Recent content by Pyneappel

Thanks. I ended up using female keystones on the first four. I'll see about the others later.

Details below, but I believe my issue is with the Intel I219-V NIC performing poorly. Are there ways to fix this? Background; 2 computers connecting through a TP-LINK SG1024DE gigabit switch to a TrueNAS server. All are in the same rack. Computer A is running Windows 7 and can transfer files...

I'm adding some low voltage wiring to my house including RG6 coax and CAT6 ethernet. It seems that the coax cable in the wall is usually terminated with a plug and a passthru connector with a jack on both sides is used on the wall plate. For ethernet, I see both styles of wallplate keystones...

Well in as much I had looked into this I guess I was thinking of getting one of the preconfigured units. Or one of the units not much bigger than a 4-port switch intended to be used for pfsense/firewall. Do you have a "small pc" you would recommend? I see ServeTheHome and others using HP...

Thanks, Bill.

I'm building out a home server closet/lab. The house has 16 Cat6A cable runs and there will be a few servers in a rack. I'll end up with stuff that's overkill, but I'm new to this and trying to learn more than how to unbox an unmanaged switch. I'll probably have two internet connections; one...

How would a half-height or full-height rack typically be prevented from falling over when a server is pulled out or moving during an earthquake? I know heavier equipment should go on the bottom, but still it seems like a heavy storage server would shift the CG significantly when pulled out. Is...

Yup. I'm personally not a big A/V person, but would like the house to support more of that than it currently does. Also, I do foresee myself switching back and forth between fiber and cable internet as each ratchets up the prices for existing customers after a year or two. Currently the...

The black wire is RG6 coax; https://photos.app.goo.gl/uTbkTQHoSDmKtTCE9 I'm honestly not sure if I will need or use that, but since he was running cable I did ask for it to be run from the media panel location to each network locations where there might also be a TV. I do have a question about...

I assumed that was the case. There is a 2-ft service loop coming out the bottom of the boxes and loosely attached to the stud. I assumed that was to keep it safe during drywalling since it is more wire than can be tucked into the box. For the places where they ran two ethernet cables--down a...

What separation should there be between the network cable and electrical wires? There are places where he has mounted the electrical box on one side of a stud and the network box on the other. https://photos.app.goo.gl/iuQojTed4qU4mdZHA I also noticed one place in the ceiling where the network...

I don't think any of the runs are currently marked. Is there a simple device that will help me detect which port in the patch panel is connected to which jack in the house? Got it. His eyes didn't glaze over completely when I mentioned I wanted some home networking, but I'm sure it's not...

Understood. that is basically the plan.

The cable they ran appears to just say CAT 6 on it. The longest run is probably only 15 meters. I am hoping to support 10G. Thanks. Sure, got it. I will have a UPS. I do want the SMC installed nicely though for a future owner who just wants a smart home and isn't running a server rack...

In the process of finishing a basement of a 3-year old home. House doesn't currently have much media wiring, but the currently unfinished basement makes fishing wires to most places of the finished space relatively easy. There will be a 6ft x 10ft server closet and in that room I've asked them...