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The network closet is only about 30cm wider and twice as long as what you see in this photo. It has its own aircon which runs constantly, keeping the room at about 19C. The second UPS in the photo actually feeds the circuit to the 4 outlets at my desk. To the right is the cabinet where I store all of my camera equipment.
Here is the latest immersion view of the room.
See a complete review of my Network Closet here: youtu.be/1MzRNGlDcLs
There are 4 main subnets in my home network:
Main - Green cables connect all main subnet components. This includes a 24 port 1GbE switch and a 12 port 10GbE switch connected via a 10GbE SFP+ cable. This is the main network of my home connecting all computers, printers, wifi APs, Media Players, and a Buffalo Terastation NAS which acts as the media server.
Guest - Yellow cables connect guest connections to half of a 24 port 1GbE switch. Yellow cable also connects the guest VLAN to the main network access points. This subnet is isolated from the rest of the network.
Surveillance - Blue cables connect all video surveillance equipment to a 16 port 1GbE POE switch. This includes wiring for 10 security cameras and a Synology RS814+ NAS containing 4 WD 3TB SE WD3000F9YZ HDD. Currently have 8 HIK Vision security cameras running, 5 DS-2CD2032-I 4mm bullet cameras and 3 DS-2CD2132F-I 2.8mm dome cameras.
MODnet - Orange cables connect 4 set top boxes to the WAN through a 5 port 1GbE Switch for China Telecom Movie on Demand Internet TV service.
Interweb - Red Cables are outside of my network, which includes connection to the modem and the community network.
Concerning the photo, its another version using the 35mm Cron. Took a different approach with lighting this time using two flood lights. The shot is an overlay of several HDR tonemap images over an exposure fusion from a 5 shot 1EV step bracket. Post processing is very different from previous approaches, though not sure if I like it better or not...
See a complete review of my Network Closet here: youtu.be/1MzRNGlDcLs
Upgrades since last photo includes a new NAS with 10G SFP+ interface. The old Buffalo NAS is now used as an rsync backup destination. I also installed 2 19u rails to push out the bottom half of the rack by 6cm. This allows enough depth for NAS installation in bottom half and plenty of room for wire management in the top half. I think its done for now...
There are 4 main subnets in my home network:
Main - Green cables connect all main subnet components. This includes a 24 port 1GbE switch and a 12 port 10GbE switch connected via a 10GbE SFP+ cable. This is the main network of my home connecting all computers, printers, wifi APs, Media Players, and a Synology RS3614xs NAS with 9 WD 3TB SE WD3000F9YZ HDD which acts as the media server and file server for all computers in my home. This NAS and computers in my study are on the 10GbE network.
Guest - Yellow cables connect guest connections to half of a 24 port 1GbE switch. Yellow cable also connects the guest VLAN to the main network access points. This subnet is isolated from the rest of the network.
Surveillance - Blue cables connect all video surveillance equipment to a 16 port 1GbE POE switch. This includes wiring for 10 security cameras and a Synology RS814+ NAS containing 4 WD 4TB SE WD4000F9YZ HDD. Currently have 8 HIK Vision security cameras running, 5 DS-2CD2032-I 4mm bullet cameras and 3 DS-2CD2132F-I 2.8mm dome cameras.
MODnet - Orange cables connect 4 set top boxes to the WAN through a 5 port 1GbE Switch for China Telecom Movie on Demand Internet TV service.
Interweb - Red Cables are outside of my network, which includes connection to the modem and the community network.
Concerning the photo, its another version using the 35mm Cron. Lit with two flood lights through umbrellas from front top and bottom, reflector at right side, and backside lighting with a 100w quartz halogen through umbrella. The shot is an overlay of several HDR tonemap images over an exposure fusion from a 4 shot 1EV step bracket.
A closeup on an IKEA 'rack' in my 'den', which holds our network printer, scanner, network server ('ayeka') and some hanging files.
The printer ('azaka') is an HP LaserJet 4100TN network laser, which we can print to from anywhere else on our home LAN. I bought this from my office when they were engaged in a bout of new printer-buying in late 2005, and were selling off the older machines. The printer cost me somewhat less than a new toner cartridge for it, though thankfully at time of writing I haven't had to replace one yet.
The scanner is a Canon LiDE 35 USB model - currently connected directly to 'tenchi' (my main desktop PC), though one day I want to try linking it to 'ayeka' running a SANE scanner server, so we could scan from any other PC on the network. That's not exactly high on the list, though.
