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Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:39 AM UTC

s09dfhks wrote: post #16

I'll take that Lenovo M73 Tiny off your hands ;)

You in Houston?

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:40 AM UTC

woleium wrote: post #27

m463 wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

as long as you're good that pfsense is not open and phones home.

and that BSD still cannot do line speed gigabit on an Intel gigabit nic.

Mine certainly can

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:41 AM UTC

Dagger2 wrote: post #10

All that and no mention of IPv6? At least get the basics down first.

I have ipv6 on both WAN's and ipv6 on LAN, but not any other VLAN's

To be completely honest, I find ipv6 wildly alloying, but I guess that means I need to learn more!

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:42 AM UTC

m463 wrote: post #24

LouisvilleGeek wrote: post #22

Really nice setup! the pfSense part made me smile!

as long as you're good that pfsense is not open and phones home.

I've thought about switching to OPNSense, but honestly I'm just set in my ways with PFSENSE now. Maybe when they really piss me off I'll switch

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:44 AM UTC

lxe wrote: post #11

I'm curious what the total cost of all this is. My reservation of rack mounted setup has been cost of hardware.

I make sure to never count the cost!

But, its all used and all over a number of years, so not as much as you'd think. If you went out and tried to get it all at once, it would be crazy. Most things I spent a good while waiting for the right deal to come up

Like the UPS alone, I saved probably close to $3000 off MSRP

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:45 AM UTC

bazmattaz wrote: post #6

This is incredible. I still can’t believe some people get 1gb symmetrical in their home. In the UK I’m stuck with 70mbs down and 6mbps up. Pitiful

When I bought this house, a requirement was fiber internet. Not dealing with garbage cable!

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:45 AM UTC

stn8188 wrote: post #5

Wow, and my wife says my network is complicated! :) In all seriousness, thanks for sharing, this is really incredible. I see a few similarities (fellow Harbor Freight shopper, ADS-B receiver)... but I took the mostly lazy way out and just use the TP Link Omada router, controller and access points. Works great for well over 50 wireless clients that we had at a recent BBQ. I particularly love your note about encrypted…

Thanks!

I've been very interested in the new TP-Link stuff, they have really come a long way. I don't know if I've really ever heard of much wrong with the TP-Link stuff

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:46 AM UTC

systems_glitch wrote: post #59

Very nice setup, thanks for documenting it! I used to have a much more involved at-home network, but since moving the business out of the garage, I've moved most of the network stuff with it. Still think I'm going to have to pay pole attach fees and string my own fiber if I ever want it at the house...

We want to see you run that fiber! Do post about it if you ever do it

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:47 AM UTC

pm2222 wrote: post #32

I didn’t read in details. Why esxi is not incorporating whatever that’s on the rpis?

While you could use serial through to to a VM, I need another pin to get the PPS signal in. Not sure how to do that

I also like having them bare metal

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by monstermunch » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:47 AM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #2

I keep meaning to produce a post like this. My setup is not nearly as pretty though. Love to see the cannabis grow operation exhaust fan, haha. Very well done!

I hope you do, we need more like it!