Hey guys, I finally made it to come up with a second episode of the very popular "Home networking on a budget" video. When I produced the episode I realized that it would be wayyyyyy to long so I had to split it into 3 (!) That means that episodes 2,3,4 will come out in a row. Watch out for this ;-) This episode is mainly crimping Ethernet cable and connecting the switch, next episode will be Ethernet over Power (EOP / Powerline adapters) and the next one will be about adding a wireless access point.
This is great content. Thank you so much. Whoever is reading this, it's definitely worth your time. I'm grateful for all the effort you put into creating and organizing your videos. Thank you.
Yes. A small patch panel is good because I can use it to connect as a audio output for my ceiling speaker and even PC or Settop box and smart home panels.
Looking good Marc! Thanks for the video... I have CAT 6 cabling throughout my house with double drops in each room that I did years ago all leading the basement that I am STILL renovating *SIGH*...LOL anyways, the cables have all been disconnected as due to the reno, the patch panel is being upgraded and relocated. I have also decided that I am going to use the cabling for the second drops to have 12 and 5v DC drops centralised throughout the house by doubling up the pairs to a modified PC power supply....but I digress... I will be making videos myself once I am at that point. Anyhow I haven't commented in a while and just wanted you to know that we still here watching! Take care!
@@RandomNullpointer Hi! I guess its an expression describing the female RJ 45 network connectors I have throughout my house that provide CAT 6 ethernet connections to my router. Looks like a standard 120v wall socket (North American style) but with network connectors. Hope this helps! ... And by the way, I never went with the 12v idea ... they are still just ethernet connections :)
Thanks Erdem, I have noticed that I hadn't done much Videoscribe in the last episodes. So the next 3-4 episodes (which are actually already scheduled until next monday !!!) will have a lot of Videoscribe in them.
Hi Fabio. Definitely! Higher bandwidth, less crowded channels etc. But I‘d say the best Wi-fi coverage is 5GHz for the main spots in the home AND 2.4GHz for the rare spots, garden etc. because 2.4GHz has better reach, especially through walls. This Friday and Monday there will be episodes on Wi-Fi and fast roaming - stay tuned 😉
I will use a patch-panel, simply because it is easier than having gazillion network-sockets near the modem and router (no: I will also not connect them directly to the router, if I run cables I will do so once for the near future and thus I want them connected best I can so nothing jostles them :) )) ps: Not to mention that punching them into a patch-panel is easier than crimping a plug (last time I did it took 4 attempts for it to work...installing a network-socket worked on the first try!)
Yes, great point. I personally love my patch panel because the cabling is there and I can always decide what to connect and how. Crimping cables is a pain, I agree ;-)
Hi Erdem, it's true that it is better to not need one but have one than the other way round ;-) It might look like overkill sometimes, but after all you just have so many options if you have one. Now, once you have the cabling done and it is really just add a patch panel then it's actually a small move to get there. I'd say the most crucial part is to have cable/wire in the house. If you know radio then you use cable ;-)
@@OneMarcFifty i have a 1 TB daily use of internet (: its my bad i did not get one patch panel. the cables look too messy. twitter.com/rifaterdemsahin/status/1329054038093082627
Hi David, it depends. If you have VLans (e.g. an IOT VLan for your cameras) then using a managed switch can help. If you don‘t have VLans you might still benefit from QoS settings but for 4 cameras it‘s not a must - having said that I just recently switched to a managed POE switch which I bought 2nd hand on ebay and I‘m happy - so to answer your question: It won‘t do harm to have one but you don‘t _really_ need one
Hi there, I appreciate your content, I wanna ask where can I set a firewall rule that allows all traffic to the WAN on one IP address, and then ignore all other firewall rules on that IP address (in openWRT)?
You would add a traffic rule for that IP only under Network-Firewall-Traffic rules. Then a generic rule for everyone else. the rues are executed top down.Once a rule for a packet matches, then the following rules are ignored by default.
Hi, I only have an ethernet port in the living room but I have many devices that I want to connect to it, tv, gaming consoles & mesh wifi ap. How should I do it? I'm confused over hub, splitter, switch and router. BTW good video content! Cheers
Hi, basically the patch panel is just a collection of outlets, i.e. providing a point-to point connection. So wherever you would normally have a direct cable you would now have one outlet on the panel. it's just a physical connection, not more.
