SpeedTest.net tests are useless, as ISPs give higher priority to traffic to known speed checkers. They can legally do that as we don't have Net Neutrality anymore.
Is this true? Do you have a link?
Not coming in with proof but I have personally seen this- a buddy and I did some testing and the Ookla tests were the only ones we did that were much higher than the others.
I'm sorry for not contributing with hard evidence but I've seen this behavior (though I never heard about it from anyone else before now)
Is there a post that covers the "why?" of all this? As someone researching maybe running some Ethernet for more stable WiFi and faster Internet access for general stuff, maybe some fiber for infotainment other purposes since it can lengthen various cables, and hooking up some security and nature cameras, I can't fathom why all of this is needed outside of it just being a hobby or running some sort of business (tradin…
For the same reason some people cycle around the world instead of just a casual ride on Sunday morning like many cyclists. Some tech people enjoy "homelabbing" and happily throw money at their hobby.
I'd say similar like sport sailing, but yeah there's some bikes that cost more than a sailboat.
Dude, got any links to where I can read more? I see what you have here and I want it for me! I wasn't even aware you could use HE's services without being a customer!
https://tunnelbroker.net/ It's been around for a long time! If you do the IPv6 training certification, they do eventually send the t-shirt :P EDIT: They also provide free DNS for up to 50 domains at dns.he.net which is also worth looking at if you don't want to run your own for every little thing.
I need a silent ECC server. Doesn't need to be super powerful but I'd rather have at most one fan. Any advice?
Some Ryzen chips (I think- might be TR) often support ECC- see if you can find a compatible mobo that supports ECC modules and Ryzen sand! When I last checked there were a few products out there
For the same reason some people cycle around the world instead of just a casual ride on Sunday morning like many cyclists. Some tech people enjoy "homelabbing" and happily throw money at their hobby.
I'd say similar like sport sailing, but yeah there's some bikes that cost more than a sailboat.
Being out on the water is such a peaceful experience.
Then you could have bought 4-6" Cat 5e/6a pre-made patch cables to connect in the majority of your patch panel ports. The only cables that would traverse through the cable mgmt panel would be longer cables to the servers in your rack.
I have a similar Cisco switch as your 24 port. I am not fan of how they arranged all the ports at the right side of the enclosure. Why not make the 24p one row along the top (or bottom), like the 48p with the 2nd row removed? It would be a lot easier for cable mgmt.
...and I thought mine was overkill! Great job! You might however want to read about the grocer's apostrophe: https://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/apostrophe_error_wit...
That page includes the sentence “A word that ends in a vowel is more likely to attracting this mistake.”
Is there a post that covers the "why?" of all this? As someone researching maybe running some Ethernet for more stable WiFi and faster Internet access for general stuff, maybe some fiber for infotainment other purposes since it can lengthen various cables, and hooking up some security and nature cameras, I can't fathom why all of this is needed outside of it just being a hobby or running some sort of business (tradin…
I mean, “need” is a pretty strong word. No one needs a MacBook Pro, you can do everything on a Raspberry Pi just slower (exaggerating but you get the point). Personally, having reliable internet has been a significant increase in quality of life but admittedly, mesh routers are getting closer and closer. The biggest draw are VLANs. When even the FBI recommends separate networks, it shows how prevalent these issues are. I know a bunch of people that got affected by cryptolocker. While having good practice is probably what helps me a lot, a hardened network helps tremendously.
Much nicer than my setup. I have three small form factor PCs running OpenBSD tied together with a small Netgear gigabit switch. Each has an external drive for backups using rsync and dump. Copies of the backups are made to another drive for offsite storage. One computer is a workstation, the other two are servers. One server is for internal use, the other is for external services. WireGuard is used to tie the outward-facing server to an Internet hosted server so services can be passed between them. There's no UPS though. I didn't want to deal with battery maintenance... Power outages are taken when they occur. One thing about that, the computers bios are set to leave the computers off if the power blips. The whole thing sits on a single shelf of the bookcase.