Tour of my Home Network (Updated March 2020)

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* OM3 Fiber: amzn.to/2S2C3K9
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[@The8BitGuy]

Wikipedia backup... but no Solar or generators to run the power for the zombie apocalypse.

[@TheGeekPub]

I know! I have an ATS and a pad. I just need to install the generator.

[@DanielJBarnett]

I'm telling mom!

[@Celcius1]

The 8-Bit Guy curious how far apart are you guys, have tried installing a Ubiquiti Air Fiber link between your homes?

[@TheGeekPub]

We're about 25 miles as the bird flies.

[@Celcius1]

@@TheGeekPub depending on the topography of the land it is feasible to install a 1GB or 5GB air fibre link between yours and David homes

[@adammatthiesen6203]

8bit guy... I never realized the fact you two sound alike either.... God damn... I found you both years apart and just now after being subbed for a few years I find out your related! Lol

[@common_c3nts]

When I first clicked the video, I thought the 8bit guy was speaking.

[@sufyspeed]

Adam Matthiesen I can’t unhear that he sounds exactly like 8bit guy now😂

[@adammatthiesen6203]

@@sufyspeed you sir are most graciously welcome. Lol. It really didn't help he mentioned it during the video... And I've been watch 8bit guy for years. I love all the old retro consoles. I grew up around a snes and n64

[@genx1144]

Odd they never recommend each other’s channels in their videos.

[@genx1144]

@EVANCOOL Not a question of need more of a question of promotion. Why not promote? I stand by my comment. It's odd they don't promote one another.

[@nathanlamaire]

Basically, this is just a data center in the household... Wikipedia backup is mind-blowing to me.

[@TheGeekPub]

It's smaller than a 4K movie. Might surprise you how easy it is to setup.

[@desertkun]

@@TheGeekPub did you have a demand for all of that, though, our did you do that mostly b/c you obviously like managing home networks?

[@DanielJBarnett]

@@TheGeekPub Do you have a write up somewhere that explains how you did this? Very interesting!

[@Fratm]

@@TheGeekPub Any docs on how to set it up? Does it rsync every now and then to keep it up to date?

[@stevenhusnik5937]

@@TheGeekPub details please

[@billyferguson5881]

Great video sir!! I found your channel like two years ago when I was remodeling my home and now since everything is complete and I’ve had a few months to breathe and I don’t want to start on the automation and wouldn’t you know you come out with a up-to-date video!! Great ideas!! Also I think you did a wonderful job back then and even now and I don’t really understand why people always have to put their two cents in just be happy with what someone is trying to show you that’s it!!! Thank you sir!!

[@questionablecommands9423]

2:38 You: * name-drop of brother's channel * Me: * subscribed *

[@kleedrac]

Very cool! I'm fascinated by your merger of Apple with other technologies. Most people I've interacted with are either on the firm "Pro-Apple" or "Anti-Apple" bandwagon (with myself being on the latter). It's almost refreshing to see someone who sees the good and the bad and is OK going either way :)

[@rptube16]

University Professor: A power surge has fried ALL of our computers, and the computer shop is closed. Where or who could EVER have ALL the computers the campus needs on such short notice? Random student: That's easy, just buy out TheGeekPub.

[@davidflorey]

Content creator & video editor friends of mine are all jumping back onto the Final Cut bandwagon, they are all loving the stability, performance, and ease of use - even more so now when it comes to render performance on their shiny new M1 MacMinis. I personally haven't used Final Cut since like FPCv7 or something like that back in the Leopard & Snow Leopard days... Keen to know more about the heat extraction fan you're using - I have one in my server room - an in-line one I got from Bunnings (leading / major home hardware supplies in Australia) and it does lower the temps by between 5-10c on a standard 20c day. My server room is also much smaller than yours, and also quite packed with a full height rack (top two thirds populated)... Great vid!

[@rachelhagins1401]

the geek pub I swear at your house is the main headquarters for all this geek pub

[@hernancoronel]

Your house is a frigging data center dude! Thank you for the great video and keep up the great content!

[@cameronxdx9]

Can you please make a youtube video going over all of your home automation? I would love to see how everything ties together through homeseer! Great videos!

[@thethufir]

Damn, i've been subscribed for a while, and it's just now that i found out that you and David are brothers! Everything makes sense now. Impressive setup btw!

[@SteveOwensRoswell]

You have a ton of gear! Love it. Thanks for the update. Cool to see all those fiber connections in a home setup.

