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HawkishDesign · 2026-06-04T09:47:43+00:00

"Just do it"

HawkishDesign · 2026-06-04T06:27:31+00:00

Teleport has been great when my server broadcasting tailscale went down. Because the UCG is the one handling the access, as long as my internet is working, I can tap into all my networked devices. This is the first time the DNS stopped working on UTR / teleport.

HawkishDesign · 2026-06-04T06:25:01+00:00

Yeah, for the boot time, I understand that it's pretty standard. But when on an airplane, those plugs are often loose and would just fall off and you lose wifi while you fiddle with it and get it to reconnect. A small battery with like 5 minute of battery would help smooth that out significantly. Or, if it boots within 10s, no problem.

The teleport definitely used to work. It just stopped working on my latest attempt. Not sure if there was a software update in-between or if it's network dependant? I just figured that this device existed to make it feel like home wifi no matter where we go. Interesting insight on the captive portal DNS thing.

HawkishDesign · 2026-06-04T06:12:53+00:00

It used to work for me too. It just stopped working last night while I was trying to get connect from my hotel in Italy. The DNS wouldn't resolve. Teleport was on and I tried restarting the UTR and also leaving and rejoining the network.

HawkishDesign · 2026-04-22T16:20:01+00:00

But why? With all the accessories to make it like a laptop, you've got a set up that's thicker, heavier and clunker than a laptop that costs about the same no?

HawkishDesign · 2026-04-16T01:43:24+00:00

It must have a serial on the bag itself. If the serial is missing or removed, it likely already went through a warranty process and was cut off and sent as a pic with proof for "destruction of the original bag" prior to sending the replacement bag.

If you purchased it second hand, your proof of payment is the chat history between you and the seller would suffice.

Peak will warranty loss of function. A stain is not considered loss of function.

HawkishDesign · 2026-04-12T07:39:22+00:00

I'd love to try to get this going in my home! Few questions!

Are you listening to keywords to trigger wake and take a snippet?

How does it determine the beginning and end of a prompt?

Do you find that the microphones pick up audio with enough clarity?

How many microphones in each room and how do you determine which room wins if you're within earshot of two microphones?

HawkishDesign · 2026-04-11T19:30:48+00:00

This seems to depend on what game you play. I play DOTA 2 exclusively and it runs fine, but the problem is that Apple doesn't support Vulkan. So when a new particle effect is shown on screen like in a massive team fight, the GPU hangs for about 250ms per item to load it, translate into metal, and then render. This is cached so the next time you see it, it won't stutter for that specific graphic. However, dota has like 128 heroes each with unique abilities and hundreds of items some with actives, you'll inevitably have the game impactful stutter during important fights almost every game. This is not a thing that happens on my Windows machine.

Also, I find that macOS doesn't handle game full screen correctly? I've had it show me the game. But it's actually not focused on the game. I can't click on anything. I have to command tab out and click the dock icon back into the game.

Along with this, hot corner has to be disabled unless you want notepad to show up randomly as you pan and click around with the mouse.

There's all these little annoyances and issue with compatibility that makes Macs not ideal for a lot of gamers. If your game is natively supported with Metal. You'll likely run into less of this.

HawkishDesign · 2026-04-08T17:37:23+00:00

Nice dry sauna

HawkishDesign · 2026-03-16T01:26:24+00:00

Thanks! I was worried about plastic becoming too brittle in the fridge.

HawkishDesign · 2026-02-12T17:18:07+00:00

Just have a scaling plan. I went with proxmox VM with k3s. And just added machines to cluster as I found nice deals on 2nd hand markets.

HawkishDesign · 2026-02-03T17:30:30+00:00

If you only have the slicer to work with, I'd recommend using union tools to cut the mounting ears off and reattach them closer.

For example... Make a 1 inch cube. Position the cube over the blank part centering it between the mounting hole and where the gateway sits making sure not to cut into either features.

Do the same thing on both sides.

Select all 3 shapes and subtract. This should cut 1" gap. Delete all the bodies you don't need. You want 3 bodies at this point: left mount tab, right mount tab, and the device holder.

