Tag Archives: networking

WaveCore runs right through a concrete wall with gigabit-speed network signal

Enlarge / “Hmm, no signal here. I’m trying to figure it out, but nothing comes to mind …” Getty Images reader comments 80 One issue in getting office buildings networked that you don’t typically face at home is concrete—and lots of it. Concrete walls are an average of 8 inches thick inside most commercial real… Read More »

Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations

Enlarge / Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California. reader comments 56 A Florida resident was sentenced to 78 months for running a counterfeit scam that generated $100 million in revenue from fake networking gear and put the US military’s security at risk, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Onur Aksoy, aka Ron… Read More »

RIP to my 8-port Unifi switch after years and years of Texas outdoor temps

Enlarge / My original US-8-150W shortly before being replaced. Don’t judge my zip-tie mounting job—it held for eight years! Lee Hutchinson reader comments 66 with This morning, I’d like to pour one out for a truly awesome piece of gear that did everything I asked of it without complaint and died before its time: my… Read More »

Redditor acquires decommissioned Netflix cache server with 262TB of storage

Enlarge / An Open Connect Appliance server from around 2013 that a Redditor acquired. reader comments 90 with 61 posters participating Share this story A Reddit user named PoisonWaffe3 recently acquired a 2013-era Netflix cache server that had been pulled from service and wiped for disposal, which marks a rare occasion the public has been… Read More »

Think Indie Podcast: Episode 11

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