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Question *STABLE* NVMe - USB Adapter?

What is the easiest way to tell in Windows 10 which chipset (JMicron vs Realtek) is being used by the adapter in an enclosure. I purchased one from Plugable, connected it to USB, opened Device Manager, found the WD 750SN drive, opened Properties, and within Hardware ID (?) I found a reference...
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- Post #260
- Aug 6, 2020
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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I hate my HOA...another corrupt HOA

If you're not happy with the situation then quit. It doesn't sounds like much is actually accomplished by these HOA meetings except for political jockeying for a position that has little actual impact on the residents of the community. The 'laws' are already written and established, so there...
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- Post #9
- Sep 20, 2017
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What and how do IT techs in NY charge please?

May I ask how you came up with such an unusual rate? $95 or $100 just not interesting enough? :)
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- Post #20
- Aug 4, 2017
- Forum: Networking
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IP Addressing Question

Yeah, I know about RFC1918 (private address space) - should've mentioned that before. If two networks have overlapping IP ranges and try to ping something on the other side of the VPN with a shared address space, the originating network won't push the packets to the default gateway because it...
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- Post #3
- Dec 30, 2016
- Forum: Networking
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[UPDATE 1/6] Going in for LASIK this month... any last words for me

Keep us up to date on how things go/went. The best advice I can give is to do everything the doctors tell you. Eyeshields - eye drops - etc. - Right after the procedure everything will be cloudy and your eyes will water like they have never watered before and they will sting - my wife's stung...
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- Post #37
- Dec 30, 2016
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Most Reliable Budget Wifi Router?

I also have a TP-Link Archer C7 and it's been rock solid for me with good wifi range and performance. It's not the cheapest, but I would spend more for something that just works and I don't have to worry about. The only time it's been down was when i turned it off to rework my network cabling.
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- Post #5
- Dec 30, 2016
- Forum: Networking
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IP Addressing Question

Is there any reason I shouldn't use a 192.168.50.0 /23 addressing scheme? Hear me out: I know most home and even SMB routers use 192.168.0.1 /24 or 192.168.1.0 /24 as default which can cause issues with VPNs if the networks overlap. However, the company is small and even if it grows it's not...
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- Thread
- Dec 30, 2016
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Networking
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Cascading switches in home network

Yes, you can connect multiple switches in that manner. Every time you connect into another switch your maximum cable run distance is reset. Meaning you could theoretically have a 10 mile gigabit cabled connection as long as you had a switch every 100 meters. Just for reference - max...
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- Post #3
- Oct 30, 2016
- Forum: Networking
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When will we replace 8P8C/RJ45 plugs by something small and nice? Compare USB Type-C

That's your conclusion and that's fine, but it has nothing to do with the 'standard' for RJ45. The reason it's called a 'standard' is that it to be designated as 'RJ45' it must adhere to specific electrical and mechanical aspects which are the same across the entire industry - thus allowing...
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- Post #34
- Nov 5, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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When will we replace 8P8C/RJ45 plugs by something small and nice? Compare USB Type-C

Those types of rubber ends (called 'boots') shown on that APC cable are terrible. Over time that rubber dome, which covers the release tab, will harden and it will be nearly impossible to press the dome down and release the tab. During a network relocation I had to pull about 200+ 1" cables...
- brshoemak
- Post #28
- Nov 1, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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CNCI qualification: Well recognised/reputable?

I've never heard of it either. All our cabling guys were BICSI certified which is pretty well known in the industry. But it looks like the company you mentioned is based in the UK so it's probably more prevalent there then in the US. There no downside to taking it and gaining some knowledge -...
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- Post #3
- Oct 16, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Recommendation For A Switch With The Mirroring Port Accessible From The LAN

Can't you just buy an 1800 off eBay or is this something for business use?
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- Post #2
- Oct 16, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Help with first major networking setup

Most of my experience comes from Dell servers, which use a DRAC (Dell Remote Access Card/Controller) for remote access. The HP version iLO (Integrated Lights-out) is probably very similar but I don't hands on experience with it. Some use external cards, but most are built into the the...
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- Post #11
- Oct 14, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Help with first major networking setup

Not sure what kind of server you have, but assuming it's a Dell or HP I would highly recommend a OOB card like a DRAC or iLO, respectively. You're dealing with hypervisors so even though you can manage most things through the GUI you should definitely have access to the pre-boot environment.
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- Post #7
- Oct 14, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Cost of getting hardlines run through the home?

