Tour of my Home Network (Updated March 2020)

[@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

[@S1nisterTV]

I didn't know that your brother was the 8-bit guy. thats awesome

[@REXXSEVEN]

He does sound like him.

[@MrScreemi]

Totally

[@clemire83]

Its like realising the Volkswagen logo is a V and W

[@BrianOlmsted]

@@REXXSEVEN I think 8-bit-guy is narrating the videos

[@NetworkChuck]

Impressive network you’ve got there!

[@YHK_YT]

Thanks

[@interestingstuff4217]

Agreed👍

[@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!!

[@rachelhagins1401]

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

[@mcremona]

I think you need more network stuff

[@TheGeekPub]

You’re so right!!

[@hernancoronel]

And a “couple of slabs”!

[@mcremona]

@@hernancoronel some of those too

[@questionablecommands9423]

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

[@ciaranfarley]

your network and your brothers network are at completely different scales damn

[@hernancoronel]

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

[@ToddTalksTech]

I can see the the Murray Bros. resurrecting digital society with C-64's and Apple-II's after the zombie apocalypse. What a technology tag-team. Great Job! Love both your home networks!

[@repatch43]

I have to admit, when you mentioned you were the 8bit guy's brother that made me hit the subscribe button! :)

[@genx1144]

I’ve been network engineer since 1995 and a CCIE since 2002. This network is beyond overkill. Impressive hardware for how you’re using it, but 100% unnecessary. I can’t imagine how much noise is generated and the heat. Thanks for showing us though.

[@TheGeekPub]

The noise is the only thing, but luckily the walls are spray foamed.

[@johnrauner2515]

There are others of us as mad as him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5nYlmilo5JqmtE kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXW2oqiOhramb8U

[@Marckillius]

Dude right? Netengi here too. Way overkill for no reason. That power bill tho.

[@winteljedi2628]

Agree Completely. 10Gb on the Firewall and 1Gb Internet? Even if you are running traffic between internal firewalled VLANs. Its a great video and I'm sure its fun to build as a hobby. I think its important for people watching you can buy smaller versions of all of this hardware and get the same result.

[@TheGeekPub]

@@winteljedi2628 I think I mentioned in the video I am using pfSense as a 10G router for my VLANs. ;-)

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@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!

[@aashmediaproductions2799]

So we all realize that this guy and 8-bit are brothers but both channels also uploaded a home network update within a similar time frame. coincidence? I think not!!

[@RyanSmith-hi2nv]

Glad to see you made it to 100k subscribers! Always entertaining and educational videos.

[@TheGeekPub]

Thank you very much!

[@mitchellcrazyeye]

"Just got fed up with Apple" - Tell your brother that next, haha!

[@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!

[@sygad1]

So many similarities to my home network it was spooky, nice touch with the old computers in the background, I have a ZX spectrum in my office to remind me where I started

[@lance_nickel]

Never put two and two together, but now that you stated it, I can't believe I didn't notice similarities between you and 8-Bit. Instant sub once you mentioned he's your brother!

[@Lil_mar00]

This video was badass. 10/10

[@suitch]

I am about to move into my first house and I am checking out people's setups so I can prepare to build my own while taking as many things I like from the masses creativity. I have been using a server rack for my network management in my apartment, and also to house a ghetto-rig server made from donated old gaming PC parts (circa i7 3rd generation, overclocked). Thank you for the update, as I watched your first video and did have some of these questions. Admittedly, my server isn't virtualized in any way, and it is actually just running Win10 Pro and runs loads of processes for server applications, like Plex, Bitbucket, Teamcity, Octopus Deploy, and hosting ASP.NET web apps when I want to try things out. I have docker installed but haven't really learned how to use it yet... All that is to say, thank you for your videos as they have given me some knowledge and ideas. I am totally going to start VMs at some point, and there is no doubt I will be backing up Wikipedia from now on!

[@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 =)

[@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.

[@Jon8M5Musser]

i wish more people would do network tours i love these so much

[@tonyme7426]

Why?

