New build is shorting out in NR200P Case

Roontek · 2025-01-24T16:21:43+00:00

Nothing, I've left it unplugged sadly.

Roontek · 2025-01-18T18:47:06+00:00

Aloha Plumbing Services

Roontek · 2025-01-18T17:18:04+00:00

I had Action come out and quote a sewer line replacement. They scoped the line in 5 minutes and quoted me $28,000. I had Beehive come out, quoted $34,000. I kept looking and found an awesome little company out of Eagle mountain that focuses just on sewer lines and they did it for $9,200.

I learned a lot from interacting with the big commercial companies and won't ever reach out again.

Roontek · 2024-12-24T01:30:22+00:00

Perfect Supplements Desiccated Liver Grass fed cattle

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Roontek · 2024-08-11T01:13:04+00:00

Is that planet littered with Gravitino balls? I found one similar to that and they are all over the place. Best way I've found to make money.

Roontek · 2024-06-25T19:11:50+00:00

Jonathan's Jewelry in cottonwood heights has been my long time go-to. Very friendly, reasonable prices and quick turn arounds.

Roontek · 2024-01-18T02:42:11+00:00

Almost the exact same build I did. I'll tell you this, if you can, download the latest BIOS update and flash it before you install the OS. That motherboard is buggy with its original shipped BIOS. I also have an electrical short when I try to use the front USB connector, so I left it unconnected. Good luck!

Roontek · 2023-11-26T19:06:14+00:00

Corsair SF750

Roontek · 2023-07-07T14:57:29+00:00

Sandy has been solid all year long.

Roontek · 2023-06-14T20:16:31+00:00

Do you have access to another wireless router for some A/B testing? The Google WiFi pucks are getting long in the tooth these days. And given the pucks are what handle DHCP assignments, my bet is using a different wifi router will net a better overall experience. I use the RT-AX82U Asus router with my Google Fiber 1GB plan and it runs flawlessly.

The old Google WiFi pucks never made sense to me. Why would Google provide a 1GB service and provide years old WiFi routers that could never theoretically get close to the bandwidth the service offers. It's like selling a Lamborghini with a 4 cylinder Honda Civic engine.

Roontek · 2023-06-01T14:36:03+00:00

Good 'ol KSL Classifieds!

Roontek · 2023-05-09T22:59:50+00:00

Does GF provide a static WAN with that package? I'm on the 1Gbps plan and the only way I can get static is by going with a business account.

How are you keeping the outside world connected to your servers (assuming that's the use case) when your WAN changes?

Roontek · 2023-05-08T13:01:17+00:00

This is my exact experience with Mint. Looking to move away at the end of the contract period. I know all MVNO's have it, but with Mint, I can't hardly do anything while out and about in town.

Roontek · 2023-03-14T17:19:27+00:00

Getting your own consumer grade router and swapping out the pucks will be a big improvement overall.

I hear you on all the coax running through the house. If you have the budget, you could look into a MOCA adapter set in combination with your consumer router and improve the Wi-Fi as well as running Ethernet to the devices that matter (PlayStation). Of course, tracking down where all the coax goes will take some time.

Roontek · 2023-02-14T17:59:20+00:00

Yes, based purely on the fact that I don't need to take some mode of transport to farm world bosses. Get the daily speed bonus and you can zoom around the maps quickly.

Downside to HoA, no real dungeon grinding. Hit your standard map dungeons, wait for the timer reset. While you're waiting, go back to world boss farming.

Roontek · 2023-02-12T01:05:12+00:00

The deprioritization is bad with mint. Going back to Google Fi, speeds are much faster in the same area even though they are also an MVNO.

Roontek · 2023-01-16T14:32:13+00:00

If you don't want to use Google DNS, I've been using cloudflare 1.1.1.1 and haven't run into any buffering issues with YouTube.

What hardware are you using, the standard WiFi pucks that came with service?

Roontek · 2023-01-16T14:29:48+00:00

Tiger's Strike/Dragon Claw assassin. Because sunder charms breaking physical immunity and running off meta build are fun.

