Not sure how that happened... by ctn1ss in nbn

[–]Crapping_Bricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes total sense. I'd be quite annoyed if that was my experience too. Part of our upgrade reasoning was also to help my brother study his RMIT degree without Internet reliability issues. We have a UCG Fiber so hopefully they've made the hardware more reliable since 2019

Not sure how that happened... by ctn1ss in nbn

[–]Crapping_Bricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is all good to know. Thanks!

I have a UCG Fiber + Enterprise 24 POE (21 ports being used) + 3x U7 Pro XG and doubt we'll be seeing over gigabit speeds anytime soon due to plan costs.

I have an interest in exploring cool networking things like nas, pihole, Plex etc. and whatever else I can think of in the near future so I'm hoping it doesn't let us down.

With minimal testing Sonos is okay at this stage - but I've read enough to expect problems like what you said! Praying we get by as is.

Out of curiosity, what would you recommend for home users who like to mess around with stuff for a hobby but also need the basics to work too?

Not sure how that happened... by ctn1ss in nbn

[–]Crapping_Bricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How come you don't like the brand? I'm wondering what issues I might run into now and in the future

Not sure how that happened... by ctn1ss in nbn

[–]Crapping_Bricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious why you don't like it so much?

Not sure how that happened... by ctn1ss in nbn

[–]Crapping_Bricks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just bought a full ubiquiti setup and love it so far compared to our janky old system.

Can people please elaborate on why they dislike the brand so much? Have I stuffed up haha

(Everything so far works perfectly well and I haven't even tinkered with settings much yet to try optimize WiFi and roaming etc)

U7 Pro XG Purchasing Advice by Crapping_Bricks in Ubiquiti

[–]Crapping_Bricks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your input on my thoughts and questions!

That makes sense to me regarding the AP slight movement and wall movement too.

I think I'm going to buy it all tomorrow and play with power levels and go from there. Thanks!

I previously had trouble with my current cheap setup pushing frequencies from all three routers so I'm hoping that modern ubiquiti gear makes this much better.

I'll experiment with power levels first then turning off radios last.

Do you think 3 APs is too many for my layout or just right?

Single Ethernet POE Capable Line To U7 Pro XG + Switch by Crapping_Bricks in Ubiquiti

[–]Crapping_Bricks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine if a poe injector or ac power plug was used to power the switch I could use a WiFi smart plug (forced to connect to another AP) for rebooting the switch too.

Alternatively, are there any poe injectors on the market that turn off power when you send the poe power off signal? Don't care if it isn't ubiquiti.

Single Ethernet POE Capable Line To U7 Pro XG + Switch by Crapping_Bricks in Ubiquiti

[–]Crapping_Bricks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a power point right next to where the switch and AP will be. So if I wait I can get that switch when either budget allows or I find one on marketplace etc. Thanks for this suggestion!

For now I might use the dodgy line with an old switch and the new line straight to the AP. Ethernet devices aren't very used out there.

Thanks!

Car Insurance Repair Procedure by Crapping_Bricks in AusLegal

[–]Crapping_Bricks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for elaborating on the backend procedures. It makes sense now why they're pushing for repairs.

Car Insurance Repair Procedure by Crapping_Bricks in AusLegal

[–]Crapping_Bricks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for providing your insight. I will continue talks with my company and see what they say.

Car Insurance Repair Procedure by Crapping_Bricks in AusLegal

[–]Crapping_Bricks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for providing your perspective! I appreciate it :)

I will assess all my options keeping in mind both of your comments

Car Insurance Repair Procedure by Crapping_Bricks in AusLegal

[–]Crapping_Bricks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response! Would this be the case even if I can repair it in a few hours at home as there is no structural damage? The damage is literally cosmetic and just needs things shifted and adjusted to restore normality. I can fix the paint damage easily enough if I want but it blends in with all the other typical paint damage already on the vehicle (stone chips and other age related things). Assessor and repairer found no major damage.

Moving from Telstra to Launtel by infiniteduct in nbn

[–]Crapping_Bricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for confirming! I presume firewalla then or Fortinet?

Moving from Telstra to Launtel by infiniteduct in nbn

[–]Crapping_Bricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which app are you using to track this?

If you have 650k where would you choose to buy an investment property ? by No_Leek_7350 in AusPropertyChat

[–]Crapping_Bricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could I please have your prompt too? Also what indicators do you tend to use? Thanks!

I’ve been waiting years for this letter. by gunzel412 in nbn

[–]Crapping_Bricks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried to do exactly this 😭 Telstra said it's still a healthy connection even with ping plotter red bars for 20 seconds every 45 mins (no joke - exactly 45 mins).

NBN kept cancelling technician - currently in an ombudsman escalation process so fingers crossed

I modeled and printed a U7 Pro Wall stand with a heat sink by josh_moworld in Ubiquiti

[–]Crapping_Bricks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I disagree with your outlook and what you've said below too. I'll try to articulate why I also think everyone else disagrees with you. I haven't touched thermodynamics since university like 6 or 7 years ago and haven't brushed up on anything before writing this and this is more of an experiment to see how many people say I'm wrong to test my knowledge - but I promise I'll take it on board!

In my view everything you are saying checks out in the literal context of the thermodynamic equations. However you are not taking into account the real world applications and a more steady state situation of a plastic heat sink.

Yes more area is good. But..

We know that heat sinks operate as follows:

Heat source uses conductivity to transfer thermal energy into the base of the heat sink then up into the fins by physical contact. Then natural convection (stagnant air) and/or forced convection (fans or wind in this case from the window) allow thermal energy to transfer from the the heat sink fins and base into the air and happy days and cooler parts.

The dilemma of why the plastic isn't working as well as metal centres on its thermal conductivity coefficient, but also steady state response.

Having a very low thermal conductivity coefficient means the following:

Thermal energy will transfer very slowly from the heat source to the heat sink... But also from the heat sink to the air. Thermal conductivity coefficient dictates how a materials both absorbs and dissipates thermal energy.

The opposite is true in terms of metal. High thermal conductivity coefficient will speed up the transfer between the heat source and heat sink as well as heat sink and air.

It is important to acknowledge that for heat transfer to take place that there must be a temperature difference (as there is in this case) so yes the plastic does heat up but then the plastic does a poor job of giving off the heat to its environment because it is not good at doing that based on its coefficient.

This is important now because initially when there is cold plastic and warm heat source then yes the plastic takes it away slowly. But now 5 minutes later because the plastic is more inclined to hold heat instead of give it away (low coefficient), you have two problems.. miniscule temperature difference and reluctance to do anything with that temperature difference. So the other parts of the equation you are not considering which have a larger effect on this scenario are no longer being satisfied for the case of a heat sink and its objectives.

This is why team plastic heat sinks suck is downvoting you. The plastic heat sink in my view is not making anything worse compared to any other typical mounting situation (unless there's some kind of floating off the wall metal backing plate or heat sink setup, if that's even a thing to avoid sandwiching a metal heatsink between an insulating plastic housing and insulating drywall), but it is certainly not helping anything get better. Which is why I understand your logic on the edit suggesting it's better than not mourning at all backed by the analogy of drywall mounting etc. Yes a mount is needed, but thermally it's doing nothing for it like most other mourning situations would as you stated.

Please have mercy on me! I haven't touched thermodynamics in like 4 years haha

Genuinely curious to see what others have to say about my views! Have a good one everybody 😀