See a complete review of my Network Closet here: youtu.be/1MzRNGlDcLs
Just finished optimizing power distribution wiring. Installed a Tripp-Lite 15A metered PDU and 9ea of 10' long power cords, which are now in a bundle down the middle of the right side panel. Surprised it only draws 2A, but the server and old NAS are not powered up. Next upgrade will be end of November with completion of 10G upgrade for part of the network. You can see the thicker CAT6A cables next to the older CAT6 cables. I got one spool and replaced wiring for most of the 2nd floor connections which includes my study and media room. Already have a 10G switch and upgraded the 24 port 1G switch to one with a 10G uplink so the switches are connected via SFP+ at 10G. Will get first 10G NIC my next trip to the USA. NAS with 10G is still too expensive. Maybe next year...
See a complete review of my Network Closet here: youtu.be/1MzRNGlDcLs
There are 4 main subnets in my home network:
Main - Green cables connect all main subnet components. This includes a 24 port 1GbE switch and a 12 port 10GbE switch connected via a 10GbE SFP+ cable. This is the main network of my home connecting all computers, printers, wifi APs, Media Players, and a Buffalo Terastation NAS which acts as the media server.
Guest - Yellow cables connect guest connections to a 24 port 1GbE switch. This subnet is isolated from the rest of the network.
Surveillance - Blue cables connect all video surveillance equipment to a 16 port 1GbE POE switch. This includes 10 security cameras and a Synology RS814+ NAS containing 4 WD 3TB SE WD3000F9YZ HDD.
MODnet - Orange cables connect 4 set top boxes to the WAN through a 5 port 1GbE Switch for China Telecom Movie on Demand Internet TV service.
Interweb - Red Cables are outside of my network, which includes connection to the modem and the community network.
Concerning the photo, I typically use the 18mm Super-Elmar for this shot, but I decided to use the 35mm Cron this time. First results were pretty bad with the same lighting conditions used with the 18mm. There was significant lens flare from the ceiling lights, I guess thats why the 35 Cron has such a big hood. I was able to get a better shot by taping sheets of paper over 2 of the ceiling lights, shading the lens with a gray card, and using a reflector below the camera to improve the lighting. End results were much better perspective and more vibrant colors than the 18mm. The shot is an overlay of several HDR tonemap images over an exposure fusion from a 5 shot 1EV step bracket.
The house has a central cable box with CAT5e, coax and other cables. There is a bit of work to do to set up a home network, then investigate what we can do with respect to home automation.
The outside of the box led me to believe it was just the connections for the security system but opening it up was a pleasant surprise.
See a complete review of my Network Closet here: youtu.be/1MzRNGlDcLs
The network closet is only about 30cm wider and twice as long as what you see in this photo. It has its own aircon which runs constantly, keeping the room at about 19C. The second UPS in the photo actually feeds the circuit to the 4 outlets at my desk. To the right is the cabinet where I store all of my camera equipment.
Here is the latest immersion view of the room.
This version of the photo uses LR5 lens profile for distortion correction. This version is shot from a higher perspective angled down for better visibility of the equipment. I used LR5 perspective correction to optimize verticals. This photo was processed with full 16bit flow with GIMP2.9. 5 exposure brackets at 1.5EV interval enfused and then overlayed with a Fatal layer from Luminance at reduced opacity to get this effect.
There's always been a problem in our house where sharing the Internet around it is concerned: the room where most of the network devices (PCs, printer, server, etc.) are located, doesn't have a phone socket for ADSL.
Up until now, we've used a wireless Ethernet bridge to link the "computer room" to the router, but I've never really been happy with that solution as the bridge would sometimes just drop the connection for no apparent reason. HomePlug (sending the network traffic over the power lines in the house) has looked like an interesting alternative for some time, but only recently has it come down enough in price for me to consider it.
I received a pair of HomePlug 85Mbps adapters (Maplin ones) for my birthday recently, and have now installed them - one in the computer room, the other next to the router. They worked perfectly first time once I'd set the network passwords, and now I think we'll only be using the WiFi for the laptop and my Nokia N95!
Well, I hesitate to admit it (mainly because it makes me feel like a geek of Dilbert-ian proportions), but I have finally "maxed out" my original Belkin 7-port USB hub. Granted, I "cheated" by plugging in the USB-powered desk fan someone got me for our 2007 office Christmas lunch, but I figured I could do with a second hub for those USB devices I haven't got yet (or even one or two which I have)...
It wasn't exactly a life-or-death matter, though, so I left it until one day when I visited our local PC World, and found one of Belkin's other design of USB hub, with two of the seven ports facing upwards (very useful for plugging in a USB flash drive when you don't want to go trying to find a free port round the back of the hub). Something made me go to the customer service desk and ask how much this hub cost (no price tag), and I got the amazing answer of £10 (these originally cost nearly £30). I can only assume they were trying to shift the last units of this design, as Belkin have just brought out a redesigned model.
