times the wifi can be slow.
So plugging in what we can works better, particularly the CCTV traffic.
And a whole box or two of neatly cable coiled 'wall warts' power bricks.
I sell used amateur radio gear at select flea markets, and you would be surprised the number of customers I have for that stuff after they have bought something elsewhere that is missing said key bit.
And yes, at home we have a slew of Ethernet related devices.
I am just in the process of swapping ISP's and the new comm switch uses an app on the phone to authorize connections.
So far we have found 20, and every second day we realise there are a few we have missed.
Cel phones, lap tops, game consoles, media streamers and smart TV's , printers, security cameras and dvr, hell even the hot tub.
So we have about 16 hard wired lines, though not all are activated at once.
4 people in our house using devices at the same time, so there are times the wifi can be slow.
So plugging in what we can works better, particularly the CCTV traffic.
Every device seems to require a USB cable these days.
My home desk alone is a tangled web of 7 USB cables:
My home desk alone is a tangled web of 7 USB cables:
- 3 hard drives
- 1 DVD drive
- 1 keyboard
- 1 smart phone
- 1 headset
I am lucky in that respect. My latest display has a USB hub in it, with 5 USB ports. 3 in the back and 2 on one edge.
So now the mouse, keyboard, headset and phone charger all emanate from the monitor, and the desk is a lot tidier,
I still need to break out the old USB hub sometimes for external drives, because the current laptop all this plugs into has are two lightening ports, and a dongle that turns one lightening to a USB and HDMI. At least at my office it goes to a dock module that drives wired Ethernet, 3 USB and a couple of DVI ports.