[@Corgitronics]

Nice network! I like the attitude toward some of the goofy questions!

[@tech_mad_lad]

I have been watching The 8-Bit Guy for years now and can now follow you, to be honest, your set up is what i aspire to have (wife permitting of course), will definitely need to catch up on your videos :D

[@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!

[@TheBaldygb]

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

[@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.

[@Bant_Panorama]

Glad to see they got the pool finished from the first video.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@colin_5839]

Wait, you are The 8-bit Guy's brother!? I never knew that! Cool setup, love these videos! Stay safe and healthy!

[@Geardos1]

I have some IRL friends who have some nice setups but this kicks the crap out of all of them. Impressed.

[@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.

[@DanielJBarnett]

I loved the old network video and this new one makes me very happy! Watching your old video really got me into networking and computers!

[@TheGeekPub]

That's awesome! Thanks for letting me know!

[@justinstorto]

Nice dude, Your "old" tour was one of the motivators for me to upgrade my network. I chose Unifi as well, LOVE IT. Cable cut and plex'd up as well. It's always a work in progress. I don't have the redundancy that you have though. Kudos.

[@TheGeekPub]

That's awesome!

[@Vredesbyrd58]

Awesome video! Thank you for all your hard work! Coming from David's channel. Definitely subbed.

[@JayBates]

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

[@TheGeekPub]

Which one do you run?

[@Dr_Dude]

I subbed because of this video, you seem a proper gentleman and your content is awesome.... I love your home IT infrastructure! thanks for sharing.

[@hugocardozo8685]

Oh boy, that is a MASSIVELY cool enterprise-grade setup for a home network! And to think I was so happy with my little home network supported by a couple of linux SBCs and another couple of cheap WAPs... But at least I have a networking rack too 😅

[@jcgoobee]

Very nice setup man.

[@bauspanderu]

Have you ever looked into virtualizing your Mac or building a Hackintosh?

[@TheGeekPub]

Yes. I actually built one and it was too much of a pain to keep updated.

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

@@TheGeekPub You're not kidding... You need to have the right hardware, and any update from Apple can brick stuff easily. I've been Hackintoshing since around 2010, so I know the pains of maintaining it.

[@captainihab]

I can not believe you have the entire wikipedia, mindblown

[@Celcius1]

Have you tried using DaVinci Resolve it’s available on Linux, MAC and Windows

[@JohnDoe-qk7wx]

You should do a follow up video detailing some do the configuration, I’m specifically interested in how you have your ESXI server configured and how you configured your router and switches

[@---GOD---]

You should get a patch panel to help with all those cables

[@TheGeekPub]

If only it were that easy.

[@---GOD---]

@@TheGeekPub it literally is lol ... Get a keystone patch panel with rj45 coupler keystones... Easy

[@TheGeekPub]

@@---GOD--- You might not know everything about how my setup is wired and problems with it. Which also might be the reason I haven't already done it. I might have also mentioned this in a previous video. ;-)

[@Pepepepepepenacho]

Stupid question but at 2:07 you begin to mention your camera is on a secure network and the TV is on a regular network. In your case, what constitutes the network secure? Is it that it's password protected, encrypted, something else? I'm just curious because I'm researching doing something similar in my house. Thanks for the tour!

[@TheGeekPub]

That its firewalled off from any access to my regular home network.

[@Pepepepepepenacho]

@@TheGeekPub Thank you sir!

[@thedilutedspine]

I really was freaking out watching this thinking you sounded like The 8-Bit Guy. Few minutes in, that makes more sense lol

[@SteveOwensRoswell]

Ready for the 2024 update video!

[@nickf3242]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@dylanrobey4348]

Dude, by FAR the best home network video I've seen on KZbin in a long time, thank you for posting. Subscription is earned. Checking out your brother next!

[@foxhallww311]

Skynet Dude..... lol sweet setup!

[@TheGeekPub]

Did you Terminator is one of my Favorite franchises??