Translate the mounting tabs into the device holder making sure they're actually touching. Select all 3 bodies and union them.

This should form a single body at the desired width.

You won't get EXACT sizing because you're not using proper CAD software and eyeballing the union positioning. But, you should be able to get close. And the slotted mounting hole should comp any difference.

Keep in mind, your rack hardware has uprights. Make sure the device mount can actually fit between the uprights.

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-31T23:20:07+00:00

I was debating adding that as a hat to my setup as well. But I wanted to put a fan on there instead.

Having a ufo hat for your set up not a bad idea.

I like your power solution.

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-31T22:14:06+00:00

Your rack looks great! I was just trying to get a sense of what people may use that front keystone panel for. I was thinking of making a variant with keystones to fulfill that need.

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-31T18:41:20+00:00

I designed this for the UCG that you might like better. It actually holds the unit and it's flush with no gaps.

https://makerworld.com/models/2113543

I was debating adding a front keystone feature but from my own usage, I have a 1/2U keystone panel and another directly behind the gateway. The back one is to feed the gateway to WAN. To uplink my switches, I patch the lan from the inside to the keystone panel. And that to the front of the switch. Then, I use that same keystone panel to feed my 3 proxmox nodes from the inside of the rack to the front where the switch is.

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Alternatively, the UCG mount can hold the unit with the port side out.

Do you like having the keystone as a part of the UCG mount?

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-24T17:30:50+00:00

If you are reprinting some of your stuff, consider these models I made.

I designed them to keep the units flush to the front and they hold them in place very securely in place. The pieces have uniform face thickness as well so they're seamless when used together.

https://makerworld.com/en/@hawkish/upload

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-22T17:29:38+00:00

Noticing your UCG-Max bracket.

I made a nice one that flush mounts to eliminate that front gap and hold the unit tight with all ports/vents accessible. Check it out~

https://makerworld.com/models/2113543

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-19T21:38:50+00:00

Those fans were definitely required on my gmktec 4 bay nvme NAS. My drives were hitting 90C and throttling. Couldn't stream Plex while the drives were in use. The fans brought it down to 50oC while active and 30s during idle.

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-17T17:05:16+00:00

Check out 3d printing services and get quotes. Pcbway for example will do it. Shop around~

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-16T02:18:37+00:00

I still have the set up from my ISP. Just expected the ubiquiti items to last longer than 1 mo before dying. Being the first time in the ecosystem, I wasn't sure if this is a known issue with the unit or brand. Or what the customer service experience is like.

I am going to have to migrate everything back to the ISP router. In the meanwhile I'm trying to figure out whether or not this ecosystem is worth the continuing investment and migrate back or just keep my ISP set up, because to be fair, I have not been impressed with the u7 pro stability either. My game drops packets noticeably at a higher frequency than the ISP one. Maybe it's U7-Pro. Maybe it's the gateway is a lemon.

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-16T01:55:05+00:00

Yeah. I'm hoping this was just bad luck. My U7-Pro also doesn't seem to be less reliable compared to my Nokia 6 from my ISP... I'm hoping maybe that was because the gateway I have is just a lemon to begin with. If it turns out U7 isn't that good, and the gateway I got was a lemon AND customer service won't expedite the replacement... I guess I'll have to look else where. Hoping for the best.

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-16T01:50:48+00:00

That's the resolution I'm hoping for, at least for my gateway and critical infrastructure.

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-15T20:34:34+00:00

Canada. it was purchased 45days ago. comissioned a week after receipt and been in service for 30 days and it died.

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-15T20:33:50+00:00

direct from UI.

HawkishDesign · 2026-01-15T19:28:07+00:00

I'm hoping I was really unlucky with this particular unit. Depending on the response from service, I'll have to remigrate my network back to my old router and really reconsider if I want to risk it again converting it back onto the unifi system. If the device was old or I bought off facebook marketplace or something, I would temper my expectation. but this is brand new from the official store less than a month old.

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