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- Not intended as a peeing contest, but genuinely wondering what the average house (OK, it's here so the average sparkies house…) has in terms of connected LAN/Wifi devices. I've just been messing about with ours (no thanks to Sky Business…) and counted up the active/recent devices on the router – it's roughly 40 unique, which sounds crazy if it wasn't 2025.
- Just found some info. Here are five well-known and reputable JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) suppliers: 1. Western Digital (WD) – Known for high-quality and reliable storage products, WD offers JBOD solutions that are designed for both consumer and enterprise use. 2. Seagate – A leading storage company, Seagate provides a variety of JBOD enclosures for different use cases, offering scalability and performance for enterprise storage. 3. NetApp – A major player in the enterprise storage market, NetApp offers robust JBOD solutions for high-capacity storage needs in data centers and large-scale environments. 4. Synology – Synology is known for […]
- Understanding TrueNAS JBOD Servers: A Comprehensive Guide In the world of data storage, businesses and tech enthusiasts often face the challenge of managing large volumes of data efficiently. As the demand for scalable and flexible storage solutions continues to grow, systems like TrueNAS and JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) have emerged as popular choices. This article aims to explain what TrueNAS JBOD servers are, their benefits, how they work, and why they are a reliable solution for enterprise storage needs. What is TrueNAS?TrueNAS is an open-source storage platform developed by iXsystems. It is designed to provide high-performance, scalable storage […]
- I've been looking at some home videos that I've made over the years. I'm thinking it's about time I had a play around with editing and titling my works of art(!) and editing out bits that should have been on 'that' DVD 😉 Anyone got suggestions for some software? Either Windows or Linux (Ubuntu). Basically I want to take bits from assorted DVDs (camcorder is a mini DVD jobbie) and add titles etc. then burn them onto another DVD and save onto my NAS. As I'm a tight arsed git preferably free or very cheap.
- My home CCTV system has started popping up this message suddenly… and I can’t get it to go away for good. I’ve tried setting a DHCP as shown below, but it still appears. Also tried disabling the DHCP and changing the “111” to any other number under 253… but after 10 minutes or so, the message pops up again. It’s a SANNCE system, which I acquired from a customer when they upgraded. Patch lead from here into a TP LINK Wi-Fi repeater. Only new Wi-Fi thing in the house is a new Samsung telly. I might check its settings today.
- Need to upgrade the wi fi/internet stuff at my place. I thought that there was a dedicated forum for this kind of stuff, but it seems I'm mistaken, so I'll stick it in the general forum, where I hope it'll be seen (or ridiculed) by some of our more knowledgeable members on the subject. The pic attached shows what I already have in black, and my ideas for the additions in orange. Originally a router in the loft was fed by a microwave link, but that was replaced a few years ago by a BT fibre optic cable, optical interface, […]
- Evening All, Please bear with as I am new to networking etc, so my terminology may be slight off !! I have wired two altalab ap6 via an 8 port Poe switch. I currently have a sky router. I have adopted the devices and all the right coloured lights are showing. The problem is that the Ap were constantly showing disconnected on the App.I tried resetting and reconnecting but no joy. Suddenly for about 10mins they connected and the network I had created worked. I could log into from my phone etc then it dropped out again. I am not […]
- trying to find something to post about is always hard I guess but might as well share network stuff I guess this time haha currently I have a ubiquiti edgerouter x and a 5 port poe switch with a old 8 port switch (eventually I should consolidate it all) also has a u6 pro at the side that I need to mount eventually when I get round to it™. then I have a old thin cilient machine at the side that I git from ebay a while ago (futro s920) that runs home assistant and a few addons that give […]
- notice i didnt say "suitable outside" rather than me buying a drum of external cat6, running it between house and shed, with an outlet socket at each end and a couple of short patch leads for the modem and computer end….. can i just use cat5e with rj45 terminations directly, but cover it with something.. or thread it through pipe on the higher risk areas of the route? The route is around 30m… along a brick wall, under the path (or between the slabs) … along a fence and into the shed… Its a posh shed with a gaming pc […]
- Hi folks. Just wondering if anyone can tell me what this is? I was given it a few weeks ago, tried searching the interwebs for info but found zip. TIA! G
- Hi Guys Think it's time I brought myself a 'decent' punch down tool. Any recommendations would be appreciated ? Been eyeing up both of these…… Thanks Sy
- Hello How lan connect two computer to one lan internet
- Hi Guys After bit of advice please as we don't do much data normally, tend to sub it out. Had garden building this week which we'd run in SWA cat5e in and decided to terminate and test ourselves. Put a click RJ45 socket at each end and tests failed, tried with hager RJ45 and same issues. On closer inspection inner pairs appeared to be slightly thicker gauge. Think this was stopping them bitting in properly between the blades on back of plate. Hope that makes sense ?! Anyone else had this ? Is it because I was using cheap punch […]
- One client asking me to replace two one gang existing RJ45 data socket . One of them have to replaced with 4 gang and another one gang replace with 2 gang. its two different office and before its was just one computer on both office . Now client wants to connect 4 different computers in one office and 2 in other office. But the isue its tha there its present just 1 x cat6 cable for each single gang socket. Im not sure if this can working if i connect as a loop or each gang have to have separate […]
- Ive been asked about supplying and installing a wifi network across a caravan site, as i fitted one myself years ago at the site i worked on. The system i used never worked 100%, so i was looking for newer hardware that could be used. Im sure TP Link or Netgear would do something, but i'd need to have a back office application… I dont know if they want to charge for this, or just take contact details for the users. I also dont know if theres a phone line at the caravan site itself (within gardens of a country […]
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- I would ask my daughter, but she’s on study leave for exams. Basically I want a graph that will compare readings from 3 different electric meters. I want to graph the difference between each reading, not a gradually increasing line. I’m trying to compare what my hot tub consumes, compared with the house in total, and compared with my PV solar meter. I read all 3 at 8am and 8pm each day as there will be differences during the day (more sunshine day vs night, more usage etc) Best software? Word? Excel? Function of calculating difference each day?
- Guys, which of you is engaged in programming? How did you come to this and what teaching aids did you use? I would like to hear advice from experienced people. I will be glad to feedback.
- I have installed a new Cat5e cable (about 10m) between my network hub and a new office outlet. The cable does not light up with my cable tester (with new battery). I made a test lead with all pairs shorted out to plug into the wall socket and a second socket (to accept the new RJ45) wired to a choc-bloc. I get 0 ohms on my multimeter for each pair of wires, but still no lights on the tester and no signal detectable on a laptop. Any suggestions how to work out whats going wrong? Thanks.
- We've got 'standard' 40/10 FTTC fibre into a Sky SR203 router, which all works fine and we get speeds around 38/8 at the Sky Router. I've laid CAT6 to an outbuilding where it's connected into a Netgear Nighthawk r8000 predominantly to run some security cams that the WiFi just won't leap as far too, even with extenders. Sky Hub is acting as the DHCP server in the 192.168 range, R8000 has auto-sensed bridge mode and self assigned itself to the 10.0 range – and it works, there's three devices running off it now. Except, the R8000 is reporting a speed […]
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