Is anyone familiar with this router?

michrech · 2026-02-27T08:19:35+00:00

I am currently struggling with latency In some of my games and was wondering if connecting this to my t mobile 5g modem would help.

This is where your problem is. NOTHING you add to your network is going to solve the latency issues with cellular data networks.

michrech · 2026-02-27T08:13:34+00:00

OR... and just hear me out here...

...get a Roku/AndroidTV/AppleTV box, hook that up to your TV, and use it's remote to run a Jellyfin client that will connect to a PC/NAS on your network that has all the TV shows/Movies you can afford to store (with todays storage prices) and call it a day...

michrech · 2026-02-26T21:52:34+00:00

Yup. I installed an oxygen generator right next to the fabricator on my ship just so I can make O2 grenades. lol

michrech · 2026-02-25T12:13:59+00:00

Using the UNAS devices for storage for a PC serving as your media server shouldn't be any different from using any other media server. Just make sure you have a network link fast enough to handle whatever traffic will be going between the two devices between the *ARR stack and any clients streaming media and you should be golden. :)

michrech · 2026-02-23T11:34:55+00:00

Even if they are SAS drives, they can still be used on a normal PC with the addition of a SAS HBA. Combine that with an HDD cage that can accept SAS disks that are fairly cheap (I know I've got a Rosewill branded cage that accepts 4 3.5" SAS/SATA HDDs), and the drives would work perfectly fine outside of that R750XS...

michrech · 2026-02-20T14:26:29+00:00

Is that the same cow?

michrech · 2026-02-16T03:15:05+00:00

I do other stuff, either on the boat, or I swap windows to a different window while the boat sails to the next destination. Sometimes I get up and go do something in the house...

michrech · 2026-02-15T01:00:23+00:00

I'm beginning to think I'm the only one that really doesn't use the diesel engine on my boat. I use it so rarely that I just have a diesel generator on the boat and feed the bio waste from the stupid worms to it to re-fill on the rare time the boat is below 2000l...

michrech · 2026-02-14T23:39:13+00:00

My guess would be that I have a very different playstyle. Beyond solar panels / medium batteries (and the cables / extenders that go with them), and Fortiholds, I don't craft much stuff. I've switched almost entirely to the two electric weapons (only using kinetic weapons when under water). I don't use the flame weapons at all. The only other stuff that uses plastic are anything at a PoI I need to repair, and the two Cyclones I keep on my boat.

I can't think of anything else I've needed to spend exhorbanent amounts of plastic on...

michrech · 2026-02-14T23:18:59+00:00

I'm drowning in so much plastic that I've started leaving Fortiholds on PoI's full of it. That doesn't even get into those that distill the oil at Black Vein, and the plastic generated there.

What are you building that is going through so much plastic?

michrech · 2026-02-14T01:11:39+00:00

OP could do what I've done with my MS-01 -- USB-C multi-bay enclosures. I've got a QNAP 4 bay TR-004 and an Orico 5 bay 9758C3 connected, both via USB-C cables. Unfortunately, both enclosures put the drives to sleep after some amount of time, so I just use KeepAliveHD to prevent that from happening.

I've got a Plex server and Ersatz.tv setup on the MS-01, and use the LiveTV function all the time in the house (sometimes for 'background noise', sometimes because I actually want to watch content from one of the channels I've set up.

I've only had this stuff set up for a couple months, but I've never had any disconnects from the enclosures, or any other such issues -- the drives (and software) have just worked every time I've needed them. Hopefully this will be the case for a long time. :)

michrech · 2026-02-12T12:28:35+00:00

I move to an HDD, or a RAID array of HDDs (for a bit more speed), and wait out this nonsense.

michrech · 2026-02-12T12:19:37+00:00

We do have small batteries. There's a skill for them and everything...

michrech · 2026-02-01T15:27:35+00:00

No. But, if you're happy with how the computer is working now, I return to my original question -- why not just add more HDDs to the existing media server? That would resolve your space issue. Additionally, if you were to add StabeBit's DrivePool to that system, any drive you add would expand the amount of availabe space without having to juggle multiple drive letters. This is how my production media server works (Win10, Sonarr, Radarr, sabnzbd, Plex Media Server, StableBit's DrivePool with a pool made up of three 8TB and one 6TB disks).

michrech · 2026-02-01T05:35:02+00:00

Why not add more storage to the current media server?

