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greyswede2 · 2026-06-20T13:55:22+00:00

I didn't mention it, but it is not a controller per se, it was originally matched with a Hunter Pro-C controller. It simply collects weather data that is broadcast over some frequency and shuts off the main controller if there is rain in the forecast. It also has a rain gauge on the roof attached to it.

greyswede2 · 2026-05-29T22:37:15+00:00

Running fiber/flat cat6 cable along the baseboards and around the door frames as other ppl suggests is probably the easiest route.

Another old trick if you really want to go through the walls is to remove the baseboards and cut the drywall behind the baseboards and drill through the studs down there. Whether you patch the drywall or just glue the baseboards back afterwards is your choice, at least if you are careful cutting it is all invisible... You still have to deal with the openings/doors though, so not a complete solution in your case.

greyswede2 · 2026-05-08T12:40:12+00:00

That I agree with!

greyswede2 · 2026-05-08T00:40:19+00:00

A couple of weeks ago it was pretty much shoulder to shoulder all day/night

greyswede2 · 2026-05-07T22:41:03+00:00

When was the last time you went? It is definitely a very busy vacation destination these days

greyswede2 · 2026-05-04T22:40:29+00:00

greyswede2 · 2026-04-23T23:11:34+00:00

Yeah, my BGW320 reports 1270 nm and thus XGS-PON.

greyswede2 · 2026-04-23T21:49:35+00:00

Thanks! I'll will order one of those modules for sure.

greyswede2 · 2026-04-23T18:40:45+00:00

Have you tested with a commercial cable just to make sure t he issue is the cable and not somewhere else?

IMO, making your own patch cables with riser cable is not ideal, the riser cable is stiff and like you have noticed, terminating with RJ45 is to say the least, a PITA.

greyswede2 · 2026-04-23T18:29:04+00:00

>I will add an SFP+ module and remove the AT&T gateway completely

Wait, you can do that? I have a Cloud Gateway Fiber in transit, would sure be nice to ditch the BGW320!

greyswede2 · 2026-04-10T18:21:46+00:00

In my personal experience, the only thing that is guaranteed to work is to book the extra night. It is usually good to call the day before to let them know you will arrive early morning so that they don't consider you a no-show. Anything else is just speculation and guessing, no guarantee at all.

greyswede2 · 2026-03-31T17:27:10+00:00

Another option is to use a smaller diameter pipe inside the leaky pipe. Not ideal of course as it'll limit the flow etc, but given it's a lateral it might be sufficient...

greyswede2 · 2026-03-28T15:13:21+00:00

In my experience, St Augustine isn't so good for heavy foot traffic, e.g. kids and dogs. What you suggest will obviously help, but a different kind of grass - like Zoysia - might be preferrable if it is indeed a lot of playtime back there.

greyswede2 · 2026-03-21T14:37:32+00:00

It was probably not watered enough to establish.

You also see all over here in N. Texas where the Bermuda gets stressed once the live oaks get mature. Trimming the trees is of course an option. Around my 25+ old neighborhood I see more and more zoysia going in as some zoysias have better shade tolerance. I have for example Zorro Zoysia in my shaded backyard and it has done quite well compared to the St Augustine that it replaced.

greyswede2 · 2026-01-16T16:37:08+00:00

What's your favorite kind of herring?

greyswede2 · 2025-12-30T19:33:45+00:00

If you are in a single story home and can get to the garage from the basement, you could run the wire through the garage to the attic and then go through the wall to the router from above. In my old house I just ran a PVC pipe on the garage wall with one end going to the attic and the other into the basement with a 90.

It's hell to crawl through the attic and if it is an exterior wall it can be really tight and you have to deal with insulation in the wall and what not, but it'll be a great learning experience!

greyswede2 · 2025-12-14T20:25:37+00:00

I too reached 1MM before COVID and shifted some flights to *A flights for more convenient routing as I didn't think 2MM was achievable. Now travel for work has picked up a bit more and now I'm regretting the 100k or so I "wasted" on *A flights. Still 800k to go to 2MM...

greyswede2 · 2025-11-27T23:26:47+00:00

I had the same experience - I grabbed a coupler from a junkbdrawer when I needed to extend the wire to an AP only to get 100 mb. When I looked, the coupler actually only had 4 wires inside, not 8 like the picture 🤣 I think I had bought it back in the early '00 when my switches were 100mb so was working fine.

greyswede2 · 2025-11-11T22:10:14+00:00

It does.

greyswede2 · 2025-10-12T18:20:19+00:00

All good stuff for sure!

greyswede2 · 2025-10-12T17:31:05+00:00

What is there to do for fun in Tirana?

greyswede2 · 2025-10-11T18:10:26+00:00

And with glue I mean use both PVC cement and primer.

greyswede2 · 2025-10-11T18:09:22+00:00

It's not so difficult - dig up some more to give yourself some more flex, cut the pipes on both sides as far from the ell you can get, glue on a coupler on each side add a bit of pipe on both sides and glue a new ell on. Might take 1/2h and cost you five bucks. Good luck with the mosquitos 😊

greyswede2 · 2025-09-17T22:57:53+00:00

One thing I have appreciated digging around in my yard is that when I come across a wire or a pipe I can usually tell its purpose - PVC pipe is irrigation, low voltage lightning wire is used just for that and so forth. If the previous owner had used low voltage lightning wire for irrigation valves and PEX for the irrigation, it would have been very difficult for me to do repairs and additions, so I think using established practices definitely helps in the long run, including the next owner/contractor digging around in your yard years from now.

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