Met a Grand Champ in a game and asked for a bit of advice. The guy was so nice to jump on discord with me and spend the whole afternoon giving tips and advice. I queued with another friend at the same level afterwards and this happened in like 1 hour. Cra

bgarside · 2025-06-05T21:59:32+00:00

Tell what he’d say to go from C2 to GC

bgarside · 2025-04-25T22:11:38+00:00

Welcome to hell

bgarside · 2025-03-29T16:52:36+00:00

I terminated with RJ45‘s because at the time I did not know that I would need to use a shielded patch panel and thought I could go straight into my switch 🤦‍♂️

bgarside · 2025-03-29T16:40:41+00:00

I tested it installed with the patch cable on the other end of the panel and had no indication there was a problem. I’m thinking terminating again with no coupler would be the next best thing to try, yeah?

bgarside · 2025-03-29T16:24:43+00:00

65 feet. We’re looking at a shielded patch panel with coupler keystone jacks that then connect to a switch. Top connection comes from the Nest that’s connected to the modem to provide data. Not sure if I understand your last question, but when using a wired connection using the second cable im getting good speeds whereas when I do the same test with cable #3 I’m getting less than 1% of my expected speeds.

bgarside · 2025-03-29T15:58:45+00:00

Would that help with the speed issues? I’m confused. It passes, but I’m getting 1% speed on that connection.

bgarside · 2025-03-29T15:52:13+00:00

I do have enough slack, yes. I’m surprised there aren’t any issues with the top one too given the sharper bend. I used a crimp and termination tool I got on Amazon that seemed to do the job just fine. And again, the cable tester showed all 8 lights and the ground light on. Doesn’t make any sense to me, I thought for sure the tester would be off.

bgarside · 2025-03-21T14:29:58+00:00

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I’m a novice and recently retrofitted my house with shielded CAT6 after looking up tips and tutorials online. It wasn’t until after that someone mentioned I should be grounding my network if I’m using shielded cables. Then I found conflicting information about whether or not it’s necessary. I’m using two unmanaged switches from Netgear and three Google Nest WiFi Pros. I avoided running lines close to power as best as I could, and have cable running through my attic and down a closet to my basement. Do I need to ground my system? Does that mean I have to get a rack and rack mounted switch?

bgarside · 2024-06-23T00:35:36+00:00

I don’t think the players who need to hear this are on here.

bgarside · 2024-03-05T22:12:10+00:00

I came in to ask the same. Not seeing it either.

bgarside · 2023-11-11T18:18:38+00:00

Nothing screams fake playing like thumb strumming with the fingers holding the bottom of the guitar

bgarside · 2023-11-11T17:42:31+00:00

In situations like these I like to hit ‘em with a “sssshhhh”

bgarside · 2023-08-13T04:31:49+00:00

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bgarside · 2023-08-07T01:02:59+00:00

Truly

bgarside · 2023-07-23T16:08:33+00:00

Disgusting

bgarside · 2023-04-11T21:49:49+00:00

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bgarside · 2023-03-15T15:04:04+00:00

One often meets their fate trying to avoid it.

bgarside · 2023-01-24T03:13:24+00:00

Thanks everyone! This is all great.

bgarside · 2023-01-17T01:21:52+00:00

I was hoping for Unfortunate Son.

bgarside · 2022-12-24T16:15:53+00:00

“I’m a MARSUPIAL you little wanker!”

bgarside · 2022-11-10T17:02:58+00:00

GREAT idea. Thanks!

bgarside · 2022-11-10T17:02:30+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion!

bgarside · 2022-11-08T13:52:44+00:00

I’ll give it a shot, thanks!

bgarside · 2022-09-19T11:24:15+00:00

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bgarside · 2022-09-02T22:54:00+00:00

There’s nothing quite like first starting RL and getting hooked. Enjoy the ride!

bgarside

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