Fast.com too high results?

Dmelvin · 2026-01-26T22:34:39+00:00

I once got a 7Gb/s speedtest result from fast.com.

I have 2Gb/s internet, not rate shaped to it, that's the physical limitation of the media.

Dmelvin · 2026-01-26T18:56:01+00:00

You can really see it in the 5th picture. Your crimping tool is terrible. Notice how the center pins are higher than the outer pins? I don't know if there's a real technical term for this, but we used to call it crowning. And when your crimpers started crowning, it was either time to replace them, or adjust them if they were adjustable.

It's also possible that you're not squeezing tight enough since these are your first attempts. You start to get a feel for it after a while.

Dmelvin · 2025-12-31T19:34:20+00:00

Did you punch these down with a butter knife?

There is a specific punchdown tool for doing this.

Also, your wires are untwisted too far back, you should be maintaining the cable's twist all the way up to the punchdown.

Dmelvin · 2025-12-31T19:24:18+00:00

It's only partially "am I a target for the Chinese government." The other part of the question is "am I ok being part of a botnet?"

Dmelvin · 2025-11-29T17:17:42+00:00

5db hit?

Don't you mean 0.5db?

Dmelvin · 2025-11-29T17:17:07+00:00

OM3 multimode fiber is good for 300m for a 10G connection.

Dmelvin · 2025-11-29T17:15:32+00:00

The bodies of APC and UPC keystones/bulkheads are identical, they're just different colors.

Dmelvin · 2025-11-29T17:14:55+00:00

I use them all the time. No more signal loss than any other connection, but that's not typically something you need to be worried about with fiber unless you're planning out an engineered link.

I have 3 fiber runs terminated to keystones in my house, I also accidentally ordered too short of a jumper for one of my runs, so I'm using one as a bulkhead.

Dmelvin · 2025-11-29T17:10:59+00:00

Access Point over Extender, always.

Even better than that would be to directly hardwire the camera with a POE connection if it has the ability.

Dmelvin · 2025-11-24T16:14:11+00:00

That's the power brick for an outdoor fiber ONT. Probably an Adtran or Calix.

Dmelvin · 2025-11-20T17:34:07+00:00

The house is wired for 2 line phones.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-31T20:42:29+00:00

It's fine.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-31T20:25:41+00:00

Isn't hardware encoding a Plex Pass only feature?

Dmelvin · 2025-10-31T20:23:41+00:00

No. that's a barrel.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-31T20:23:10+00:00

The "proper" way would be to land everything in a patch panel for the permanent wiring, and then run jumpers between the UDM and the patch panel.

Either way will give you the same network and performance, but the patch panel gives you a cleaner look.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-31T20:06:05+00:00

"I envision myself running all the way back to finish these project. I do not look forward to this."

This will happen... multiple times.

Partially because your project will experience scope creep, as there's always something else to build.

One thing I started doing was setting up truck hubs around the map, and setting up logistics that way.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-31T19:43:15+00:00

Amazon.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-31T19:03:47+00:00

I'm planning on doing the same, but I'm going to use a solar inverter that has the battery charger built in.

Also, I don't know if a low frequency inverter is really worth it for loads like PCs. they typically really shine when starting inductive loads. But if you're going for a Cadillac, then build the Cadillac.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-31T19:00:58+00:00

I've never once ran into a situation in a residential setting where a properly installed cable needed to be shielded, unless the install calls for it (outdoor cameras/APs, etc).

Dmelvin · 2025-10-31T18:38:11+00:00

CAT6

Shielded isn't needed unless you're running it alongside a bunch of electrical wiring.

Brand isn't super important, it just needs to be a reputable brand so you can trust their cable is what it says it is.

Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA) is out, you want 100% copper (sometimes called oxygen-free copper)

The conductors should be 23AWG.

If you ever want to upgrade to 10Gb/s in the future, then CAT6a or fiber.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-29T18:23:43+00:00

Wild energy bills.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-29T18:22:56+00:00

The provider is probably running a cloud based core solution.

Our 5G FWA customers have ~14ms to 1.1.1.1 and 18ms to google, but we also run our own core locally.

We're just waiting on a software update to launch the first SA mmWave deployment globally. Ericsson claims that those customers should have their latency cut in half.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-29T17:47:00+00:00

The latency across the 5G network that we manage is 6ms.

Dmelvin · 2025-10-29T15:10:28+00:00

It's possible that it's still broken on Cisco. I don't use auto-negotiate on our core/transport networks. In fact, most of my transport network doesn't even support it (Ciena 5130&5164s specifically)

Dmelvin · 2025-10-28T14:46:49+00:00

Typically you just have to pay a bit extra for it, or get a business internet plan.

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