So, now it's here, working together with the other hub. We're hoping to buy a new desktop computer soon (to replace 'tenchi', which is getting a bit long in the tooth), and I know I'll need a couple more USB ports for devices we'd like to go with it. But more of that in due course...
My main desktop PC, surrounded by my home recording setup (well, a good deal of it, anyway) - see notes for details.
(Update (2011): This view has changed considerably since the photo was taken - for one thing, it's some time since the room looked this tidy ;-) )
(Update (Jan 2012): Honestly, I can't believe how tidy this desk looks compared to now - I think it's time for a thorough spring-clean! Sadly, "tenchi" is no longer with us - it went for recycling in Dec 2011, but not before I salvaged its two hard drives and the IDE ZIP drive...)
A BT Voyager 2091 - this services our entire house, including all the stuff in Tim's office/studio on the top floor. (Update (Dec 2007): this connection used to be made via a wireless Ethernet bridge, but it is now connected via two HomePlug 85Mbps adapters (i.e. Ethernet over the power lines in the house).)
The router carries the unofficial hostname of 'kamidake' (following the naming convention on the home LAN of characters from 'Tenchi Muyo' - it's a long story), but the name is not really used.
This is a Grandstream BT101 VoIP (Internet) telephone - looks like an ordinary handset, but plugs into an Ethernet port (in our case, on our router) instead of a normal phone socket. We use it for calls to South Korea, as it works out much cheaper than the regular phone (even though we call landlines and mobiles in Korea).
The rack itself comes from IKEA, though I forget what its 'model' name is (see notes for what's standing on it)
This works together with our HomePlug 85Mbps adapters to link all the network stuff upstairs with the ADSL router. The switch is an ultra-cheap one (and there's another connected to the router), but they've not given me any problems so far.
And if you think these cables look a bit messy, a glance underneath the desk would give you a seizure - maybe it's time I tidied up down there...
The Linksys NSLU2 of old has gone, replaced by a Synology DS110j (the white unit) with a 2Tb Samsung "green" drive, which spins down when not being accessed. The ADSL modem/router is the same as before, though one day I'm thinking of upgrading all our home LAN's Ethernet switches, etc. to Gigabit standards, which will mean the router too.
(Update (2012): Not too long after this photo was taken, the BT Voyager 2091 "died" on us, so it was replaced by a BT Home Hub 3. Take a look at our 2012 setup...)
The cover's off the machine at present, as it's been overheating - soon I hope to have time to look further into that problem.
(Update (Jan 2012): This machine finally went for recycling last month, but not before I salvaged the two hard drives inside, and the IDE Zip drive - I'll have fun trawling through those...)
most people keep this stuff under a desk. or in a closet. to save space, i put it on the wall. it actually makes it really easy to get to everything.
my home computer 9 lcds 5 UPS, 2 computer working as one in a way if you think about it. and one 12TB sever.
A BT Voyager 2091 (below) and Grandstream BT101 (above) respectively.
Update (Dec 2007): At the time of this photo, the Grandstream was the only item on the LAN which connected directly to the router via Ethernet. Everything else went through the wireless, until I installed a HomePlug setup near the end of 2007. There is now an Ethernet switch located next to the router, which connects up the router, the Grandstream and the HomePlug adapter.
My little network for testing a few things.
Two boxen running CentOS 6
One running OS X
Two Juniper SRX 100 "routers"
One Foundry FastIron 4802
Connecting into this with my other Mac for testing.
Server - an eeePC 701 with 2GB memory and a 100GB external 2.5" USB-powered hard drive. It boots Fedora 9, so the "standard" Xandros-based eeePC software hasn't been touched, and it still works just like a netbook if you want it to.
It does web serving (blogs, photo gallery, etc), mail server (incl webmail), web proxy, media serving, system monitoring and other similar duties quite happily, and draws a fraction of the power of what we used to use. Think of all the carbons we're saving....
A laptop with a 3 TB external hard drive for data storage and backup. Please credit In 30 Minutes guides and link to in30minutes.com
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Here it is mounted under the desk with a small gap at the top to allow the WiFi antennas to rise above the desk.
Here is my wireless, B&W, laser printer. I have Comcast internet here, I bumped up to the second from the highest speed they offered. I haven't done a speed test though, I'm sure they are just ripping me off. The router is a D-link DIR-825. I have been VERY happy with it and highly recommend it.
This bad-boy is awesome! I just bought my first iMac 20", but the new AirPort Extreme Base Station doubled my range and my connection never drops. I can also connect a printer or USB drive to it. It works so well with my VPN and I can connect to it and manage it from anywhere in the world. It cost about $50 more than average pedestrian brand, but the Apple Airport Extreme is a very solid dependable wireless router - and she looks great too!
I don't do this often, but I seriously recommend this product for PC or Macintosh (or both) home networks! www.apple.com/airportextreme/
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