My home was built in 2003 and wasn't wired for ethernet. However, they did use CAT5E for the phone lines and they were all run back to a central location. This was pretty common around the time your house was built as well. What I did was remove the RJ11 jacks and punched the it down to a...
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- Post #19
- Sep 22, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Cost of getting hardlines run through the home?

That sounds absurdly high to me, although there could be circumstances that make the runs harder to do. Also, you say 14 ethernet runs. Does that mean you are placing runs at 14 separate locations or are some of the 14 runs goings to the same wall plate? If so, then you shouldn't need to pay...
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- Post #6
- Sep 19, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Network Engineering Hardware Tools

Don't get a crimper for network cables - you won't need it. You should only terminate UTP cabling into a patch panels and keystone jacks. Everything else makes for pretty good recommendations. I actually have that same tone generator/probe and it works really well, although it's quieter than...
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- Post #5
- Sep 19, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Cost of getting hardlines run through the home?

See if you can get an actual low-voltage installer to do the work, not an electrician. Some electricians do a great job, but more often then not I've seen electricians treat network cable like it's electrical wire. I can't tell you the number of installs I've seen where the cable is stapled...
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- Post #3
- Sep 6, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Are there any upcoming RJ45 like Industry standard Fibre Optical Connector?

I want to clarify the term 'Ethernet' a little bit. Ethernet is a standard, not specifically a physical medium, as it can be fiber or copper. I'll assume by 'Ethernet cable' you're talking about a length of twisted-pair cabling terminated to RJ45 connectors on each side - basically what you'd...
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- Post #15
- Aug 24, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Are there any upcoming RJ45 like Industry standard Fibre Optical Connector?

I guess I misunderstood the question and thought he meant everyone in the same huge "network" without basic routing being performed. Yes, fiber handoffs are constantly used and I have worked with a number of them myself. The ISP handles the routing upstream and usually provides some godawful...
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- Post #7
- Aug 21, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Are there any upcoming RJ45 like Industry standard Fibre Optical Connector?

It seems like he's talking about a network where an ISP drops you a fiber line that is directly connected to to a fiber switch at the ISP - with no consumer router in between. Basically everyone would be on a massive ISP LAN (which would have to be IPv6 for sure). If that's what he means...
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- Post #3
- Aug 21, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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New Office - 5 Public IPs assigned to individual Vlans

I don't know who your ISP is or what kind of router they are using, but even if you can't touch the configuration on the router you should be able to call the ISP and have them put the router into bridge mode. Most ISPs will do this, but some will not or require an escalation to their their...
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- Post #10
- Jul 17, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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New Office - 5 Public IPs assigned to individual Vlans

Basically you're going to need to setup 1:1 NAT (one-to-one Network Address Translation) statements for each public IP and the associated VLAN. Each statement would say, for example, all traffic originating from the 192.168.3.0 (/24 or whatever) network would translate to the xx.xx.xxx.76...
- brshoemak
- Post #2
- Jul 12, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Is it necessary to send a tech if I have my own modem and router?

Yeah, they just want to get a truck roll fee out of it - probably around $50-60 or more. All they should need is the MAC address on your modem. If they are concerned about the physical cabling they should be able to see the signal levels from the modem itself. Tell them that you'll hook it up...
- brshoemak
- Post #3
- Jul 8, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Infiniband latency

I think you'd be a bit better off posting your question in another forum like the Arstechnica Networking Matrix forum. Many of the questions on this forum don't involve higher end networking setups like Infiniband or FCoE. Not saying anything bad about this forum at all, just saying that if I...
- brshoemak
- Post #2
- Jul 8, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Connect to print share from non domain PC

The ones that initially worked, do they still work? Were those few perhaps using a pro version of Windows or were they using the consumer version? Do you know if the users had their primary local user account set to be the local Administrator or just a standard user? Change their main user...
- brshoemak
- Post #2
- Jun 15, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Network IP Monitoring Software

Agreed. I currently run that to monitor many facets of a decently sized SMB. I have used it in scenarios of 10 sensors and all the way up to 10,000 (not free obviously). I'm not sure how many servers you have, but you can use any non-utilized sensors in the free version to monitor almost...
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- Post #5
- Apr 30, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Wiring a new home.....Should I bother or go wireless?

