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I need a silent ECC server. Doesn't need to be super powerful but I'd rather have at most one fan. Any advice?
The Latte Panda Sigma looks pretty amazing too if in-band ECC is sufficient.
My main feedback is give those fibers a bit more breathing room. The bend radius is a little tight.
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The link - https://fast.com Cloudflare's - https://speed.cloudflare.com
fast.com is the only browser based speedtest that shows the accurate results for me. The results from there resembles the download speeds I get when downloading files from different sites or installing upgrades through my package manager. Cloudflare's speedtest often performs worse for me. iperf3 - https://iperf.fr Is the most accurate CLI speed test I've found (depending on which server you choose).
The best speed test is to download some large linux ISOs with 100+ peers, so you max out your connection to tons of networks.
I need a silent ECC server. Doesn't need to be super powerful but I'd rather have at most one fan. Any advice?
Looks like every homelabber's dream. My main feedback is give those fibers a bit more breathing room. The bend radius is a little tight.
I knew this wasn't an overkill network when I saw an SG300 switch in the first pic.
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It’s a black hole for your wallet. Once you start. You can’t stop. But I also now have a bunch of electrician tools for running wires, some private cameras that aren’t google or Amazon spying on everyone that walks by, and a network that isn’t bogged down by a couple people watching Netflix. And I have plans for MORE.
What cameras do you use?
Are there any building code considerations (e.g., chimney effect for a fire) regarding a multi-floor wiring chase? Isn't this why laundry chutes are no longer permitted in some places?
Non rated cable more easily catches fire and makes a lot of smoke. Plenum rated cable is about twice the price, but ethernet is pretty cheap for a single home.
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Speaking personally, it's just another form of tinkering. Nobody HAS to do it, much like nobody has to buy and maintain their own computer, car, home, etc... We do it because we can and it makes us happy. Extra note- I would NEVER recommend a business use their home resources for work unless you know what you're doing (and why you're doing it). Even my homelab has vulnerabilities and I'm a security professional- more…
Gotcha. Thanks for the reply! To be clear, it wasn't a judgment but just a question to understand there weren't some unapparent reasons why. I think it makes total sense as a hobby and learning, but perhaps still overkill as the post title mentions. Haha.
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fast.com is the only browser based speedtest that shows the accurate results for me. The results from there resembles the download speeds I get when downloading files from different sites or installing upgrades through my package manager. Cloudflare's speedtest often performs worse for me. iperf3 - https://iperf.fr Is the most accurate CLI speed test I've found (depending on which server you choose).
What's "accurate" is going to be different for every website / destination network anyways. Unless you suspect there's some issue with the speedtest software running on the browser / target, it's showing you the accurate speed you get to Cloudflare or whatever server you're trying to pull from. If you just want to see what your ISP is limiting your bandwidth to, sure, you need to find a server that can hit that. The…
Downloading packages with $PACKAGE_MANAGER, downloading files from $CLOUD_STORAGE, downloading videos from youtube, downloading linux ISOs, receiving files through $INSTANT_MESSENGER, ... they all are very close to the speed I get with fast.com.