[@Burnman83]

Cool to see, yes. However, he is using that in very short runs within his closet which is kinda waste of money and waste of that tiny bit of performance compared to a DAC cable. But yes, it looks cooler this way =)

[@The_Real_Tone]

Dude just really casually dropped that 8Bit Guy is his brother... 😂 Love both of y'alls content and it's just funny I never made that connection

[@jorymil]

I've worked a bunch with Axis cams. Really rock-solid, though the documentation on their different view modes was opaque enough that I had to open a couple of tickets and spend a lot of time in the server logs. They run Linux under the hood, and their firmware updates are essentially just disk image files, so you can provision a whole bunch of them remotely via API quite easily. As for your cabling beauty, function trumps beauty every time. As long as airflow isn't affected, you're the only one who has to work on it! How do the Ubiquiti switches handle stacking/clustering? For a home network where uptime isn't a priority, it's not a super-critical thing, but for my home lab, I'm deliberately purchasing two of everything for that purpose.

[@toothybj]

Very impressive setup! I definitely think i’ll be moving to a UniFi type setup with the Access Points, switch and cloudkey. And those Axis camera seem great! I’ve been trying to figure out security options, but its all new to me. Thanks for your information.

[@smarticleco7806]

When you started talking i was like why does his voice sound so familiar. Then you said your brother is the 8 bit guy and then it clicked

[@revealingfacts4all]

Curious if you know how much power all of it draws and the cost of running it all is? Be curious to see a cost analysis of it all...

[@TheGeekPub]

At one point I did the math. It's 0.065 cents per Kwh here in Texas. So something like $20 a month.

[@TransCanadaPhil]

cool. I've been a fan of the 8-bit guy for a long time and only learned recently about your channel as his brother. very interesting video. I'm with you on the whole Final Cut Pro thing. I have PCs but I always need a Mac too because I just find Final Cut Pro X so much more intuitive than any other video software I've tried on the PC.

[@ORIOLESFan02]

Would you show us how you used plex to stream your TV Channels? And to go into more detail? I’m really interested in this.

[@TheBaldygb]

"VPN connection to my brother's house, the 8bit guy"~ awesome!

[@JayBates]

woah. I thought my 14tb NAS was impressive...

[@TheGeekPub]

Which one do you run?

[@jcgoobee]

Very nice setup man.

[@nickf3242]

Can't wait to get a Geek Pub foil hat in the merch store

[@CrypticConsole]

I think you should use a udm pro so that you can have all stuff managed on unifi controller

[@TheGeekPub]

But then I'd lose a ton of features. No thanks.

[@shawnparker7]

Great video, Mike! Be Safe Out There!

[@ryandavid8189]

As soon as I heard the 8 bit guy was your brother I was like SUBSCRIBE right now!

[@TheGeekPub]

Welcome aboard!

[@bluegizmo1983]

Nice boxed copies of Duke Nukem 3D and Starcraft on your shelf back there 🙂

[@rdsii64]

I run macs and Pc's and I have to agree with you. Final cut pro X is the best editor I have ever used. The only reason I don't still use it is I have to edit on a PC now because my 2008 Mac Pro gave up the ghost. I couldn't afford a new mac pro and didn't want a used one. Now I edit on DaVinci Resolve with a PC built around a threadripper. Its worlds better than Adobe premier but It nowhere near as good as final cut pro.

[@heikogehrig]

Loved the video! My wife suspiciously asked what I was planning this time as I watched this. Ok, this question is maybe not appropriate in a comment, but just generally speaking in a short handed response - any particular, or general reason why you chose to go with Synology vs QNAP for your main NAS requirements? I had the choice a few years ago and went with QNAP, now I'm upgrading my NAS and am reassessing my options. QNAP still seems better to me... Better hardware specs pound for pound, and more ability to tinker perhaps? I wanted to get some insight from a power user, maybe there's something I'm missing?

[@gamecollectorbr]

I would never guess you and the 8 bit guy are brothers! I am following both since 2017 and never thought of it! lol

[@guytech7310]

Suggestion: install a Wall Mount rack cabinet for your servers so you can mount the horizontal to make servicing them easier. Take a look at Navepoint racks if your interested. Kudos on the Axis cameras.

[@TheGeekPub]

I did that. Check out my old video. It took up way too much space.

[@nicholasaddiego6361]

What Fiber Transceivers and cables did you use?

[@oldandnew101]

Wow love your setup.

[@mitjats]

Nice video. The right amount of tech info and some hilarious situations.

[@ewsclass6679]

Have you tried davinci resolve, it's really nice and free

[@plagosus]

And works on all OSes :)

[@ORIOLESFan02]

I use DaVinci Resolve and I don’t like it. While editing a long video, it has crashed on me more than 2 times. I don’t really recommend it. Edit: But He could try it

[@kayagroot3760]

@@ORIOLESFan02 what hardware do you use to run Davinci resolve?

