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Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by bliteben »

abwizz wrote: post #278
cjdell wrote: post #232

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I also have mixed feelings. I stopped home labing because of the energy costs. I now have everything I need (HomeAssistant / NAS / Router) running on an old Dell Precision laptop. Laptops make great servers because they are optimised for low power consumption + you get a free console and UPS built-in! I'm tempted by the new Alder Lake N100 mini PCs that are available on Chinese websites. But I need to wait until the…

> Laptops make great servers because they are optimised for low power consumption + you get a free console and UPS built-in > Make use of the stuff you already have before buying new stuff. this is the way!

I would have disagreed on heat, but would love to hear what laptops that isn't an issue on.

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by bjornasm »

alex3305 wrote: post #287
SanderNL wrote: post #247

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I find it very interesting how awareness of climate change (and let’s not forget: the price of energy) has had so much impact on my and others’ judgement in a relatively short time. 5-10 years ago I would think this is perfectly fine. I believe I was not alone in this, but maybe I was. The energy would have cost pennies too and why whine about it? Now I think it’s exorbitant as well, for me. The F150 etc, it’s tellin…

> 5-10 years ago I would think this is perfectly fine. I believe I was not alone in this, but maybe I was. The energy would have cost pennies too and why whine about it? When I moved into my own home (8 years ago) I brought my 'homeserver' with me. Which was just a simple i5-2600 build with some shucked drives in it. I never thought about electricity prices when I lived with my parents. But that changed rather fast.…

>I than proceeded to put a Pi next to it, that would listen to incoming Plex requests and would start up and shut down the server with WoL.

How hard is this to configure? I have a server at home I use to run a database and computational heavy code, however I am the only user so realistically it is only in use 8 hours a day and some weekends etc. However in the fear of forgetting to turn it on before I go to work (or if I suddenly find time to work while away) I find that I default to leave it on. Being able to control it would be fantastic.

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by syntaxing »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #112
syntaxing wrote: post #18

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I actually moved away from ubiquiti stuff to OPNsense + TP link AP. The firewalls rules on OPNsense makes a ton more sense and the plugins are pretty awesome.

You can have both, as I do. I use UniFi switches and APs controlled by a Cloud Key, but my router runs OPNsense because UniFi routers are pretty bad.

You can run a UniFi hardware controller through a plugin on OPNsense. Worked pretty well minus mongoDB conflicts with zenarmor. But I switched to omada APs because they had better range and speed.

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by matheusmoreira »

ivolimmen wrote: post #227

I find this really disturbing. On the one hand this looks really nerdy and cool but then I see the immense amount of hardware that also relies on power... so much power. This is completely unnecessary but then I also see the pictures of an F150.. so yeah it makes sense. I have to categorize this as a (un)typical American person that does not care about the environment. Do like the fact that he runs a RIPE probe thoug…

You do realize you're posting this self-righteous comment from a computer that was in all likelihood manufactured in China, right? I wonder how many tons of coal were burned to manufacture it. I wonder how many western developed nation comforts you're unwilling to give up while you "categorize" people on the internet based on the constructive activities they choose to engage in with their own time and money.

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by jamespo »

qwerty456127 wrote: post #331
jamespo wrote: post #319

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How about MikroTik hEX S 5 Port Router ?

This one seems suiting my preferences perfectly. I even wonder how did I overlook it. Now I'm looking for a WiFi6 access point which would work on the passive PoE it would feed. You really helped me a lot! I wish you could feel how my mood has improved. Now I feel empowered to implement the set-up I wanted. This is a minor home improvement task but it sitted in my to-do list (after numerous attempts) for over a year.

No problem, I only became aware of this recently and it seems to offer a lot of bang for the buck.

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by KnobbleMcKnees »

wredue wrote: post #57
KnobbleMcKnees wrote: post #38

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What cameras do you use?

It’s all ubiquiti. I use the Bullet G4 pro and doorbell g4. I’m not in any position to state anything about the competition. I am glad to have went the PoE route, even if running those wires sucked ass. I only did UI cameras cause everything else I have is ui. There wasn’t much more thought than that.

I have ubiquity APs and a USG but the camera are so expensive. I'll have to stick with my Chinese crapware and a DNS blocker for the meantime.

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by refurb »

rb666 wrote: post #255
kriops wrote: post #230

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I find your comment to be at the absolute peak of sanctimony. Who are you to decide if it is necessary or not? Furthermore, why are you justified in negatively stereotyping Americans – a diverse group of individuals?

How is it an act? Caring about the climate is clearly morally superior than not doing so.

How do you know OP cares about the environment? Because they criticize others?

I have no doubt we could examine OP’s life and find plenty of “wasteful” use of energy but no doubt OP would say “that’s different”. It’s always “the other guy” in these cases.

Add on top it’s a lazy comment that adds nothing to the conversation.

Re: My Overkill Home Network

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Post by kotaKat »

8fingerlouie wrote: post #274

I used to have an overkill home network, complete with self hosting everything and 10G backbone. These days i'm more pragmatic. I have exactly 2 wired machines, and everything else runs Wifi. The network "rack" is simply a firewall and a 16 port POE switch, everything else network related has been retired to the closet. My NAS is gone. With electricity frequently going above €1/kWh last winter, it seemed like a bad i…

I went the same way as... honestly, my IT burnout kicked in. I went from an overly complex setup down to... well, a Ruckus AP running as an Unleashed gateway directly hooked to a FiOS ONT, its second port feeding a QNAP.

That's it, the entire network. Just enough storage to enjoy some media, the QNAP runs HomeAssistant (literally just to bridge some stuff to HomeKit) and Tailscale, and that's all I really need.

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