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  • mrpink57@alien.top
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    BtoHome Networking•Help with mesh setup
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    3 years ago

    Modem-ethernet to main deco-ethernet to slave deco in basement-ethernet to PC

    Yes this would work just fine as you are hoping, also if you only need/want two units the Deco XE75 is a $100 off right now making it 200 usd, but the m4 would be a great choice too, you just get Wifi 6E with the 75s.






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    BtoSelf-Hosted Main•Plex users, why?
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    3 years ago

    Clients just work, no matter what I have tried with the jellyfin client on android tv it always fails on first or second load up, also subtitles never quite work as smoothly as they could.

    You can download movies or tv shows from your library so you could watch them while without internet, nice for road trips or flights.

    Also I use https://trash-guides.info/ for all my setup for subtitles and no matter what I tweak they just are always a little off with jellyfin, no so with plex.


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    BtoSelf-Hosted Main•Plex users, why?
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    3 years ago

    I just switched with this latest sale to plex from jellyfin and here is so far as to why.

    • Subtitles just work
    • Remote play is seamless
      • This includes consistent transcoding
    • Chromecast works on iOS!
    • Clients are 1000% better
    • There are clients for almost every platform
    • Skip Intro!
    • Skip Credits!
    • I can download to my device!

    To add about my server, it is a xeon 1231 v3, 32gb ram, 20tb raidz1 and a nvidia p2000 on a 200/200 fiber connection (using pfsense).



  • mrpink57@alien.top
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    BtoHome Networking•Which dns server to use?
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    3 years ago

    I run pfsense which has unbound build in which I forward to nextdns for adblocking/malware, also there server(s) are relatively close so I get under 20ms.

    For a couple other homes I manage I have unbound installed on two of the raspberry pi’s the host the controllers at their homes and just forward to nextdns under their own profile, one user uses their nextdns cli client but I plan to move them to unbound the next time I am here.





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    BtoHome Networking•Sharing With Neighbor
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    3 years ago

    Another thought and just a thought, if you are going to potentially run a line to your dad’s house, is there talks of you both just getting a faster internet to one home (probably yours) and running a line to his home and setting up access point(s) for his internet?

    I would suggest running fiber between the homes with media converters, no change of electric surge with fiber. You could also look at using point to point antennas between the two houses.