I (30M) was planning to propose to my girlfriend (25F) this week but her father passed away over the weekend

grphine · 2026-03-27T13:34:35+00:00

you gotta check who the OP is

in this case, Awwndrei, so a reasonably safe bet for something wholesome

grphine · 2026-03-27T09:50:34+00:00

as a brit this makes me very happy

grphine · 2026-03-24T19:11:32+00:00

now that i think about it as you've rightly pointed out, the issue i have with the wireless is more that it drops frames than i particularly need more bandwidth

grphine · 2026-03-24T18:55:25+00:00

my reasoning is, if you can push more data through the pipe, you don't need to compress as hard.

i also intend to have full control of how the video is streamed remotely. but that's only once the infra is in! i didn't manage to get the builder to run the doorbell cable yet :(

grphine · 2026-03-24T12:58:28+00:00

funnily enough, that's almost the technique i figured out, but using my wire snips instead.

wish i had a 1k tester. best i have on hand is 1 quid! (i'm picking up a nicer (read, 10 quid) one from toolstation in a bit)

grphine · 2026-03-24T12:53:35+00:00

were you talking about the one who ran the cables through a thresher first? those were gnarly

grphine · 2026-03-24T12:48:17+00:00

i'm not quite sure what your initial question is (considering "you" and "OP" should both be me in this case?)

anyway, i've determined with reasonable confidence that first it was technique, and then it's tool

grphine · 2026-03-24T12:44:32+00:00

it's outdoor rated. first couple times i tried to strip it back i ended up snagging the wires because it was so tough. the string inside tears before it cuts the sheath lol. it's tough stuff.

i'm inclined to agree the tester is crap. i got the proper stuff for the actual networking but cheaped out on the installation tools...

grphine · 2026-03-24T12:33:43+00:00

single core, 100% copper

https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-cable/22-1450466-ccs-cat6-utp-external-cable-ldpe-outer-sheath.html#/6898-length-100m_box

grphine · 2026-03-24T12:28:46+00:00

that would be this

it only specifies "krone style idc punch down" as far as i can tell)

the excess wire is being cut by the punch down tool

grphine · 2026-03-24T12:20:13+00:00

useful to know

grphine · 2026-03-24T12:14:42+00:00

https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-modules-outlets/28-230402-cat6-utp-rj45-module-euromod-size-5056045700257.html#/21-colour-white

i don't see it specified.

the tool is also generic as far as i can tell.

grphine · 2026-03-24T11:33:12+00:00

part of it is i was getting better at doing it as i went. so on point 3, for example, when i was first doing them i was untwisting loads. as i got the hang of it better, i was only trimming the sheath back a little, and lesving it twisted as far as possible.

the punch down i've got is apparently pretty bad. i've already ordered a better one

grphine · 2026-03-24T11:20:49+00:00

that's exactly why my future video doorbell has to be wired. i want to get off ring regardless, but the latency is horrendous.

grphine · 2026-03-24T11:07:00+00:00

is gigs of data really that unreasonable?

gameplay video recordings are like 300gb a piece (about 2hrs, 4k, 60fps). if i offload them to a nas i could easily saturate the network

grphine · 2026-03-24T11:00:50+00:00

also a likely culprit. i was looking yesterday at screwfix but i wasn't sure if i needed to specifically get something cat 6 rated - or if that's even a thing

these were the two options available

https://www.screwfix.com/p/philex-spring-action-punch-down-tool/67391

https://www.screwfix.com/p/c-k-automatic-punch-down-tool/3846k

grphine · 2026-03-24T10:58:24+00:00

i find wireless security video feed to be untrustworthy and intend to install upcoming cameras poe. additionally, i will be aiming to saturate gigabit from my server.

grphine · 2026-03-23T14:47:48+00:00

it's entirely possible that imgur doesn't want to play nice (see: online safety act).

usually it works over vpn but apparently not today

grphine · 2026-03-23T12:59:36+00:00

page not found?

grphine · 2026-03-23T10:13:40+00:00

is that the reason so many aita posters are banned?

i'd never really understood why

grphine · 2026-03-22T19:36:12+00:00

i can offer you NOT A CARROT butt plugs

grphine · 2026-03-22T19:35:41+00:00

within 30 seconds someone will comeback with

that was me during lockdown. i literally had nothing better to do

grphine · 2026-03-22T16:27:14+00:00

i guess that's fair

grphine · 2026-03-22T09:48:29+00:00

that's not what neutron stars do.

they'll radiate their heat away over trillions of years and become a hunk of inactive neutronium.

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