[@ORIOLESFan02]

@Kaya Groot This is 2 months late but the specs I have on my computer is an Intel Core i7-8700 (My computer is a prebuilt) and a GTX 1060. I got this in December of 2018. I don’t have a lot of money to upgrade my PC since I’m saving up for a laptop for school. But the new DaVinci Resolve versions have been working very well for me. I guess I could recommend it now.

[@kayagroot3760]

@@ORIOLESFan02 what nice to hear that it is now working for you, i have a ryzen 7 3700x and gtx 1060 3gb (want to upgrade when new gpu's are out) and it works great😊

[@ikkuranus]

To be fair, your ONT is much different than other ISPs. At&t has the TV and phone ports on the residential gateway instead of the ONT. I assume they did it like this so they can use the same gateway for DSL customers as fiber.

[@TheGeekPub]

I have AT&T Fiber at another location. It does have a separate ONT from the residential gateway.

[@Yadro767]

Love the "Tin-Foil Hat" prop. Excellent video, very informative also.

[@fuzzyfoyz]

Haha! I've done closer to what 8-Bit Guy has, and I commented on your older vid, not knowing he was your brother!!That's too funny! Your gear here is similar to what I have in my set up! Nice work.

[@lwvmobile]

Yeah....my home server/network is a old Athlon II X2 Tower with 4GB RAM and 3-1TB HDD drives in a RAID5 for a whopping 2TB storage space and a 1 gig switch and a handful of wireless routers and best of all, a whopping 12 Mbps DSL line (rural) and a fall over for LTE hop spot. You might have me beat there...just by a smidge, or 12 years.

[@jeffrhine78]

Why do you mount your servers/switches vertical? heat rises so all that heat that is pushed down will go up!

[@michaelwilson1493]

I was wondering why I recognized your voice until you mentioned The 8-bit Guy is your brother!

[@nike12000haha]

Ha ha I love your hat! Keep up the good work that set up looks awesome!

[@impsquared]

my ISP's ONT was installed inside my house, varies between ISPs, cool video!

[@JoshLizak]

I'd love to see a video on your home security system and how you tied it into your network!

[@jlficken]

I've been running the Supermicro 5018D-FN8T at home and at work now for about a year. They are both running Untangle with the house running the HomePro license at $50/yr and the work box running the standard 50 device business license. I really like Untangle over pfSense after using both but pfSense works as well and is free.

[@TheGeekPub]

I tried untangle about a year ago and felt exactly the opposite.

[@jlficken]

@@TheGeekPub Different strokes for different folks. I just find the interface of pfSense to not be intuitive at all. Web Filtering on Untangle is 4 or 5 clicks to turn on and the same goes for IPS/IDS and basically all of the other modules while it's much more involved in pfSense in my experience. We use pfSense for our data center firewall and it works. I just prefer Untangle.

[@TheGeekPub]

I don't have anything against untangle. I just don't think its "better".

[@SyberPrepper]

Loved the tour. Thanks very much. I would love to hear more about your PFSense box, but in particular setting up rules, etc. Seems like you have a good balance of secure, but functional. This is hard to find on the internet.

[@danstone_0001]

Dude best shirt ever, I got same one, at warehouse one

[@nmf220]

The shirt killed me "knock knock knock Penny" 😂😂😂 that show was heavily underrated

[@games-are-for-losers]

that show was absolute garbage

[@ORIOLESFan02]

@@games-are-for-losers you have your own opinions and we have our own opinions. To me, it was a great show. To you, the show sucks.

[@jamesolson4610]

Nice network, bro!

[@Sybridox]

That's an awesome setup you've got there!

[@ghmichel72]

This video just happen to be in my “suggested videos”, love the setup ✊🏾 Until you said so @2:42, I thought that I was listening to The 8-Bit Guy.

[@EvilPOKES]

Love the videos and would love to have a home setup like you in the future (looks like I have a lot of studying to do past my Net+ lol). Keep up the good work and I'll continue watching!!!

[@core-computing-lab]

I can not believe your brother is the 8 bit guy. Cool

[@dosman7560]

Mounting the servers that way is not something I've seen much of, but is an interesting way to do it. I'm surprised I don't see it more often.

[@TheGeekPub]

This is an very common mounting type for retail stores, gas stations, restaurants, etc.

[@TekNik081]

Excellent content, love your videos.