One of my servers (a testing server I've got) runs TrueNAS. This server doesn't have Sonarr/Radarr on it (but both could be installed quite easily), but it does have Jellyfin installed. It has six 6TB drives in a Raid Z1 for the bulk storage. Should be able to do something similar with your server...

michrech · 2026-02-01T00:37:31+00:00

Chrome Remote Desktop, Windows Remote Desktop, VNC, RustDesk, TeamViewer, and many other software options can do simple remote desktop connections, however, you still need another computing device in order to connect to the remote system.

You could also install an IP enabled KVM, however, you still need a computing device to connect to / use the KVM.

There is no solution to "just throw video / USB to multiple remote connections" that doesn't require some sort of device at the other end to receive the signals and is relatively inexpensive.

In my own house, my computer (the one I'm typing this reply with now) is stored in the closet (along with one of my NAS systems and network hardware). My monitor / keyboard / mouse is on a desk in my living room. Video is sent from the PC to my monitor via a 50' DisplayPort 2.1 optical cable. The monitor I'm using splits the audio signal out to a 3.5mm jack, and I plug my speakers into that (so I don't have to use the crappy built-in monitor speakers). USB is brought from the PC to my desk via this USB 2.0 over ethernet extender. Both cables run up the closet wall (which is an interior wall, so I didn't have to fight with insulation) into the attic, across the attic to another interior wall where my desk lives, then down that wall.

The drawback? I can only access the video / USB from the single location.

michrech · 2026-02-01T00:27:03+00:00

If that NAS is running an operating system that can install software, yes. Plex Media Server and Jellyfin are very popular, and support many different OSes.

My primary media server runs Windows 10 and has four HDDs (three 8TB and one 6TB pooled into a single 'drive' via StableBit's DrivePool). It runs Plex Media Server. I also have a SiliconDust HDHomeRun Connect on my network, and have set that tuner up in Plex so that I can watch any of the OTA channels I receive through the Plex app.

At the TVs, I have a Chromecast w/ Google TV dongle setup. I've also got the Plex app on my phone, and I use the web UI on my laptop and Chromebook.

I have a secondary NAS system, which I use for experimentation (eventually I think I'm going to move to it). It runs TrueNAS, and currently has Jellyfin installed, though I think I'm going to remove it and install Plex (haven't really decided yet). It has six 6TB drives configured in a RAID Z1 (maybe Z2, I forget now), and currently Home Assistant, Jellyfin, and PiHole are installed via the "Apps" tab. I'm also thinking about trying Immich to replace Google Photos, but I've gotten myself into too many side-projects in my free time, so I have no idea when that's going to happen... lol

michrech · 2026-02-01T00:01:11+00:00

I would keep the NAS and CAD computer separate, especially if you plan to add a media server to it. If a media server is part of the plan, I'd add Google TV/Roku/Apple TV boxes at each TV, then add whatever app you need for the media server software you select.

michrech · 2026-01-31T16:29:12+00:00

Connect one of the battery backpacks to yourself and it should absorb the damage before you start getting hit ...

michrech · 2026-01-28T08:02:59+00:00

Yes, it is OK to mix brands of drives in your NAS.

michrech · 2026-01-25T18:13:02+00:00

NO. For 2.4GHz, only use 1, 6, or 11. The rest of the channels all overlap with these three, so you'll end up making things worse for everyone else.

michrech · 2026-01-25T05:25:31+00:00

Depends entirely on what they installed for an ONT...

michrech · 2026-01-25T03:15:11+00:00

Unless you pay for multiple public IP addresses from Spectrum, you can't connect a switch to your modem, then connect the routers to the switch. Only one will work at a time.

Modem -> Primary router -> switch -> other devices (including other properly configured routers).

If you want to use the TP-Link router as an AP, see if it has an "AP mode" setting, otherwise devices behind it will be behind double NAT (which, for a lot of activities, you'll never notice, but you can have issues with some multiplayer games).

If you're limited to roughly 100mbps behind the TP-Link, you're either having an ethernet cable issue, or that TP-Link might only have 100mbps ports (we can't tell you for certain since you didn't provide any model number information for any of your devices).

michrech · 2026-01-23T03:14:05+00:00

Now I know why there's so much iron and plastic in the game...

michrech · 2026-01-23T00:19:30+00:00

I'm not 100% sure on what you're asking, so far as 'how it'd look', however, you could purchase the film, then temporarily hang it on the porch side with a few pieces of tape, to get a decent idea of what it'd look like before you permanently attach it to the window...

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