Routers & Other Networking Stuff

Quevy

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Lanx said:
do you have trouble making the twisted pair straight? get a jewelry plier w/ nylon teeth
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they sell this shitty thing, that you can 3dprint
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but it's silly b/c you have to apply so much thumb pressure, whereas the pliers can use actual leverage

or are you using some sort of japan fiber
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Thanks. That'll be really useful when it's time to hang cameras. Keystone jacks are what really get me. I haven't been able to get the "toolless" ones to work. The only type that I've been able to successfully use are https://amzn.asia/d/00ktl0B2. The main problem with them however is if you don't trim the wires just right, the connection becomes spotty.
 
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Thanks. That'll be really useful when it's time to hang cameras. Keystone jacks are what really get me. I haven't been able to get the "toolless" ones to work. The only type that I've been able to successfully use are https://amzn.asia/d/00ktl0B2. The main problem with them however is if you don't trim the wires just right, the connection becomes spotty.
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is ai tracking free or subscription? i am looking into cams with ai, but i hate subscriptions and cloud
 
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Quevy said:
Nice. The pro is also much bigger ace uglier than the non pro, too. I'm planning to add access control as well. We already have a smart door with steel or aluminum frame, so I can't add an electric strike. I have to build a micro controller add connect it to the door as home assistant to made it work. Thank goodness some jap, who is much smarter me, posted a walkthrough.
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Access control may be a fun tinker project down the road. I'll have ethernet there with the doorbell...

Also considering running some drops to to windows along with a low voltage run. We don't have any plans to do automatic shades right now but I can think of a couple of spots where it may be nice to have in the future.
 
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Lanx said:
is ai tracking free or subscription? i am looking into cams with ai, but i hate subscriptions and cloud
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I think both Reolink and Unifi include tracking without a subscription now.
 
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Lanx said:
is ai tracking free or subscription? i am looking into cams with ai, but i hate subscriptions and cloud
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I think for Unifi you have to buy an local AI key, but there is no subscription.
 
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I decided to checkout my Internet plan after a few years. I had comcasts 1gig internet from sometime early COVID and paid some fee to have no data caps..

Then I see they now offer 2gig internet in my area and data caps are a legacy feature they got rid of with the new plans. Nice to know I've been paying to remove the cap for 6 years now. Fucking shithole company. Also this plan somehow costs less than the plan I was on... Saved money upgrading

Got a new modem to support 2.5Gbps internet, a UCG-Fiber router (up to 10gig support) and looking at either a ubiquiti managed switch or just some tp link unmanaged 2.5GB switches (I have the same 1GB switches now and they work great).

I already have unifi APs in the house, so going to a full unifi setup ecosystem kind of intrigues me, though I don't REALLY need a managed switch.

Good excuse to clean up the rats nest of cables I've created over the years at least.
 
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Noodleface said:
I decided to checkout my Internet plan after a few years. I had comcasts 1gig internet from sometime early COVID and paid some fee to have no data caps..

Then I see they now offer 2gig internet in my area and data caps are a legacy feature they got rid of with the new plans. Nice to know I've been paying to remove the cap for 6 years now. Fucking shithole company. Also this plan somehow costs less than the plan I was on... Saved money upgrading

Got a new modem to support 2.5Gbps internet, a UCG-Fiber router (up to 10gig support) and looking at either a ubiquiti managed switch or just some tp link unmanaged 2.5GB switches (I have the same 1GB switches now and they work great).

I already have unifi APs in the house, so going to a full unifi setup ecosystem kind of intrigues me, though I don't REALLY need a managed switch.

Good excuse to clean up the rats nest of cables I've created over the years at least.
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Depending on how many ports you need the 2.5g flex is a great option. It can run on Poe if you have it. One less power cable to deal with.
 
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Quevy said:
Depending on how many ports you need the 2.5g flex is a great option. It can run on Poe if you have it. One less power cable to deal with.
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Thanks I actually just saw that today and think it might be what I go with. I think I actually complicated my network way more before and now I'm going to cut down on the wires with this.
 
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