[@sandmanxo]

I like ubiquiti equipment myself bit don't like the price for home use. I'm amazed at the amount spent on everything more than anything. My esxi host is a Ryzen 5, there is one ubiquiti ap-ac-pro, one us-8-150 8 port poe switch my cameras, and a mac mini running pfsense in a vm. Oh and some cheap 2 bay nas too.

[@JohnDoe-ut7ou]

Can you make a video on how to create home security on network

[@felenov]

The china backdoor meme still gets people.

[@tobiasdebruijn5240]

At home I run the fiber directly into my switch, split out the signal for TV, to be fair though it is IPTV and not coaxial. I dont need to use any equipment from the ISP at home, is this not an option in the US? curious now :)

[@NicolaiSyvertsen]

The ONT isn't doing routing or firewall stuff for him. It just terminates the fiber and acts as a cable signal multiplexer and phone adapter. This is likely taken from separate VLANs coming over the fiber connection. Then there is a VLAN for his internet connection which is tapped off and sent to his own router/firewall.

[@tobiasdebruijn5240]

@@NicolaiSyvertsen right, I do that myself as well though.

[@strik3r137]

that cable mgmt and vertical orientation blows my mind😅 but love the split for secure net and public net, have the same setup

[@JPTechie]

My boyfriends is horrified that Alexa is going to listen to him so he refuses to let me bring one to his house.... I have to make that hat for him lol

[@ArthursHD]

Nice setup! Why not DAC cables instead of fiber transceivers? For short runs, DAC cables are cheaper, have lower latency and lower power consumption. Don't know the politics of the ISP - fiber straight to firewall would be marginally quicker as well, although I would not need a TV service.

[@TheGeekPub]

Because I move stuff around (it's a lab). I may well move these servers to another room (or my shop building) at some point and wanted maximum flexibility.

[@gamecollectorbr]

Can you make a video on how to make a wikipedia backup? I am refurbishing old pcs that I gather by donations and deploying them in the rural areas here in schools with linux. I record tons of dvds with videos from youtube, for farmers and students. I have a small server in one school, and this wikipedia backup could really be handy, as they do not have internet. Please, can you help?

[@VirendraBG]

Hey, Please make a video for using Synology 4 Bay NAS as 1. Storage server. 2. Map NAS as network drive in all Windows computers in network. 3. Set scheduled, automatic, incremental, and encrypted back up *FROM* NAS *TO* Google Drive. To protect my data from *Ramsomware, fire at my home etc* (while making sure that Google can't read my data).

[@josejj]

My new fucking hero

[@JohnDoe-qk7wx]

Man I love good networking videos

[@todayonthebench]

A decent network to say the least. Only thing that buggs me is all the really short fiber lines. Would a DAC cable be more logical here? considering that fiber tends to be a bit more finicky in terms of cleanliness compared to copper.

[@TheGeekPub]

You forget this is my lab... and I change stuff constantly. Having options is more important to me.

[@todayonthebench]

@@TheGeekPub I don't see how a DAC cable is limiting compared to a fiber patch cable of the same length. For the runs in the network closet itself, DAC has some advantages over fiber. DAC is just more reliable for these types of short runs, and can even be cheaper, not to mention typically has lower power consumption as well. Though, if one already have a tone of fiber patch cables and SFPs, then it is obviously "easier" to run fiber. Even if swapping out DAC is just like swapping out an SFP.

[@asiankid9900]

Just wanted let you know, I have no complaints. You have an amazing setup but I still love Cisco Meraki's :)

[@tienenaar2295]

I do have a question. What are the rack mounts you use (the triangle rack mounts). Might use it in my tiny house to mount my server and lose less space. Already many thanks!

[@TheGeekPub]

Links in description.

[@captgrant]

Rack hardware are designed to exhaust heat front to back. So how is this done when they are mounted vertically? Heat still rises doesnt it?

[@TheGeekPub]

This is supported by literally every hardware vendor on the planet.

[@mpjvending]

When is the next update? Has anything changed?

[@tatersaladfpv1033]

Great video!

[@TheGeekPub]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheMadhatter2561]

Why did your ISP Install their box in your garage? Shouldn't it be outside so that they do not have to come inside for services? It's like putting your electric meter in your garage, too.

[@TheGeekPub]

Because they don't service the box anymore. If it fails they just mail you overnight a replacement kit.

[@One2ManyHobbies]

Great Video Mike!!! I need helping getting my ubiquity access point up and running again, I have 2 in my house and the garage hasn’t worked in 2 years, idk what the deal is, I’ve given up on it

[@TheGeekPub]

Which model?

[@One2ManyHobbies]

TheGeekPub UAP-AC-LITE

[@ChrisLenderman]

Very impressive! I'd expect nothing less :)

[@gjheydon]

I have been looking at the synology rs3618xs but I have found very little information or reviews on KZbin about it. If you could do a review of this unit that would be really great. Thanks.

