Internet

Home Network upgrades incoming

I hope to redo my network equipment before the end of the year. I am hoping to switch everything to UniFi. I already have the Cloud Gateway Ultra router. I am going to get 2 WiFi 7 AP's 2 switches one network extender (this is just in case) and 2 flex mini's. My whole system will then be UniFi from start to finish. I am thinking about getting a Raspberry Pi 5 to use Pi-hole and some other stuff on it.

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New Integrations

WordPress has tied into Mastodon. So I am going to try that. Lets see if it works. Just another way where I can follow myself :). No seriously this seems big and another step away from Twitter.

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Network Upgrades

Today I spent almost the entire day upgrading my network cable in the attic and setting up for bringing a backup internet connection online. While upgrading the network, I thought I had Cat5e Cable in the attic. It turned out to be Cat 5 and my Dad and myself installed it in 1995 almost 30 years ago. So now I have Cat 6 and I ran two lines with my dad's help and then made my own keystone Cat 6 jacks for the first time.

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