Fixing my AWFUL Home Networking! (2.5gb & 10gb Upgrade)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- Welcome to my latest video featuring a home networking upgrade.
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Instead of hand written "cable labels" consider using a "Label Maker." Using an eight year old Brother PT90, for example; there are cheaper or 'better' ones. No smeared ink, easy to create and remove, easy to repeat print. Easier to read too.
I haven't personally used one, but they sell heat shrink cable labels for label makers which I might end up using when I redo my cable runs.
Good video !
Quick tip, check how you want to mount the router before drilling a hole in your wall next time, the cables could have come directly on the ports instead of under the router
Keep going with all this and other content. The big guys don't really make realistic changes so your content hits the right spot. I enjoy all your videos because its the stuff I do at home.
It's not really relevant to this video but do you ever plan on revisiting the handheld PC you did a few years back?
Probably sometime in 2025, but it would be a completely new project/hardware. Single board computers have come a long way in the past couple of years. I have a few big modding projects in the planning phase right now, they just are very time and resource intensive.
you might be able to use POE adapters with regular DC barrel jacks at both ends for your modem, and just power that with the ups
those passive poe adapters may limit the ethernet to 100mbps
Good luck with that CyberPower UPS. We've had so many issues with CyberPower just dying well within a year that we cut them from our vendor list, no longer stock/resale them, and went with APC.
"Of course it was the last cable tested"
I say this a lot when I find things, then I'm always reminded of Bill Engvall: "Of course it's in the last place you looked. You wouldn't keep looking for it after you found it"
You can get 12v battery backups, they are tiny - picture USB power bank. Assuming your modem uses a 12v barrel connector it’ll work perfectly for your needs.
I’ve used them in the past to power LTE modems as a secondary connection.
You use them instead of a full blown UPS? How long do they last?
@@Rad-Tech2020 I’ve had one deployed for 8 years, still keeps the modem on when the power goes out. Not sure about runtime, but all we need is 40s for the generator to kick on.
For the anchors to activate: Make sure the screws go all the way in tight to expand the anchors in place, then set the screws to the correct mounting point
Good video. Was thinking, if you don't want to move the server, could you add another pass through under the cabinet?
I'd try to use poe (power over ethernet) to power the modem from your main ups.
Hmmm, I didn't even know that was an option. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@TechByMattB the gear may be more expensive as you have to inject and extract while keeping full gb for your plan. But various different type of poe from hacky 100mb solutions to legitimate things exzist.
I would invest in some of the short power cable extenders, I hate how that brick covers up some of the power plugs. and if they actually have the plug turned 90 degrees, it can cause the door not to close. The extensions are basically 4-6 inch pigtails that allow you to extend the plug so you do not block any of the other plugs.
Looks really clean man 🤤
Great video, I'm currently stuck on 1Gbps networking but plan to go up to 10Gbps in some areas (especially because I'm soon going to build a separate 10Gbps video content NAS that a few devices will connect to).
Your upgrade did great, and going for a 2.5Gbps device to save on cost makes sense for sure.
Great work Matt!
I have the same TP Link router as yours for over a year and it work out well. I had to upgrade all my CAT 5e and 6 to CAT 8 because I didn't want any cable as the bottleneck and it was not that much more difference in the cost and save me the hassle in the future. My laptops and iPads uses the wifi and that router's 6 antennas worked very well.
you might be able to use poe adapters with regular DC connectors on both ends for your modem
So wish I had drywall to put one of these cabinets in. I would have had the pass though plate at the top where the cables plug-in also wow that sucks where the switch and ups have not mounting on the back
Great video, thank you!
@TechByMatt I believe that you may want to check out the industrial velcro strips by 3M. I use them for the exact same ups in my enclosure to secure it to the back of the box. (I have full metal Brennham boxes but it should also work well with the Leviton and Legrand attachment accessories you have already purchased.
great video! Was a place that already had cables run something you were actively looking for?
you don't need additional ups. Use
2 x MikroTik RBGPOE 10/100/1000Mbps PoE Injector
to transfer power from the ups to your isp router
If I'm not mistaken that modem has built in battery backup already.
Need sunscreen for those 10Gbps SPF ports 😉
you could have mounter your router on the panels door somewhere above and thry the door in the equipment and use that cable hole thingy below for your server stuff
I would suggest pulling a new coax cable from where your modem is to your box and just move the modem to the box. Use a coupleer to connect the two cables together.
It’s a fiber ONT, you can see the yellow single mode fiber going into it.
*Matt* This video was excellent. Please consider making more networking videos.
Networking is fun. If you get anything over 1Gb WAN you're probably going to have to make your own router to get to full speed. I set mine up with 2Gb WAN going to a server running Proxmox and pfSense for routing. That has 10Gb in and SFP+ DAC to a managed 5 port 2.5 Gb switch and that feeds a 24 port unmanged 1 Gb switch. Now that I've got it working, I'm afraid to touch it. 😂
awesome. i use a apc 350v from best buy for my modem and router. it gives about 10 mins of up time.
Great video!
Nice video, but I think you may have missed an opportunity here to future-proof your network setup by going with a managed switch instead of unmanaged. As your networking skills progress, you may find yourself wanting to replace your WiFi router with OPNsense/PFSense and segregating your network traffic.
You could reuse your coaxial cables to relocate your modem to your cabinet. Also long as it's the right type of coaxial cable and it's hooked up to the main cable line your modem will start up like normal. I would speed tests before and after and make sure you don't have dropped packets. Why buy another ups if you have one already. Your modem settings should show if it has any communication issues. If you have spectrum check your app and make sure spectrum mobile isn't on it severely hurts Network performance and they don't tell people it's on in the app under advanced settings.
That modem seems to be fibre though so wouldn't work with the
Still a good idea though
Take the plastic wraps off from the routers antenna !
Eaton 3s Mini will work for your router
Those 10gb ports might just be for uplink.
Yet anther Matt video? Geez we be getting spoiled this month.
comment for the algo. 👍
btw I think the spectrum Modem location reason is complete BS. mine is in family room next to Tv which is at the back of the house. I have spectrum and location I dont think matters as long as it has the same connection point
Your ISP is just being lazy, which is sad, but if you want to fix it for real, run some single-mode fiber and coupler to get your modem into your network closet. However, many others suggest Poe adapters are a great way to extend power through networking.
Spectrum is lying to you and being lazy. The modem can go anywhere there is coax. Setup looks good though.
I don't want to sound like a snob but it is SFP not SPF, pretty much the only thing that annoyed me in the video
i was just about to comment this lmfao
No, that's valid. I should have made sure I was using the correct terminology.
Do you even have 10GB internet? I have seen other mention it's quite overpriced in the US. Here in Europe it's reasonably priced, my ISP charge $25 but most people don't really need it, and I have just chosen the $15 500Mbps.
its for accessing his NAS faster locally, he doesn't even have a 2.5gb router.
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Jesus... these are pretty terible devices which you used
I'm sure that doesn't matter as it's all about the affiliate links. He gets paid when someone buys.
The first mistake is choosing 2.5gb and 10gb and hurting your wallet. Does your modem even have a port like that? 😂
Bruh. It's already 2024. And yet, you're still talking like that. LMAO
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@@slist436 His talking like a gay bruh.