[@freddynaime2440]

Great videos, couple of questions, why vmware and not containers? also mind doing more in depth videos on your subnets used/why and how do they all work over wifi or hardwire.

[@PanAmRhythmMan]

A good point was made about Apple computers being needed for those who absolutely need Apple software for pro level purposes. That aside... most people overpay to own the Apple logo but do not use the Apple for the advantages re: software but only for lower level consumer oriented stuff ( about 10% of Apple computer capacity ). Apple laptops, computers and phones have so much designed obsolecense and inability to be repaired or reconfigured as open source devices that the consumer is being ripped off. The thousands of $$$$ wasted could have been better invested into the needs of the children, family or personal needs like paying insurance, paying off tickets etc :)

[@danclark106]

Great setup. Very nice. What are you using for backups?

[@DarrLaw]

Mike, we need a 2024 update!

[@bugr33d0_hunter8]

What do you do for work? I did system administration for a while, now I'm a security analyst.

[@TheGeekPub]

Big rooms of servers.

[@renegadeace1735]

You got all of wikipedia for the zombie apocalypse. Now you just need a bunch of guns.

[@mike_x48954]

Do you have any automation with your CCTV? Like alarm I/O on the cameras?

[@TheGeekPub]

I used to have it send a picture every time someone rang the doorbell. I turned it off though because I got tired of looking at pictures of kids selling scout cookies.

[@MartesWigglesworth]

I still see an updated report by bloomberg which is referencing this supposedly "debunkt" association with chinese hacking and eavesdropping, so your reference to someone going to jail is a bit confusing to me.

[@LarryTheRoleplayerTM]

You guys must've smashed your heads together way too much when you were kids.

[@JavisoGaming]

Wow! Great video!!! Game on! What games do you play? Oh and Macs rule! I only use Windows 10 for gaming.

[@djricky89999]

you have created a home connection all these devices and I only have the 4G connection how do I do it?

[@jacobmccarthy8666]

On Telus in Canada, it is possible to take the SFP fiber line directly into a pfsense router

[@ikkuranus]

I remember seeing a video of someone doing that recently but I forget if they had Telus or Bell.

[@edng4595]

do you need so much gear for your home ? and how much energy you're using up just because .....

[@imperialdoggo5826]

Not our problem.

[@djAnakin]

Wait.. the 8-bit guy is your brother?!

[@erichankins2634]

I hate Frontier as my only ISP provider, here in the DFW.

[@Dreamtwister2k]

@TheGeekPub Love your setup and agree with your sentiment on cable managing. You mounted jacks on the exterior for the cameras. Curious. Aren't you concerned someone could plug something into them? I assume your camera network is isolated but I would still be nervous about such an install. Also, the weatherproofing would be a concern.

[@TheGeekPub]

They are on an isolated VLAN.... no access to my home network. As for weather? We're going on six years without issue. So I am not too worried. It costs $2 to replace a jack if they ever fail.

[@NPXGroup]

You are so great!

[@bigrichc8265]

Cool video very interesting 👌, but how's r2d2 coming?🤓

[@saibot293]

your setup is high end$$. I need something that has enough to do my labs for certifications like VMware Certified Associate

[@robevans8555]

Very cool, I don't understand any of it but it looks cool.

[@TheGeekPub]

No worries! Glad you're here!

[@robevans8555]

@@TheGeekPub lol thanks, I've learned I don't have to understand to enjoy the techy geeky stuff, thanks for sharing

[@RaymondDay]

Your setup is a little close to mine. Can you do a LAN copy and see what speed you get? All mine seem to be just 10 and I got a gigabit LAN I guess it should be up to 1000 not not 10. If you do get more can you do a video how to fix this to be faster?

[@TheGeekPub]

I average over 600 megabytes per second (4.8 gigabit) copies.

[@RaymondDay]

@@TheGeekPub how can I set it up to do that speed or test it?

[@TheGeekPub]

iPerf3.

[@RaymondDay]

@@TheGeekPub I did it between 2 server both with Gigabit ethernet. Ubuntu. [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth Retr [ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 106 MBytes 89.2 Mbits/sec 9 sender [ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 106 MBytes 88.8 Mbits/sec receiver Does that seem like it is good?

[@havarhen]

Could you do a shot video about exhaust in your server room? Or just link to the fan you used?

[@TheGeekPub]

www.thegeekpub.com/8373/venting-server-closet-right-way/

[@Celcius1]

Ubiquiti make the best network gear, move over Cisco