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Military grade afaict just implies the military ‘could’ use it, by that definition almost any company sells military grade products or services, except companies who explicitly would not sell to the military.
Original Gameboys are military grade, and even in the gulf war when they were used, there was one that survived being melted.
If you buy a consumer product labeled "military grade" you are buying snake oil. And not just snake oil, incredibly over priced snake oil.
What if it's Military Grade Snake Oil?
I have fs.com armored cable installed for 10 years now. Different times and spools. It is all in perfect shape. They test all their cable. Something is almost certainly disintegrating your cable. If you have any spare old pvc pipe or something in the basement, hit it with a hammer and see if it is brittle (the hammer should bounce). If it is brittle, I would not hang out in the basement until you figure out what is g…
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10GbE rj45 (normal ethernet jack) spf modules tend to burn power and get extremely hot, like to the point of burning you if you touch it - the manual for my switch said to leave adjacent ports unoccupied if using one of those. The fiber ones run cool to the touch. Also, not needing to rerun any cabling if we want to bump up speeds in the future, you just change the laser module on either end. These should be good to…
"10GBASE-T runs hot" is only half true. The real problem here is that 10GBASE-T is ancient . The spec dates back to 2006! And worst of all: it only saw lukewarm adoption by the datacenter industry, so there hasn't really been a reason for manufacturers to refresh their lineups. This means that SFP+ transceiver you buy in 2026 might be using chips manufactured using a 20-year-old node. No wonder it is running hot! 2.5…
What’s the advantage of using fiber optics for home networking over 10Gbe Ethernet?
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"10GBASE-T runs hot" is only half true. The real problem here is that 10GBASE-T is ancient . The spec dates back to 2006! And worst of all: it only saw lukewarm adoption by the datacenter industry, so there hasn't really been a reason for manufacturers to refresh their lineups. This means that SFP+ transceiver you buy in 2026 might be using chips manufactured using a 20-year-old node. No wonder it is running hot! 2.5…
Realtek recently made a new 10GBASE-T NIC that consumes much less power: https://www.servethehome.com/cheap-10gbe-realtek-rtl8127-nic...
If you buy a consumer product labeled "military grade" you are buying snake oil. And not just snake oil, incredibly over priced snake oil.
Military grade: mass produced by the lowest bidder
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In the military, military grade is a synonym for crap
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I'm not sure either. It's not an air tight bomb shelter and it's used like an average storeroom, storing stuff like winter jackets, suitcases and paint. I do use small amounts of Calcium Chloride based dessicants to keep the room dry.
Have you checked for Radon?