CAT6/6A is pointless unless you're going to have someone terminate the runs professionally - and certify them afterwards. You will see no benefit over CAT5E unless they are terminated to spec, which your average joe schmo will not be able to do reliably. At minimum I would run at least 1 CAT5E...
- brshoemak
- Post #15
- Apr 13, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Is my UPS dead?

Can I assume that a UPS where none of the outlets provide any power is shot? That includes battery backup, surge-only, and even unswitched outlets just to be clear. FYI it's a sizeable rackmount until, not a Best Buy $60 special. The outlets on the UPS were tested with a multimeter The...
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- Thread
- Mar 29, 2015
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Power Supplies
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long distance wired

^Agreed. I just wanted to add in some detail. 1. Make sure your fiber media converters support the speed you want. 10/100 vs 10/100/1000 (gigabit) 2. Make sure the kinds of ends on the fiber patch cable match the kind on the media converter - most smaller media converters seem to be either...
- brshoemak
- Post #3
- Mar 25, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Cat5e vs Cat6 data cabling. Installation cost?

Correct. I blended a couple responses there and brought up 'future-proofing' when that was just in the context of other posts and not directly stated by your comments. However (and as a separate comment), if he is only interested in 1Gpbs speeds now and in the future then there is no reason...
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- Post #16
- Mar 24, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Cat5e vs Cat6 data cabling. Installation cost?

Because he's paying good money to ensure the runs are good - not just that a link light comes up. Plus the costs to rip everything out to do right would be ridiculous. Do it right, do it once. Also, especially with all this talk of "future proofing" the only way you'll get the large...
- brshoemak
- Post #12
- Mar 24, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Good simple easy monitoring tool?

PRTG gets my vote. It's very easy to setup, and very powerful depending on how far down the rabbit hole you wish to go. The trial is 30 days fully functional and after that 30 days it reverts to a free version that supports 30 sensors (a few of which are taken automatically for the probe...
- brshoemak
- Post #3
- Mar 23, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Cat5 Ethernet in new home

D6Veteran: No you don't have to use all the ports on the switch. @Zargon: It will need to be Leviton if he wants to properly mount it inside the structured wiring enclosure. Otherwise, he can just pick up an inexpensive patch panel and mount it on the wall right outside the enclosure. He...
- brshoemak
- Post #9
- Mar 18, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Cat5 Ethernet in new home

You'll need an ethernet switch, like this: Trendnet 8-port gigabit switch ...and a number of short ethernet patch cables like these: Ethernet patch cables For the switch, Leviton actually makes an 8-port gigabit switch that can mount to the panel cleanly, but it costs $100 and is very flaky...
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- Post #6
- Mar 18, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Cat5 Ethernet in new home

Can you post a picture of the entire board that the CAT5 wires are punched down to and also a picture of the entire enclosure? It's very possible that the board is for voice only. One of those punchdown blocks might be an input (where a phone line would come in) and the board would split it...
- brshoemak
- Post #4
- Mar 18, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Home Networking - OnQ and Cat5

I stand by my original recommendation. That OnQ switch is ~$120 which is a complete waste. Like I said before, get an inexpensive gigabit switch ($20-30), and velcro it inside the box onto the back wall.
- brshoemak
- Post #12
- Mar 4, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Home Networking - OnQ and Cat5

Yeah. I'm dealing with that exact situation right now. There is a facility where I do some consulting work and they have two decent sized Cisco switches and two routers sitting on top of one of those wire shelving units. All their cables come down out of 6" conduit, take and immediate left...
- brshoemak
- Post #6
- Mar 3, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Home Networking - OnQ and Cat5

I have worked with OnQ before along with similar Leviton products and imagoon is completely on point. I shouldn't have been surprised when I opened that link and saw a 12-port patch panel for $115, but I was still taken aback. To build on what was previously mentioned, the cable labeled 'Voice...
- brshoemak
- Post #3
- Mar 2, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Network cable degraded? Won't connect at 1Gbps

You should definitely try to find out why those keystone jacks corroded so quickly - most don't unless there are environment factors in play. Do you have really high moisture in your basement (not too likely if you renovated it)? Is it on or very near an exterior wall or a wall that is not...
- brshoemak
- Post #6
- Feb 17, 2015
- Forum: Networking

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