[@a9503128]

Get rid of that door ‘lock’ it can be opened with a strong magnet 🧲

[@AIC69420]

This is the lock picking lawyer

[@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.

[@nicholasaddiego6361]

What Fiber Transceivers and cables did you use?

[@xien-l9v]

Here oscilloscope at 0:19 and 7:18. How do you like Siglent SDS1104X-E? Is it operable stuff?

[@TheGeekPub]

Yes.

[@nike12000haha]

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

[@JohnDoe-ut7ou]

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

[@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.

[@andyleggatt1846]

I think the only curiosity I have, is why you would put outlet ports and a patch lead between your outdoor cameras and your network, surely it would be more secure to connect it directly, or at least have the connection behind the camera so it is only accessible when the camera is removed?

[@TheGeekPub]

That's how the builder built the house. I haven't had the time to figure out a way to change it. Just not that important to me.

[@RealJoeyImage]

LOVE THIS!! Also, how much for your homemade tinfoil hat???

[@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😊

[@attemarkula]

You don't happen to have a link for that SuperMicro short-seller getting sentenced?

[@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.

[@heavyhitter886]

10:24 I believe you're wrong... ONT's a typically installed inside the house and if I'm not mistaken, your modem form parts of the ONT, which is the device that converts the signal into data computers can read - which should no be installed outsie. Now the FOT box is normally installed outside of the home - I think you might confusing the two #BurICouldBeWrong

[@TheGeekPub]

You are wrong. :-) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_interface_device Scroll down to ONT.

[@shawnparker7]

Great video, Mike! Be Safe Out There!

[@danclark106]

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

[@jvandborg]

First time I've come across your channel - loved the tour....and the hat :)

[@TheGeekPub]

Welcome aboard!

[@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

[@kencee9213]

Great video are the ubiquiti APs are mesh capable

[@N2tech]

I love tech and try to incorporate it as much as possible but I have this lingering thought, what happens when I pass. Who's going to keep this stuff going for my family. They enjoy the convenience but only have a basic understanding of how it works. I know your brother is a tech too, have you ever discussed this possibility with him? BTW great setup. Thanks.

[@CitizenPerkins]

Wow! You have a great setup there! Nicely done, sir! 👍👍

[@Elementalism]

Nice setup, I also nabbed an XG-16. But I only use it for my storage network. I have Dell access switches and a Cisco 3750X stacked core. Love the AC-pro WAPS. Agree with you 110% they are the best for home use. Thank you for introducing me to Observium. Subbed!

[@desertkun]

10:40 but what if someone would just open the box and MiTM the ethernet cable you're getting? I am pretty sure there are devices out there that can track & analyze & try to do MiTM and upload the findings conveniently using the internet connection.

[@TheGeekPub]

They could get the same level of access anywhere on that cable, even a mile down the street.

[@desertkun]

@@TheGeekPub well you still gotta decrease the attack surface; as long as it's reasonable. Why should an attacker bother with finding and digging your cable when there's a free box

[@TheGeekPub]

That's why you run encryption.

[@desertkun]

@@TheGeekPub on top of that. Encryption still has issues, mainly DNS and SNI can spoil things for you, and not all websites aupport encryption, there's just no way around that.

[@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/

[@TechOut]

When I started the video I was like damn is this 8bit guy. Didn’t realize you where his brother until you said it but you sound alike

[@marengbj]

can you tell us more about your different VLANS and what devices connect to each?

[@mitjats]

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

[@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.

[@felenov]

The china backdoor meme still gets people.

[@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.

[@Yadro767]

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

[@oldandnew101]

Wow love your setup.

[@JeffJohnson]

Great video. What do you do for a living that you have a car and R2-D2 on your network. Also what do they search for on the net???

[@cdoublejj]

DUDE! i heard NILL after the super-micro story! thank you for the update!!!

[@manuelvillapudua460]

This man's defense is undeniable.

[@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.

[@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.

[@core-computing-lab]

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

[@jeffherdzina6716]

The Geek pub foil hat. What sizes does that come in ? I might need a few of them....LOL.

[@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.