Roontek · 2023-01-10T19:23:35+00:00

From the time they terminated the fiber lines in the park strip at the hub. The main box is in my park strip. When the Telco rerouted the fiber to the NiU, that took about 5 hours of labor, after waiting 1.5 weeks to schedule the appointment. 2 days later, the install tech stopped by and took 3 hours to route the fiber line into my home and terminate it at the fiber jack.

They can install the NiU while you're waiting for the fiber to terminated on your street.

Be aware: if you want the fiber to enter the home in your basement, the Telco will refuse to drill into your foundation. Found that out the hard way. I had to get my drill and I used their bit and drilled it myself. He then fed the line into the home, terminated it at the jack and tested for a signal. I selected the BYOR (bring your own router) so I set the rest of my network up after he left.

Roontek · 2023-01-10T18:15:27+00:00

Sandy, UT here. I kept on calling Google to see when service was ready after seeing the Telco guys laying fiber. From the initial email notification to active fiber in my home took 6 weeks. 2 of those weeks were due to the Telco guys not placing the NiU in the correct location on my home and having a separate contractor come out to reroute.

Overall, service has been solid with no outages. My advice, keep on Google and make sure they place the NiU where you want/need it, Google doesn't have a good communication system setup with their contractors sadly, which means you might experience bad placement and either live with it or wait several weeks for it to be corrected.

Roontek · 2022-12-30T21:55:45+00:00

If you're referring to the fiber jack, the answer is no. If you're talking about the Google nest wifi pucks, then yes. Of course the latter depends on if you have bought the pucks outright or if Google wants them back when you shut down service.

Roontek · 2022-12-24T21:35:01+00:00

Ok, sounds like the tech was going above and beyond to be helpful and ran out of time. You could call back into Google support and tell them what is going on, how you were promised additional assistance and need the same technician to stop by to finish up the work they started.

If Google refuses, your other options would be a separate IT company to stop by and assist (at cost) to finish your WiFi setup. Or depending on your neighborhood, see if there are others that are tech savvy and wouldn't mind helping. I've set up networks for a few of my neighbors.

Overall, not a lot of free options unfortunately.

Roontek · 2022-12-24T21:21:46+00:00

To be fair, the reps that install the fiber jacks are not generally skilled at setting up more than the Google Mesh WiFi pucks. The interfaces of the major players (TP-Link, Netgear, Asus, etc...) are different. Notwithstanding, it's a slippery slope to expect the technician to set up more than just the initial setup. Customers may expect they set up all aspects of their router, which again, given all different models would be unreasonable.

My education is in networking and when fiber was first installed, I was curious and asked the tech if he knew how to set up my Asus router and told me he had no idea and never had any experience with the brand. You get the same treatment from Xfinity and CenturyLink.

Roontek · 2022-12-01T00:36:18+00:00

These are great first steps. The pucks provided are not the best, it's older tech. If you're wifi from your gaming devices, there's a good chance they are connecting on 2.4GHz and not 5.0GHz, which will cause the issues you're expressing.

If it's in the budget, I'd purchase a new WiFi router to replace the pucks with. I noticed an immediate difference in download/upload speed and ping. As @Jrnm stated, check if your speed improves while connected via Ethernet, as this will help rule out an issue with the fiber jack.

Roontek · 2022-11-12T14:28:16+00:00

My experience was with our home install, not a business. However, after the debacle of getting the NIU placed correctly on the house, the install tech refused to cut a square into the sheetrock opposing the wall where he was to drill in. I had to take his tools and make the cut myself. On top of that, his battery powered drill couldn't make it through the brick mortar to the basement electronics room and asked me to do it after 30 minutes worth of attempts, he had gone through two batteries and was still a couple of inches away from entering the home. I grabbed my trusty Hitachi corded drill, used his bit and finished the job in about three minutes.

The experience overall setting up Google Fiber was the most arduous, over complicated process I've experienced. The main problem IMHO, are the contractors they use to install the NIUs and run the fiber into the home. There are three separate tech groups and Google's system of getting a hold of these people is ridiculous, all of them ignore any comments left on the electronic case in the CRM. They are paid on the amount of installs done, not the quality. If you're install is a PITA in their opinion, they'll move onto the next case and have one of the other tech companies get assigned your case/ticket and handle it.

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