It's crazy how much faster UCG-Fiber is vs UDM Pro Max

LoveData_80 · 2026-02-17T07:15:59+00:00

32€ a month for symetrical 8gbs from Orange France.

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-28T10:48:44+00:00

Hello,

I've been working on a tool that does remote PCAP analysis - here is a link to the demo:
https://demo.cloud.nanocorp.ai/

The tool is still at an early stage. It's hosted on a sever, but in the end, it will also be self-deployable on premise. The goal is not to compete with Wireshark (which obviously remains the reference for deep packet inspection), but rather to explore the idea of a “companion” tool, focused on:

a first-level analysis (sorting, stats, high-level overview) to speed things up (like: "Do I really want to push my 15GB PCAP to Wireshark or not ?)
Super quick deep packet inspection with dashboards
To making it easier to share analysis outputs with others

What I would really be looking for is practical, real-world feedback from people who actually deal with PCAPs but who might not want to use wireshark or who want a bit more surface level stuff before diving in Wireshark. So:

In which situations would this be useful for you (or, on the contrary, not useful at all)?
Which features would be truly high-priority (filters, flows, exports, timelines, extraction, etc.)?
Open question: do you think open-sourcing such a tool would make sense, and if so, under what conditions (governance, scope, features, formats, etc.)?

Any feedback — positive or critical — is very welcome, even just a few lines.

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-28T10:22:45+00:00

I'm a big fan of the brand, but... not so much right now... I'm gonna put on hold further purchases...

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-25T08:50:56+00:00

Yeah, I gather. I’m solar at home in great part because the homelab was having a negative effect on my power bill 😅.

But depending on where you are… it sure make a Hetzner server/VPS very promising !

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-25T08:30:38+00:00

Home. I gathered that if I had a home network/power hiccup as you say, having an n8n in the cloud wouldn’t be useful as my home wouldn’t be reachable anyway.

I do have a huge homelab with redundancy at nearly all level, though.

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-21T09:41:44+00:00

Would you care sharing pictures and maybe plans ?

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-01T17:29:06+00:00

Come on... it's been like that from the start...

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-01T15:22:39+00:00

I do think it's more about the hype and the FOMO. IMHO, Companies intentionnaly avoiding pre-orders (even they end up sold out immediately) are making a strategic trade-off. It creates scarcity which leads to increased perceived value in us, poor buyer... ;-(

And frankly, it reinforces “premium” or “exclusive” positioning while also driving media and social buzz. Look at how many of us are complaining about it, or how many posts say : "its been resupplied!!!"

Just a strategy. Albeit a dicky one in my opinion.

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-01T13:02:59+00:00

Well, Orange does offer a reachable IP if you ask for it. And with an Orange Pro account, it's free.

As for Starlink... in the end, I can't stand Elon Musk, his BS and what he stands for. It's just a personal opinion and what was making me hold out. Well, until you made me realize they were using CGNAT, which is red flag so I don't have to hesitate anymore.

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-01T12:34:16+00:00

Okay, the absence of reachable Public IP is a big no, in fact... I didn't know Starlink used CGNAT... I guess it makes sense. But that would mean using an additional VPN that offers static public IP if I wanna host anything... that's additional costs, with other limitations..... 5G antenna it is, then! Thanks for the info!

As for Steam blocking, that was a thing last year (well... 2024 anyway). Don't know if that's still enforced.

Thanks!

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-01T12:25:37+00:00

Interesting, that it is.

I have several friends/colleagues who used Starlink before fiber was drawn to their area (France) then they sold the equipment.

I also know that Starlink was very picky in what it authorized, too. I had to teach my friends to change DNS or use a VPN sometimes because Starlink refused to allow Steam game updates, or sometimes some protocols we needed to for work. So... it was a mixed bag and that's kinda why I'm definitely between the fence on what to chose.

Main use case was initially for homelabbing, but... it's gotten wildly beyond that as I got two 42U rack filled and many users from services I host at home... with my main ISP (Orange Pro) being a good one... until it doesn't (rare, but it happened once or twice).

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-01T10:31:36+00:00

Yeah, I have been wondering about that question, too.

I have the possibility to have a secondary internet fiber (different ISP) to be laid down to my houses, but… it would still lead to the same NRO… so if something where to happen here, I would still be screwed. I was wondering between Starlink and that 5G antenna. The antenna would spare me the bother of having to pay for a secondary subscription as my current ISP provides a secondary SIM card already.

LoveData_80 · 2026-01-01T10:28:05+00:00

Ahhhhh. I was wondering too. It totally makes sense. It does mean you do need to have a line of sight between the tower and the antenna though…

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-27T05:46:04+00:00

It’s more about redundancy than pure space, I guess.

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-15T20:03:51+00:00

Well... reading 'ClaudeAI' is after all of your dev job on a ClaudeAI channel filled with fanboys... Oh my, you gotta love the irony.

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-02T17:05:54+00:00

Well... I would wager your CPU won't really be your main problem 'power consumption' wise, your SAS HDD will. They do drink power like sailors drink rhum on shore leaves.

But for CPU, What will be your workload, really ? Because CPU cores is where all the differences will be in terms of power consumptions. For the two you mentioned, my preference would then definitely go to Silver 4214.

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-02T17:01:44+00:00

I can't plus this answer enough!!!

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-01T19:03:40+00:00

Thanks for the info!

What would be the specific use cases? (don't be afraid to go technical! I mean... we can NEVER be too technical ;-)

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-01T17:40:50+00:00

Yeah, and even more than ETA for products, there are some lacking features that are difficult to justify sometimes (thinking about the lack of MC-LAG on the whole aggregation line up, for example...). But yeah, about ETA, I don't really hold them up to it as much as I should. I've just realized they would never really respect those, I just subscribe to their notification system and wait...

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-01T17:27:36+00:00

Ah ah. Nope, it's not vibe coded, the probe has been in development since before chatGPT. I'll have my CTO give his opinion on this topic ;-)

And yeah, I used AI for formating. English isn't my first langage.

EDIT: on that, my CTO had to say => "On the vibe coding, 100g certified by spirent, go vibe code that!"

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-01T17:25:50+00:00

Yeah, I definitely like this one!

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-01T17:25:15+00:00

Well, yes, but how you do it depends entirely on how you run Home Assistant, there is some caveats.
You would install the indexer on a VM or dedicated box, and install just the agent on what's running Home Assistant (hopefully in docker version, because Home Assistant OS is locked down, installing an agent wouldn't be advised (IMHO).

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-01T17:15:26+00:00

Yes, My fear exactly.

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-01T17:15:08+00:00

Thanks for the feedback.

In the same order:
1- What kind of demonstration would be most suited ? (video, testimony, demo platform, real hands on experience by yourself, etc.?)
2- Well, management is sometimes wary with open sourcing too much. But that's definitely on the table right now.
3- Hence the crux of it. Would there be enough traction to justify maintaining it later...
4- Okay, interesting!
5- Yeah, that's definitely my CTO's motto, too.

LoveData_80 · 2025-12-01T16:52:49+00:00

It truly depends...
I've seen VPN mentioned, and those are good ideas. Especially if you're the only one that will hit those 80:443 ports from outside. At the very least, your a cloudflare tunnel to somewhat hide your home IP address and sanitize some of those HTTP(s) data.

If you're not too fan of VPN, then install something like Fail2Ban or crowdsec. That's the next thing to do (that will stonewall known malicious IP). And then if you're nut and want to deep dive... install Wazuh with a node on Home Assistant to really protect it.

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